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Off-Campus/Commuting Students

If you are planning to live off campus, please visit the Parking and Transportation website and click on Buy Permits Now to purchase a permit. Freshman commuters (commuter students with less than 30 earned credits) and non-degree students are only eligible to purchase an overflow
permit. Review the parking regulations to make sure you understand where your parking areas are located and obtain your permit prior to the first day of classes. Permits must be purchased online.

On-Campus Resident Students

Freshman on-campus residents (resident students with less than 30 earned credits) are only eligible to purchase a West Village Resident parking permit. Please note that the number of permits available to freshman residents is limited. All students should review the parking regulations to make sure you understand where your parking areas are located. Individuals who are unable to purchase a parking permit may not have a vehicle on campus. Those who violate this restriction may be subject to parking citations, towing and referral to the Office of Student Conduct and Civility Education.

General Parking Information

• Beginning with the 2011-2012 academic year, parking permits are virtual. You will not receive a hangtag to display in your vehicle. Your license plate will be scanned to verify you have a valid permit. Please visit the Parking and Transportation website to ensure your vehicle license plate information is correct and to learn more about virtual permits.
• All vehicles parked on campus from 6 a.m.–8 p.m., Monday–Thursday, and 6 a.m.–3 p.m. on Friday must have a valid parking permit or must use a designated visitor or metered parking space. Parking regulations are in effect to help ensure safe and adequate
  parking for the entire campus community. Vehicles parked in violation of regulations may be issued a citation and may be towed from campus.
• Parking regulations are subject to change. To view the current regulations, visit the Parking and Transportation website.
• Permits are not required in most lots on weekends or on official university holidays when the campus is closed. Signs at each lot will indicate restrictions.
• If your vehicle is not registered in the state of Maryland, the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration requires the purchase of a Nonresident Permit for vehicles registered in other states when the driver of the vehicle is a student attending a school in Maryland for a period in excess of 30 days. As a convenience, students can purchase Nonresident Permits at the Auxiliary Services Business Office in the University Union 110. Students
  must bring a photocopy of their driver’s license, student ID and vehicle registration card.

Alternative Transportation Options

1. The university operates off-campus shuttles during the fall and spring terms that serve several apartment complexes, county parking garages and residential areas close to the campus.
2. The university also operates an on-campus shuttle service during the fall and spring terms that serves all locations on campus. The shuttle operates from 6 a.m.–10 p.m., Monday–Friday, and 2 p.m.–9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
3. ZipCar—a low cost car-sharing program—is available to all students who may only need a vehicle on a periodic basis.
4. Para-transit service is available for individuals with mobility issues who have been pre-certified to use the service. Visit the Parking and Transportation website and to obtain an application.
5. The university provides point-to-point safe ride service to areas accessible by a bus between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 6 a.m., Monday–Friday, and 9 p.m.–6 a.m., Saturday and Sunday. To request service, call 410- 704-SAFE (7233).
6. The University Police provide a walking escort service from dusk to dawn to areas not served by the shuttle service. To request this service, call 410-704-SAFE (7233).
7. The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) provides bus service between Towson, downtown Baltimore and elsewhere. Visit the MTA website.
   
8. A number of local cab companies cater to the Towson area. For more information on Parking and Transportation Services, visit Parking and Transportation Services website, call 410-704-7275 or stop by the Parking and Transportation Services Office located on the ground floor of the Union Garage.