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Parking Permit Options and Pricing

Permit Classifications

This permit is available for those students who live in the residence halls.

This permit allows parking on the right side of the Duck pond Road Resident Lot which is the lot at the west end of Washington Street, the Stadium Lot (between Lane Stadium and Southgate Drive, and the Chicken Hill Lot. Parking is not permitted in the Stadium Lot nor the Chicken Hill Lot at certain times before home sporting events, as noted in the Football and Basketball Parking Restriction sections of these procedures. Permit holders must comply with all posted lot disruption notices.

If a student’s status changes to faculty/staff before the expiration date on the permit, the student permit must be exchanged for a faculty/staff permit within five working days. Students enrolled in summer classes or returning fall semester with wage jobs at Virginia Tech over the summer are not eligible to purchase a F/S permit. If a student’s status changes from resident to commuter or vice versa, the parking permit must be exchanged for the appropriate permit within five working days. Students displaying incorrect permits will receive an unauthorized use fine.

This permit is available for students living off campus.

This permit allows parking in the Commuter section of the Duck Pond Road Lot (nearest the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at the west end of Washington Street), the Commuter section of Litton-Reaves Lot (Wallace/Litton-Reaves), the Track/Soccer Lot, the Duck Pond Overflow Lot beyond the golf course at the end of the Duck Pond, and the Smithfield Road Lot off of Smithfield Road. Commuter permit holders may also park in lots designated for Resident Permits and designated portions of the Coliseum Lot, except at specific times as noted in the Football and Basketball Parking Restrictions section of these procedures. Permit holders must comply with all posted lot disruption notices.

If a student’s status changes to faculty/staff before the expiration date on the permit, the student permit must be exchanged for a faculty/staff permit within five working days. Students enrolled in summer classes or returning fall semester with wage jobs at Virginia Tech over the summer are not eligible to purchase a F/S permit. If a student’s status changes from resident to commuter or vice versa, the parking permit must be exchanged for the appropriate permit within five working days. Students displaying incorrect permits will receive an unauthorized use fine.

This permit is available for graduate students living off campus, in Hillcrest, the Graduate Life Center, or Special Purpose Housing. This permit also allows students to park on the Drillfield after 5 p.m. Permit holders must comply with all posted lot disruption notices.

If a student's status changes to faculty/staff before the expiration date on the permit, the student permit must be exchanged for a Faculty/Staff permit within five (5) working days. Students employed in wage positions over the summer at Virginia Tech and who are enrolled in summer classes or returning fall semester, are not eligible to purchase a Faculty/Staff permit.

If a student’s status changes to faculty/staff before the expiration date on the permit, the student permit must be exchanged for a faculty/staff permit within five working days. Students enrolled in summer classes or returning fall semester with wage jobs at Virginia Tech over the summer are not eligible to purchase a F/S permit. If a student’s status changes from resident to commuter or vice versa, the parking permit must be exchanged for the appropriate permit within five working days. Students displaying incorrect permits will receive an unauthorized use fine.

Faulty/Staff Annual, Semester, Quarterly (wage), Monthly, Daily 

These F/S permits allow parking in any legal parking area on campus. This includes Faculty/Staff, Commuter, Graduate, and Resident parking areas. Parking is not allowed in areas restricted by signs such as visitor spaces, service vehicle areas, carpool spaces, admissions areas, the right side of the Squires Lot, etc. 

Permits can be purchased in person at Transportation Services, 505 Beamer Way or online.

 

Faculty/Staff Remote 

Full-time and part-time salaried employees and non-student wage employees  are eligible to purchase a  F/S Remote parking permit.

These employees have the option to purchase a discounted parking permit for $30 (a savings of $330 of the regular price of $360). The permit allows employees to park in the Chicken Hill Lot and ride a shuttle bus to and from the core of campus on weekdays, including during breaks.

Permits can be purchased in person at Transportation Services, 505 Beamer Way or online.

 

30 Year Employees 

Employees with 30 years of service become eligible for a free F/S permit in their anniversary month. For more information, contact the Department of Human Resources at 540–231–9331.  

