Parking meters made easy – with Passport mobile app
All parking meters across UNL campuses feature the Passport mobile parking app. With Passport, you can park, pay, extend and manage your parking session from your smartphone. Increasing Passport access on UNL campuses reflects popularity among users. Passport is also the meter payment option offered in downtown Lincoln.
For the location of campus parking meters, use these parking maps http://parking.unl.edu/parking-maps#pdf-maps
It is easy to get started:
• Register online https://ppprk.com/park/
• Select vehicle, length of time, add payment information and park.
• Enter the zone number parking information for your meter. It appears on stickers on each meter, on signs at the 14th and W lot and by the Activities Center on East Campus.
Check details on Passport for UNL campuses at http://parking.unl.edu/parking-meters#passport-app
More details at: http://parking.unl.edu/parking-meters#passport-app
Follow handicapped parking rules
Ever tempted to pull into a handicapped parking spot? Just for a minute? Don’t – unless you have an authorized permit. Your brief dash into a building could be the exact time a person with a handicapped parking permit needs to park in that stall. The permit holder cannot park – and you can receive a ticket.
A UNL issued handicapped permit is required to park in any designated parking spot on campus. Violators will receive citations. This rule includes access aisles next to handicapped parking stalls.
In addition, certain stalls are assigned to specific individuals with limited mobility.
Violators receive significant citations: $150, first offense. Amounts increase with additional offenses.
Vehicles with handicapped permits on the UNL campuses must first have an approved Nebraska handicapped permit. Students, faculty or staff must submit a separate application to Parking and Transit Services in order to purchase a UNL issued handicapped parking permit.
Special parking accommodations are also available, based on documented medical need.
For details or to purchase a handicapped permit online, check http://parking.unl.edu/special-permits#accessible-permit
More details at: http://parking.unl.edu/special-permits#accessible-permit
Motorcycle registration required
All motorcycles parked in UNL lots must be registered with Parking & Transit Services.
UNL parking permits are not required in designated campus motorcycle parking areas. These areas are highlighted on the maps http://parking.unl.edu/parking-maps
Permits can be purchased for use in designated campus vehicle parking areas. Details of motorcycle parking options and online registration are available at http://parking.unl.edu/special-permits#motorcycle-parking
More details at: http://parking.unl.edu/special-permits#motorcycle-parking
A closer look: Parking enforcement for football games is a coordinated effort
Work begins early on football game day for members of the Parking and Transit Services team. At least seven hours before kickoff, enforcement team members spread out across the downtown UNL campus to ensure that only authorized vehicles remain in parking lots and garages that are set aside for football patrons' use.
This process is one step in the campus welcome for supporters who have reserved the parking areas through the UNL Athletic Department.
“This whole process is a big benefit to everyone who has a UNL parking permit,” said Bill Manning, Operations Manager, Parking and Transit Services. “The Athletic Department reimburses Parking for the use of the areas. We, in turn, apply that money to keep costs of annual parking permits from increasing.”
The only authorized vehicles in parking areas are on-campus residents with permits assigned to their housing status. All other vehicles should be gone by 10 p.m. the night before.
Enforcement makes every effort to contact owners of vehicles in lots reserved for Athletics patrons. If contact cannot be made or the owner fails to move their vehicle, towing personnel will remove it.
“Depending on kickoff time, we have seven to 14 enforcement staff clearing lots, ticketing violators in posted areas, checking complaints and guiding pedestrians out of traffic,” said Manning. “The enforcement team is all student workers.”
Planning for the home football games begins in early spring, with representatives of the City of Lincoln and UNL. Meetings are held during game weeks to make sure all the details go smoothly.
“Enforcement is just one component,” said Manning. “We want to support that traditional Nebraska game experience.”
For details, including maps, for football game day parking, check http://parking.unl.edu/athletic-events-parking#football
More details at: http://parking.unl.edu/athletic-events-parking#football