What to know about parking at U of G

U of G offers a variety of parking permits and daily passes for commuters

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Uof G is welcoming students back to campus this semester for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, and that means on-campus parking will be a hot commodity as local commuting picks back up again. Lots of people commute to campus including faculty, staff, and students. While there’s a ton of space to park in and around the university, an in-person semester is sure to fill up most of the lots. In March of 2020, U of G waived parking fees, but they’re being reinstated as of this academic year. So, here’s how campus parking works at the University of Guelph. The primary parking spaces are sorted by the colours black, red, and yellow, and they require permits. The black lots are small, premium lots located closest to certain buildings like Johnston Hall or the Animal Nutrition Building, and they cost $155 per month. One permit gets you a spot in a specific interior lot, and you’re also allowed to park in red and yellow lots. Red lots are in the interior campus area and range in size. Red lot permits cost $85 per month. Yellow parking lots are larger and located on the perimeters of campus. A permit for access to these areas costs $75 — the cheapest of the colour-coded permits. Black lot permit holders have unlimited in-and-out privileges 24/7. Both red and yellow parking permits allow you to leave your vehicle in the respective area during hours of operation. Unlike black lot permits, red and yellow permit users can only park in their assigned lots and are not always guaranteed a spot. If you’re not interested in a monthly permit, daily permits for lots P13 or P30

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University parking lots fill up quickly. If you commute make sure you have your parking plan sorted before arriving on campus. CREDIT: UNSPLASH

are also available to faculty, staff, and students for $5 per day. To get a U of G parking permit, you have to complete a student or faculty/staff Parking Account Request form online to get a Parking Account. Then, you can visit the Parking Services website and log in with your central log-in credentials to purchase a permit. Permits can be printed and used as permit tags to leave inside your vehicle. Alternatively, you can register your vehicle’s license plate in your parking account to have a virtual permit. This year, the annual permit sale began in July. It will last until May 2022 which is also when next year’s annual permits will be for sale. At U of G, pay-by-phone parking is also available. For short term parking in interior lots, you can use the PayByPhone app or call 1-800-234-7275 to pay by the day or by the hour. Daily pay-by-phone parking costs $20 per day, and hourly parking costs $2.50 per hour. Both options also have a $0.35 transaction fee. Be aware that the U of G is only accepting cashless payments at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Charges for parking on campus begin Sept. 1.