 

New Employee Permit 

First time new employees and employees with a signigicant break in service are eligible for a new employee permit, valid the first 30 days of employment. Please connect with your hiring manager for more details.

 

AA Permit 

Vice presidents, deans, and equivalents are eligible to purchase an All Access (AA) permit. The university recognizes through the AA permit that these senior administrators require frequent travel campus-wide for attendance at meetings events, and site visits. The AA permit is double the annual F/S permit rate.  For information on the AA permit, please contact Parking Services at parking@vt.edu or 540–231–3200.

Northern Virginia Employees 

Faculty, staff, and students working on the Virginia Tech campus in Northern Virginia are also required to register their vehicles by purchasing a Virginia Tech parking permit. Registration forms are available through the Northern Virginia Center (NVC) coordinator. In addition, a proximity card issued by NVC Facilities is necessary to enter and exit the parking lot. NVC will issue a proximity card to new permit holders. Exisitng proximity cards can be renewed by contacting NVC Facilities after purchasing a parking permit by email or by calling 703-538-8440. 

 

If F/S changes to student status before the expiration date on the permit, the F/S permit must be exchanged for a student permit within five (5) working days. Failure to do so will result in a $175 unauthorized use fine.

 

The All Access (AA) parking permit is an optional permit for all vice presidents, deans, and equivalents. The AA permit provides additional access for senior administrators that require frequent travel campus-wide for meetings and events. For information on the AA permit, please contact Parking Services at parking@vt.edu.

All university community members must display a permit or pay the daily charge to park on campus, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday (unless otherwise noted by a sign). Visitors (non-students or non-faculty/staff) may park in any faculty, staff, visitor, or student parking space if they have a valid visitor parking permit and if the space is not restricted by signs. Some restricted areas include ADA spaces, carpool spaces, loading zones, service vehicle zones, timed areas, sidewalks, grass, admission areas, the Hahn Hurst Basketball Practice Facility Lot, the Basketball extension lot, Pamplin Lot, Owens Lot, and Dietrick Dining Hall Lots. Visitors are recommended to use the F/S section of Perry Street Lot, Litton-Reaves Lot, Coliseum Lot, Derring Lot, Perry Street Parking Garage, Washington Street, Litton-Reaves Extension Lot, and the North End Center Garage (payment required 24/7).

Visitor permit options:

This permit is eligible for students living in the Oak Lane Community. This permit allows parking in the Oak Lane Community and in the F/S spaces Monday through Sunday in the Owens Lot from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and the Dietrick Lot from 4:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

This permit is available to students living off campus. This permit allows parking in the Commuter Perry Street area lots, which includes the Commuter Perry Street spaces in the Perry Street Garage and Prices Fork Lots 5 and 6. Commuter Perry Street permits are also valid in any lots designated for Commuter or Resident permits.

This permit will allow graduate students to park in the Commuter/Graduate Perry Street Lots, which includes the Graduate Perry Street spaces in the Perry Street Garage and Prices Fork Lots 5 and 6. Graduate Perry Street Permits are also valid in any lots designated for Commuter or Resident.

This permit allows students to parking in the Remote C/G Lot, located at the corner of Smoot and Innovation drives on BT bus routes.

Either the display of a valid parking permit or the payment of the daily/hourly charge (ParkMobile app, meters) is required to park on campus between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. This applies to all university community members. If you only need to be on the campus in the evenings, the Evening Only (EO) permit is right for you. This low-cost permit is available annually or by the semester. The EO permit allows you to park in any regular F/S or student space after 5pm. Please note that the Evening Only permit is only available on the Blacksburg campus at this time. 

Permit Types

These permits go on sale in August and are valid from then until the expiration date on the permit.

Fall semester permits go on sale in August and are valid from then until Dec. 31 of the current year. Spring semester permits are available in December and expire based on the date on the permit. Summer permits are available in May and expire based on the date of the permit.

F/S quarterly permits go on sale in August and are valid from then until the expiration date on the permit. These permits are available to all faculty, staff and wage employees.

F/S monthly permits will be available beginning in August and are good for a month at a time. These permits are available to all faculty, staff, and wage employees.

