Parking changes coming in December 2020

Faculty, staff, students and retirees will be able to order most parking products online, from annual permits paid with payroll deduction to one-day permits paid with a credit card. For most people, this will mean they will no longer have to stop at a gatehouse or come into the Transportation Services office once the new system is up and running.

Users will log into the new online customer portal using their UW NetID or a guest account. Instructions for using the new system will be available closer to its launch date in mid-December.

Parking refunds will only be issued in person at the Transportation Services office. Carpool, Pay Per Use (PPUP), Vanpool, Bike lockers, Temp U-PASS, Arranged Parking and certain department products will still need to be purchased through the Transportation Services office either in person or by using a separate web form.Office operations have been impacted by COVID-19 and visits are by appointment only. Review our current operating hours and protocols for office visits.

Paper permits are going away for most parking products. Instead, you will link your license plate to your permit either on the online customer portal, at a gatehouse or in person if you buy your permit at the Transportation Services office. You may have more than one vehicle linked to your permit, but you may only park one vehicle on campus at a time with that permit. 

If you currently hold a paper permit, such as an annual or quarterly SOV, please continue to use it. You will switch to the virtual permit the next time you renew your products or if you make changes to your permit after December 10. 

Virtual permits will be enforced using license plate recognition. The use of license plate recognition at the UW  is governed by a detailed privacy policy.

A state or UW-issued disability placard or plate must be displayed to use disability parking stalls in campus lots. A valid UW parking permit is also required. 

Visitors with a state-issued placard or plate may either stop at a gatehouse to buy a parking permit or go directly to a disability stall in a self-serve lot and pay at a parking machine or with the PaybyPhone app. Visitors without a state-issue placard or plate may not use disability stalls. 

Faculty, staff and students must also display a state or UW-issued disability placard or plate when parking in disability stalls. Instructions for applying for a UW-issued placard have not changed and are available on the accessible parking page. 

For information about obtaining a state-issued disability placard or plate, please see the Washington State Department of Licensing website.

Faculty and staff will be able to request out of area permits through the new online customer portal as well as at a gatehouse. These permits will be virtual and linked to your license plate. Not all permits qualify for out of area privileges.

Out-of-area permits may be obtained on the day of use, are issued for a single day of parking and are subject to daily space availability limits at the time of purchase. To request a permit online, log into the customer portal with your UW NetID.