Faculty/Staff/Graduate Parking Permits
Parking Services offers several types of commuter parking permits to faculty, staff and graduate students. Permit fees may be paid through monthly payroll deduction to enjoy pretax savings. Parking fees are paid in arrears; payroll deductions begin the month after a permit is issued and continue until Parking Services has been notified in writing of a cancellation request and the valid permit is received. Blue and Red parking permits are not always available for all lots. Wait lists are maintained for high demand locations. The holder of a current valid permit is not eligible to purchase a second permit.
Off-campus vendors and service provides who park on campus and perform maintenance and repair services for campus departments must purchase a Vendor Permit. Valid in all non-reserved spaces in Red, Blue, Gold or Housing lots and Service Vehicle spaces. Except Lot 4, Lot 19 and Lot 20. Valid in Service Vehicle spaces located in Loading Docks for up to two hours. Employee eligibility is determined cooperatively through departmental requests and the Director of Parking Services.
Valid in white striped spaces in the lot designated on the face of the permit or any Gold spaces. Valid in other Blue lots for up to two hours. Valid in all non-24 hour enforced spaces (Red and Blue lots, except Lot 4, Lot 20 and Lot 19) after 4 PM and on weekends. Available to Faculty/Staff/Graduate students only. Note: Spaces designated Faculty/Staff or Preferred are considered Blue parking spaces; the privileges and restrictions listed above apply.
Valid in white striped spaces in the designated lot on the face of the permit and in all Gold lots. Valid in other Red and Blue lots for up to two hours(except Lot 4, Lot 19 and Lot 20). Available to Faculty/Staff members only. Note: Spaces designated Premium are considered Red parking spaces; the privileges and restrictions listed above apply.
Valid in yellow striped spaces. Valid in all non-24 hour enforced spaces (Red and Blue lots except Lot 4, Lot 19 and Lot 20) after 4 PM and on weekends
Valid in lot designated on the face of the permit. Valid in all non-24 hour enforced spaces (Red, Blue, Gold lots except Lot 4, Lot 19 and Lot 20) after 4 PM and on weekends.
Available to faculty, staff, and graduate students who register their carpool with Alternative Transportation. Permits are valid in carpool spaces of lot designated on the face of the permit and white striped spaces within the lot. Red carpool permits are also valid in Blue and Gold parking lots. Permit holders may park in other Red and Blue lots (except Lot 4, Lot 19 and Lot 20, carpool spaces) for up to two hours.
Medical Parking Permits are available to individuals who have been issued disabled parking placards or license plates from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
An Individual who requires temporary access to disabled parking may present a letter of medical justification to the Parking and Transportation Department. The letter must explain the medical necessity for disabled parking access and the duration that said access is required
If you have forgotten your regular permit, a temporary replacement permit
is available free of charge. Permits are limited to 7 days per fiscal
year. We do not issue temporary passes for faculty or staff at the kiosks.
They can only be obtained from the parking office.
Retired faculty and staff who retired after June 30, 1995 may obtain a free parking permit for use in Gold parking lots. Parking in Blue lots is available for purchase for half of the regular Blue permit fee where space is available. Permits for all areas must be obtained at Parking Services. Those who retired prior to June 30, 1995 will continue to have "R" permit privileges, but must exchange their stickers for the new hangtag permits at the Parking office. "R" permit privileges are restricted to retirees only.
* - Faculty/Staff Gold permit rates may vary based upon bargaining unit contracts.
Transportation & Parking Services, University of California, Riverside
683 Linden Street, Riverside, CA 92521, (951) 827-8277
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm