Policies

General Policies

Motor vehicles parked on Howard University property at any time must be registered for a virtual parking permit for the appropriate parking lot. Secondary vehicles and rentals occasionally used, in place of registered vehicles are required to be registered as well. You can login to your T2 profile to add or edit vehicles usin this link: Howard University - Customer Authentication https://howard.t2hosted.com/cmn/auth_ext.aspx 

HU P&T reserves the right to enforce 24/7. 

VISITOR PARKING. Visitor parking permits can be purchased at www.runparking.com 

There are first come first serve pay-to-park visitor spaces located in the following locations: 

• Founders: 5 Spaces 
• Green: 2 Spaces 
• School Of Business: 3 Spaces 
• Childers: 3 Spaces 
• Rear HUH A1 : 22 Spaces 
• Annex (Bryant Street) : 8 Spaces 
• Georgia Ave: 5 Spaces 
• Johnson: 2 Spaces 
• West Campus: 10 Spaces 

ALL PARKING IS BY PERMIT ONLY. Vehicles parked without a valid permit are subject to ticketing, towing and or immobilization (at owner’s expense). A permit holder who can't find parking in an assigned area should notify the Office of Parking & Transportation Services so that temporarily parking can be arranged for the vehicle in another lot. Parking patrons should request assistance from OPTS for approval to park in an unassigned parking area for loading and unloading. This arrangement is void in reserved spaces, fire lanes and disability spaces. Any vehicle found parked after the 15 minutes period will be ticketed. No exception. 

Personnel from Parking Enforcement, Campus Police, and Hospital Security enforce University parking regulations. Virtual parking permits are issued by the Office of Parking & Transportation Services. Parking privileges at Howard University can only be authorized and granted by OPTS for respective parking spaces under their management. 

The University reserves the right to: 

• Refuse issuance of a parking permit 
• Revoke or recall a permit 
• Change parking assignments as deemed necessary 
• Restrict the use of any parking space or lot at any time 
• Change its parking regulations at any time 
• Close, reserve or restrict parking areas as deemed necessary 

Non-appealable Tow violations 

• ADA Spaces 
• Fire Lanes 
• Reserved Spaces 
• Habitual Violators 
• No Parking Anytime 
• Resident Complaints 
• Fraudulent Permit 
• Inoperable Vehicles 
• Abandoned Vehicles 
• No Parking Spaces/Zones 
• Loading Docks 
• Alleyways 
• Sidewalks 
• Non-Approved Spaces 

CONTRACTOR PERMITS: Contractors who are performing work on the campus may obtain parking arrangements by contacting OPTS. Contractors are encouraged to car pool to the greatest extent possible. 

DISABILITY PARKING PERMIT: Faculty and staff requiring special disability parking accommodations must be validated by Human Resources (EEO). Parking in a disability-designated space requires the vehicle to be licensed with either a license plate or a valid state hang tag depicting the international mobility limitation.  

Students who need disability access must register through the Office of the Dean of Special Student Services. All persons who park on University parking lots, regardless of mobility limitations must have a valid permit and pay the appropriate parking fee. There is no free parking on campus parking lots. 

Summer Parking Information 

Parking at the University is extremely limited, however there is less demand for parking during the summer sessions. Parking permits for summer sessions can be obtained from OPTS for a monthly fee. Students must be validated for summer school in order to qualify for summer parking. Valid staff ID is required to obtain a permit. Please contact OPTS at 202.806.2000 for current summer rates. 

Staff/Faculty Parking 

Parking at the University is very limited. Employees who are unable to obtain a parking assignment must find alternatives to driving to campus. 

Two forms of payment are accepted for faculty/staff permits: 

PAYROLL DEDUCTION: This type of payment is available only to permanent full-time staff or full and part-time faculty. Students who are temporary employees cannot use the payroll deduction option for payment of permits. It is the employees' responsibility to verify that the proper deductions for parking are being made from their paycheck, and to report any errors directly to OPTS. The parking hangtag permit remains the property of Howard University. Return the hangtag to OPTS upon separation from the University. Failure to do so does not excuse an employee from payment of the correct fees and back parking charges. 

ADVANCE PAYMENT: Individuals not eligible for payroll deductions must pay in advance for a parking permit. Credit/Debit cards, cash, check*, or money order is accepted. Parking permits are sold for an annual period from September through August.  Prorated permits are sold for less than 12 months. 

Permit holders with outstanding citations are subject to Towing  

Student Parking 

Student parking registration at the University is managed through a Parking Registration system. Parking registration is held following the spring semester each year. The dates of the registration deadlines are announced via our website and University communications. Students must present a valid Howard University student I.D. to register. Students who have parking assignments via Parking Registration must pick up permits during the fall registration period. Unclaimed parking assignments will be sold via an automated random selection process. 

Parking is limited and students are encouraged to rideshare or use alternatives transportation to campus. Howard Plaza Towers and Bethune Annex residents should apply through the residence manager’s office if they wish to park in the underground parking facilities. To effectively manage this limited resource, freshmen (First Time) students are not eligible for parking privileges on University lots. Freshmen are discouraged from bringing a car to campus as street parking is limited and aggressively enforced by District of Columbia authorities. 

Student Account Charges: 

• Citations (excess of 30 days) 
• Citations/Barnacle Fees 
• Permit Fee’s 

Special Events 

Request for special event parking can be submitted by email to Parking@howard.edu no later than seven days in advance of event date. All special events parking must be coordinated through OPTS to ensure parking lot availability, parking authorization and easy access to event sites.