Parking & Transportation Services

We provide a wide range of parking and sustainable transportation services for students, faculty, staff and visitors.

Enter the eParking Portal to purchase permits for the 2025/2026 academic year. Pay citations, update your vehicle, and more.

Access the portal

Parking Regulation Reminders

Vehicles without a front license plate must pull forward into parking spaces instead of backing in to ensure efficient and accurate parking enforcement. Our License Plate Recognition (LPR) system depends on visible plates to scan and verify permits. To avoid a citation, park facing forward if your vehicle only has a rear plate. You can park in either direction if your vehicle has both rear and front plates.
Campus Charging Stations may be used once per day, with a maximum allowed time of four hours. Once your 4-hour limit is up, you must move your vehicle to an area where you have a valid TU parking permit.

Parking on Campus

Annual Dates and Reminders

Annual & Fall Term Permit Sales Open: Monday, August 11, 2025, at 9 a.m.
Regular Enforcement Begins: Monday, August 11, 2025
Freshmen Resident Exception Applications: August 11, 2025 – April 3, 2026
Carpool Applications: August 11, 2025 – March 31, 2026
Tiger Go Green Applications: August 11, 2025
Faculty/Staff Payroll Deduction Open Enrollment: August 11, 2025 - April 3, 2026 
Faculty/Staff Installment Plan Available: August 11, 2025 - February 6, 2026
Student University Billing Payment Option (Annual or Semester Permits): August 11, 2025 – February 6, 2026 
Permit Fall Term Permit Cancellation Deadline (for pro-rated refund): Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Spring Term Permit Sales Open: Saturday, January 17, 2026, at 9 a.m.
Spring Term Permits Accepted: Monday, January 19, 2026
Permit Annual & Spring Term Cancellation Deadline (for pro-rated refund): Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Faculty/Staff Permit Dates

Payroll Deduction Rollover: Automatic rollover for employees already enrolled will be processed between July 28 – August 8, 2025.
Open Enrollment for New Payroll Deduction Participants: Available from August 11, 2025, through April 3, 2026.
Installment Payment Plan: Available for regular and contingent employees between August 11, 2025, and February 6, 2026.

Payment Options: In-Person Payment

If you select the in-person payment option, you must pay for your permit by September 2, 2025, or within five (5) business days after registration, whichever comes first.
Unpaid permits will be canceled and will no longer be valid for parking.
Payment must be made in person using cash, check, or credit card at the Auxiliary Services Business Office, Suite 309 in West Village Commons.

Student Billing Account Option

Students may choose to charge the cost of their parking permit to their student account by selecting the “Billing Account Student Permit” option. This option is available between August 11, 2025, and February 6, 2026.

Vehicle Registration
Students may register up to two vehicles online through their eParking Portal account.
To register additional vehicles, complete the Vehicle Request Form.

During peak period (August 18 – September 6, 2025): Approvals may take up to 5 business days.
Outside of peak period: Approvals may take up to 3 business days.

If you need to park before approval, please purchase a visitor's permit.

Faculty, Staff, and Students (eParking)

There are several permit options for faculty, staff and students with 30 credit units or more. Select Student Parking or Faculty & Staff Parking and follow the easy steps to buy a permit. You will need your TU NetID and password to login to your eParking account. After purchasing your permit, carefully read the permit purchase letter you will receive via email. It will provide specific information regarding your permit type and other important details.

Freshman Students

Any student with less than 30 units is considered a freshman. Freshman commuter students may purchase Overflow or Evening parking permits. Freshman resident students are not permitted to purchase a permit or have a vehicle on campus.

Visitor Parking

Paystations have been discontinued and are no longer available for visitor parking throughout campus. Visitor permits can be purchased using the ParkMobile app. TU uses a pay-by-plate system for virtual visitor permits that are verified by license plate. For more information, refer to this TU Today Announcement.

Parking Services has transitioned from ParkMobile Reservation & Events to the Off-Street system for all TU's parking permits that require an access code (Department Guests). Department Guests no longer need to visit the ParkMobile Reservation System to enter a code. Reservations are made online through the department. Get more information on Visitors, Department Guests & Vendors parking.

Free TU Retiree Parking

As part of your retiree benefits, all retired Towson University faculty and staff are eligible to apply for one (1) free Faculty/Staff Annual parking permit.

Applying for your permit:

Fill out your Retiree Parking Application.
Wait for your application confirmation email to be sent to your TU email address stating your approval as a retiree. As a Towson University retiree, you can continue using your existing email address as one of your benefits!
Once you receive your confirmation email, you can obtain your free Faculty/Staff parking permit at the eParking Portal.

Enforcement, Citations, and Appeals

All vehicles parked on TU's campus must have a valid permit during enforcement hours, which are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays.

Reserved spaces (numbered spaces, Resident Life, etc.), accessibility spaces, and safety violations will be enforced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you have been issued a parking citation, you must either pay the citation within 30 days from the date of issue or appeal the citation within 25 days from the date of issue.

Parking Signs

Please read parking signs carefully and park only in authorized areas. Examples of parking signs on TU's campus are below.

Core permits are valid in core campus areas, as well as in overflow parking areas within the stadium lots. They are also valid in faculty/staff areas outside of the posted restricted times. Student Parking

Overflow parking is available near SECU Arena and Johnny Unitas Stadium. Commuter Parking

West Village Resident Parking is available in designated spaces on West Village Garage levels 4, 5, and 6, plus overflow lots near the stadium. Resident Student Parking

Faculty/Staff permits are valid in faculty/staff spaces at all times. Faculty/Staff Parking

Commercial and Residential Areas

Students and faculty/staff members are cautioned NOT to park their vehicles in nearby commercial parking lots or residential communities while on campus. Many of these parking lots and communities have instituted parking programs that restrict parking to patrons or residents during specific times and violators are subject to fines and towing.

Shuttle Services

TU offers a free and convenient shuttle service to all members of the campus community. For real-time shuttle predictions, visit TUTigerRide or download the TU Ride app from the App Store or Google Play.

If you take the TU shuttles to get back and forth to school/work, consider applying for the Sustainable Transportation Program. The program offers up to eight free parking codes per year for participants.

Campus Construction Updates

Our campus is always evolving. Access information about Campus Construction and how it may impact getting around.

Parking and Transportation Services is a part of Towson University’s Office of Public Safety

Contact Information

Parking and Transportation Services

Location

Union Garage (Parking)
Lower Level

Hours

Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Phone

Fax