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- Parking Rate Increase
- Beginning Oct. 1, 2009, student parking fees will increase by 25 cents; faculty/staff parking fees will increase...
Student Parking
Assigned Parking
All full-time and part-time Wayne State University students are eligible for assigned parking. You can purchase a semester parking pass, starting at $200, which allows unlimited entry and exit to an assigned structure/lot. Assigned parking is on a pre-paid basis at the rates approved by the Board of Governors. You can purchase passes at the Parking/OneCard office in the Welcome Center, room 257, via credit card (Visa/MasterCard), cash or by check (no starter checks).
The assigned parking permit does not guarantee you a reserved space, but only the opportunity to park within a specific area within a parking structure or lot. If you need to change your assigned parking area, please contact the Parking/OneCard office at 576-PARK (7275) or stop by the Welcome Center, room 257. Please note that changes can be made only if space is available.
General Parking
If you choose not to join the assigned parking program, you may park in general parking areas available in any of the numbered parking lots or in the student areas of parking structures. Most general parking lots are gate controlled and operate on a paid entry and free exit.
Students should use their OneCard to pay for general parking. You can deposit online to your OneCard account via a credit card (Visa/MasterCard), at a Cash System Value Terminal or by check at the Parking/OneCard office located in the Welcome Center, room 257. To enter a general parking lot swipe your OneCard and the fee is debited from your personal account.
Funds deposited online at Pipeline and at a CSVT machine are available immediately. Funds deposited with a check at the Parking/OneCard office are available within 24 hours. Using your OneCard saves you $1.75 per use at most general parking areas. The OneCard parking rate is $2.50 at most locations. The Wayne State University guest/visitor cash rate to park in the same general parking lots is $4.25. Make sure you use your OneCard and “Save”! Please note that rates are subject to change.
Motorcycle Parking
Wayne State University Parking and Transportation Services permits validly licensed motorcycles to park in WSU parking lots and structures. For more information please click here.
Canceling Parking
To cancel your assigned parking, you must fill out the Cancellation Form and turn in your current hangtag to the Parking/OneCard office located in the Welcome Center, room 257. All cancellations are processed from the day notice is received and your hangtag is returned (unless it is expired), not your last day of school.
Temporary Leave
Students who temporarily leave Wayne State University for medical or other reasons may find it financially beneficial to stop and restart their parking. To stop your parking and receive a refund for any unused parking, you must cancel your assigned parking by returning your current hangtag to the Parking/OneCard Office located in the Welcome Center, Room 257.
Metered Parking
Metered parking is available throughout campus. The majority of metered parking is on the city of Detroit streets and is monitored by the City of Detroit Municipal Parking Department, not Wayne State University.
Wayne State University metered parking is available at parking lots 21(located on Antoinette), 58 (Physics Building) and Scott Hall.
Wayne State University enforces its meters 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Please report broken Wayne State University meters to the Parking/OneCard office by calling 577-3704.
For a complete listing and price chart of all the Wayne State University parking areas please click here.
Refunds
Refunds will be processed for any unused, prepaid parking after you cancel your parking at Wayne State University provided your parking account is in good standing with no unpaid parking violations.