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Student Parking Lot? Yes
Lots: Coliseum, Duck Pond, Litton-Reaves, Oak Lane, Perry Street, Prices Fork, Squires, Smithfield Road, Track/Field House. Students may park anywhere after 5 p.m. (after 7 p.m. around the Drillfield), and on weekends.
Freshmen Allowed to Park? Yes
Duck Pond Road Lot (aka "The Cage") or Stadium Lot
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $189 per year
Common Parking Tickets
  • Expired meter: $30
  • Fire lane: $65
  • Handicapped zone: $150
  • No parking zone: $35
Best Places to Find a Spot
  • The Duck Pond Road Lot (known to students as "The Cage") is the easiest place to find a spot. In fact, freshmen who have cars usually leave them in the cage. There is a bus route that goes by this lot, since getting back to campus is quite a hike.
  • Parking spots are usually available in the parking lot by McComas Gym, but this lot is about a 15-minute walk to most classes.
Good Luck Getting a Spot Here Price's Fork Lot

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Freshmen are allowed to bring cars with them to Tech, though many find it to be more of a hassle than a convenience. Cars are helpful when students are trying to get out of town or go back home, but for getting around town, it really is just as easy (and a lot cheaper) to take the bus. Taking care of a car while you’re on campus can also be a pain. Off-campus students are more likely to have cars and must purchase a commuter parking pass in order to park on campus before 5 p.m. A commuter pass costs $57 a semester and $114 a year. Even many off-campus students choose to leave their cars at the apartment and walk, bike, or take the bus to class. No one is guaranteed a spot on campus, and when students do find spots, they are often faced with up to a 15- or 20-minute walk to class from the parking lot. Parking lots also tend to be the site for many car accidents at Tech.

Thanks to a great public transportation system, driving to class really is unnecessary. While some students do prefer the freedom of having their own car on campus, finding a decent parking place is guaranteed to be a challenge. The trick to finding a parking spot on campus is to go early or go late. Students who have 8 a.m. classes or night classes usually don’t have any problem finding some place to park. The worst time to park is around lunch time or in the middle of the day.

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Parking at Virginia Tech

Samcon

Architecture '16

4.6
A

Need for Car

Virgina tech has a transit system that will take you off campus to even the next town over. You really do not need a car at tech. You may walk almost everywhere on campus within ten minutes.

May 13, 2012

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Englishkid94

Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering '16

2.3
C

Awful Parking

University gives the passes out to everyone so their is not much parking even for students. It takes ages to find one spot.

May 08, 2012

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audevivere

Biology '13

3.8
B+

Most People Don't Need It, You'll End up on the Bus Anyways

Very expensive, lots of tickets. If you live on campus or on the bus line you don't need a parking permit/car. If you're a graduate student or chose to live away from the undergrad hoard, you will need a car. Right now with most of the cage unavailable parking isn't the best, hopefully when they get that parking garage finished there will be more places to park, but you will still need to catch the bus to most of campus.

Apr 13, 2012

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User rating for Virginia Tech - Parking is 2.3 out of 5 based on 45 user reviews.

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Getting a Parking Permit

Getting a parking permit is easy. The first year you get a permit, you have to go to the Parking Services building where you show your car registration and pay for the permit. The following years, you can buy a new permit by going to the EZ Permit page on the Parking Services Web site and filling everything out online.

Did You Know? Did you get a ticket and then forget about it? Not a good idea—if you don't pay your tickets, you can't register for classes or see your class schedule. And if you're a senior, you can't graduate until you pay!

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Transportation and Campus Services
455 Tech Center Drive
(540) 231-3200
parking@vt.edu
www.facilities.vt.edu/tcs/parking

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