Although policies remain the same year to year, some students are still confused about parking regulations.
“I think you can park anywhere on weekends,” freshman nursing major Drew Hitson said. “But other than that, I don’t know [the rules].”
In order to clear up the confusion and avoid tickets, The Scout outlined the rules for
parking on University property.
Resident students:
With the appropriate type of permit, students living in residence halls can park in Duryea Parking Deck, Main Street Parking Deck and behind the Student Apartment Complex.
Residents of the St. James Apartment Complex may purchase permits for the lots surrounding their apartment buildings.
Commuter students:
Commuter students can park in Main Street Parking Deck, the lot behind College Hall, the lots in front of the dormitories on Elmwood or the lot behind the Kaufman Building.
Visitors:
Visitors without permits can park in any of the Visitor Parking lots on campus, which are located by the Bookstore, Renaissance Coliseum and Markin Center. Student and faculty permit holders are prohibited from parking in the Visitor Parking lots.
Visitors must leave the lots by 7 a.m. the day after parking.
Parking permits overview:
Students are not given a certain parking space when purchasing a permit.
“You aren’t guaranteed a spot [in] the same location every day,” Director of Parking and Conferences Charmin Hibberd said. “We do have enough parking on campus, it just might not be in the location they’d prefer it to be.”
In order to be considered a valid permit, students must place the permit in the lower left corner of the outside rear window of their vehicle.
Parking permits are required for any on-campus area on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Parking Department and Bradley University Police Department check all parking areas for proper permits during these hours of operation.
Bradley has the right to revoke a student’s parking permit for policy violations, but this is a rare occurrence.
“We’ve only done that once or twice, and it was for repeat offenders,” Hibberd said. “Those are extreme cases.”
Regulations and tickets
Students should pay attention to the color of the parking spaces. A white or blue line on both sides of a space means the space is available for one vehicle. A yellow line or hashed out area designates a fire lane, handicapped parking spot or no-parking zone.
Students are allowed to park in any white, blue or yellow space on weekends and after 6 p.m. on weekdays except for the parking decks and the St. James Apartment Complex lots.
Not having a valid parking permit or parking over the line, in two spaces, in an area restricted by permit, alongside a curb or being backed into a space results in a $15 fine.
Parking in a handicapped space without a Bradley and state handicap permits results in a $200 fine.
The towing fee is $50, which does not include wrecker or storage charges. Failing to pay five or more tickets, among other things, warrants a car to be towed.
“We have some students that are repeat offenders just because they don’t want to walk and they choose to park where they shouldn’t because the location is more convenient for them,” Hibberd said. “If you are having an issue after one or two [tickets], you should correct that.”
University parking rules are enforced year round, including breaks and when classes are not in session.
For more information about parking policies, contact Campus Parking at (309) 677-2227.