Parking Services operates a Remote Parking Lot for staff. This permit allows staff employees in all pay bands who are in a full- or part-time position to park in the Chicken Hill Lot at a significantly reduced rate. Non-student wage employees in all pay bands are also eligible to participate. Blacksburg Transit's CRC route provides transportation to the core of campus for individuals whose work location is not located near the Chicken Hill Lot. Employees who purchase this permit and may need to park in a lot on central campus occasionally (e.g., to go to a doctor’s appointment) will be provided with three daily passes per year at no additional charge, which may be used throughout the year. If additional daily permits are needed, they may be purchased for $8 per day. Daily permits can be purchased at Parking Services, located at 505 Beamer Way, or online.

Parking Services operates a Student Remote Parking Lot for graduate and commuter students. This permit allows students to park in the off-campus Student Remote Parking Lot as at a significantly reduced rate. Blacksburg Transit's CRC route provides transportation to the core of campus for individuals who choose to park in this lot. Students who purchase this permit and may need to park in a lot on central campus occasionally (e.g., to load/unload) will be provided with three daily passes per year at no additional charge, which may be used throughout the year. If additional daily permits are needed, they may be purchased for $8 per day. Daily permits can be purchased at Parking Services, located at 505 Beamer Way, or online.

These permits are available for $8 per day for those who drive only occasionally or who bring a second vehicle. Daily permits may be purchased in advance and validated on the date of use. To purchase a daily permit, bring your vehicle registration from the Department of Motor Vehicles and Hokie Passport to Parking Services, visit our website, or use ParkMobile.

Permit Pricing

1 Year $420.00                    
Semester $252.00
Wage Quarterly $143.00
Monthly $38.00
Year Remote $36.00
Carpool Year $281.00
Carpool Semester $176.00
Bike, Bus, and Walk (BBW) Year (32) $96.00
Bike, Bus, and Walk (BBW)  Semester (16)    $48.00
Motorcycle (MC) Year $210.00
Motorcycle (MC) Semester $126.00
Motorcycle (MC) with Hang tag $25.00
Summer $141.00
Summer Bumper $141.00
Daily $8.00
Multi-Day $8.00 day
Evening Only Year $50.00
Evening Only Semester $25.00
Replacement $20.00
All Access (AA) Permit Year $840.00
ALL Access (AA) Permit Semester           $504.00

Payroll Deduction Amounts

Permit Type

Amount per pay period

F/S AA Annual

$56.00

F/S Year Hangtags

$28.00

F/S Spring Semester Hangtag

$50.40

F/S AA Spring Semester Hangtag

$100.80

F/S Year MC Bumper

$14.00

F/S Year Carpool $18.73
 
F/S Remote $4.50
 

GA

Variable

1 Year $375.00
Semester $225.00
Carpool Year $251.00
Carpool Semester $158.00
C/G Perry Street $495.00
Oak Lane (Get C/G) $375.00
Oak Lane Semester $225.00
Year Remote $36.00
Bike, Bus, and Walk (BBW) Year (32) $96.00
Bike, Bus, and Walk (BBW) Semester (16)    $48.00
Motorcycle Year $188.00
Motorcycle Semester $113.00
Motorcycle w/Hang tag $25.00
Summer $1.00
Summer Bumper $131.00
Daily $8.00
Multi-Day $8.00
Evening Only Year $50.00
Evening Only Semester              $25.00
Replacement $20.00
1 Year $525.00
Semester $315.00
Summer $184.00
Summer Bumper $184.00
Daily  $8.00
Multi-Day $8.00
Motorcycle w/Hang tag Full Price
RA/SL (Must be on list)     Full Price    
Replacement $20.00

Special Programs

The Carpool permit is restricted to the Blacksburg Campus, and is available to faculty/staff and students living off campus.

Permit Enforcement Hours

 
  • Either the display of a valid permit or the payment of the daily/hourly charge is required to park on campus between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., Monday - Friday unless denoted by signage.
  • All permit holders may park on the Drillfield after 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, or can park in any unrestricted F/S space across campus after 5 p.m.

Commuter Alternatives Program

More information on Carpool programs and the Bike, Bus, and Walk program