Driving Alone and Parking with your U-PASS
Using the U-PASS allows you to be creative in choosing how you commute. You could start a carpool near your family’s daycare site, or check out the closest bus routes. You might also find riding your bicycle a great way to commute and run errands—and skip your workout at the gym!
Or, if you are a faculty or staff member, purchase Individual Commuter Tickets to drive just on the days you need your car. Or better still, leave your car at home and use a Flexcar instead. If you must drive by yourself most days, consider using one of these other options at least once a week.
See Pay-Per-Use Parking (PPUP)Parking options
Montlake E1: For most students and for nearby staff and faculty, the best parking option is the Montlake (E1) parking lot. Drivers will have the option of paying $2.78 by debiting their Husky Card Account, or paying $5.00 in quarters. By paying only for the days you need to drive, you can choose other ways to commute when driving is not necessary.
Discounted occasional parking
If you are a faculty or staff member and you need your car and cannot use a commute alternative, purchase discounted Individual Commuter Tickets (ICTs) to park on campus. You may use ICTs an average of twice a week. ICTs allow extra flexibility if you need to drive to campus occasionally. If you are a faculty or staff member working at the main campus and have a U-PASS (but not a daytime parking permit), you can purchase Individual Commuter Tickets at a reduced rate of $3.06 each (full rate is $5.20) at a Commuter Services office.
Tickets can be purchased in even increments in quantities of 6 to 26 per quarter. You will be assigned a lot as close as possible to your destination. If you work on the east side of campus, consider parking in the Montlake Parking lot (E1) for only $2.78 per day when you pay with a Husky Card Account. You pay only for the days you park.
You may also park in E3 or E4 for $2.50 per day.
Quarterly day permits
Faculty, staff, some residence hall students and very few commuter students are eligible to purchase parking permits for campus lots. A day parking permit costs $254.76 (sales and city parking taxes included) per quarter and comes with a complimentary U-PASS for your personal use. Faculty and staff have the additional option of purchasing an annual parking permit through payroll deduction, or by cash or check. Your complimentary U-PASS can be used for taking the bus whenever it is convenient.
Quarterly night permits
Night permits cost $78 per quarter and are available in most campus lots. A U-PASS does not come with a night permit but can be purchased separately.
Swing shift permits
Available to staff and faculty who arrive to work after 2:30 p.m. A limited number of permits are available for $127.38 per quarter and can be purchased for campus lots C12, E12 and W2. A U-PASS does not come with a swing shift permit but can be purchased separately.
Details about parking permits, permits for motorcycles/scooters/ mopeds, and parking regulations are available through the Commuter Services or through parking brochures available at Commuter Centers.
Sales and city parking taxes included in all fees.
For more information about parking products contact:
- Commuter Services
- 3901 University Way NE
- 685-1543
