VISITOR PERMITS
A visitor is someone not directly affiliated with Indiana University. Spouses and children of faculty, staff, and students are considered to be affiliated with Indiana University and thus are not included in the definition of a visitor.
Indiana University-Bloomington has a user-based parking system, which is paid for by permit fees. As a visitor, you are a guest of those around you who pay for the facilities and are always welcome on our campus. Please respect our wishes for a safe and orderly campus.
To avoid citations for parking violations, visitors who wish to park on University property must either use a pay facility, park at a meter, or obtain a visitor parking permit. Visitor permits are issued daily and are intended to serve the needs of those who are occasionally on campus. More frequent and regular campus visitors are expected to purchase a regular parking permit.
Visitors are required to comply with University parking regulations as well as with city ordinances and state laws. Any tickets received must be paid or appealed within ten (10) business days.
We welcome you to the Indiana University campus and hope you enjoy your visit. If you have any questions or need a map, please contact Parking Operations.
Visitor parking permits can be obtained at several locations on campus. To purchase your permit, you will need to bring this information with you:
• Name, address, and phone
• Vehicle description and colorVisitor permits can be paid with cash, credit card or check. To obtain your permit, bring the following information to one of these locations:
Parking Operations (for 'A', 'C', 'E' and Disabled permits)
Henderson Parking Garage
310 S. Fess Ave.
Phone: (812) 855-9848
E-Mail Address: parking@indiana.edu
Hours of Operation: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – FridayIndiana Memorial Union (for 'A', 'C', 'E' permits only)
Hotel Desk
24-hour service
(812) 855-6381Residential Hall Center Desks (for 'D' or 'E' permits only)
Resident Hall
Phone Number
Hours of Operation
Ashton
BBHN
Briscoe
Campus View
Collins
Eigenmann
Evermann
Forest
Foster
McNutt
Read
Redbud
Rowe
Teter
Tulip Tree
University Apts.
Willkie
Wright
855-1415
855-3578
855-5313
855-3578
855-5553
855-8581
855-4307
855-5311
855-1408
855-1183
855-5585
855-4307
855-3578
855-4034
855-2108
855-2108
855-2511
855-6558
7:00 AM - 12:00 AM midnight
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, M-F & 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Sat
7:00 AM - 12:00 AM midnight
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM M-F & 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sat.
7:00 AM - 12:00 AM midnight
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, M-F
7:00 AM - 12:00 AM midnight
7:00 AM - 12:00 AM midnight
7:00 AM - 12:00 AM midnight
7:00 AM - 12:00 AM midnight
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, M-F
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, M-F & 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Sat
7:00 AM - 12:00 AM midnight
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, M-F & 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Sat.
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, M-F & 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Sat.
7:00 AM - 12:00 AM midnight
7:00 AM - 12:00 AM midnight
The temporary visitor permit shall displayed by hanging it from the rear view mirror with the letter and/or graphics showing through the front windshield. Placing the hangtag on the dash of your vehicle or laying it on your seat is not considered proper display.
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The temporary visitor parking permit expires midnight of the date written on the permit. If you plan to remain longer on campus, you must either obtain a new permit or park in a meter space or pay lot. Changing the date on your temporary permit renders the permit fraudulent and will result in ticketing and towing.
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The temporary visitor parking permit expires midnight of the date written on the permit. If you plan to remain longer on campus, you must either obtain a new permit or park in a meter space or pay lot. Changing the date on your temporary permit renders the permit fraudulent and will result in ticketing and towing.
Some visitors chose to park in a pay facility to avoid the hassle of obtaining a visitor parking permit. There are five pay-parking facilities on campus. All open at 7:00 AM and close at midnigh or earlier.t. The average price for parking is $1.50 per half hour for the second hour, $2.50 per half hour for the third hour and $5.00 per half-hour thereafter for a maximum of $20.00 per day.
Name of Pay Facility
Location
Phone Number
Atwater Garage
Indiana Memorial Union
Jordan Avenue Garage
Poplars Garage
11th & Fee Garage
Henderson Garage
Woodlawn and Atwater Ave.
Woodlawn and 7th
Jordan Ave. near 7th St.
6th and Dunn
11th St. and Fee Lane
310 S. Fess Ave(812) 855-7750
(812) 855- 6381
(812) 855- 2063
(812) 855-6589
(812) 856-0048
(812) 856-0797
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Visitor Only Meters
Visitors to the IU campus needing short-term parking, can use one of the metered parking areas. To better serve our visitors, Parking Operations has designated seven (7) meter lots on campus for visitor use only. The meters in these lots cost $ .25 per 15 minutes, $ .10 for 6 minutes and $ .05 for 3 minutes and accept nickels, dimes and quarters. If the meter is damaged, jammed or otherwise not working, please do not park there (you can be cited) and report the problem to Parking Operations as soon as possible. The meters are enforced Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM.
Location of Visitor Only Meters
Number of Meters
Maximum Time
Art Museum
Creative Arts
Education
Library – Southwest section
McCalla School
Stonebelt
Student Rec.Sports Ctr (SRSC)
2
10
5
5
10
6
15
2 hours
4 hours
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
General Use Meters
There are three metered lots on campus available to visitors, but are also used by IU students, faculty and staff. Like the visitor only meters, these are also enforced Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
Location of General Use Meters
Number of Meters
Maximum Time
Library – Northwest section
Von Lee Parking Lot
801 N. Jordan
40
10
7
1 hours
1 hours
1 hours
Residential Hall Meters
If you are visiting a Residential Hall, six of the dormitories have meters. They are enforced 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Location of General Use Meters
Number of Meters
Maximum Time
Briscoe
Campus View Apartments
Forest
Foster
McNutt
Read
11
4
7
8
3
4
40 minutes
1 hours
40 minutes
40 minutes
40 minutes
40 minutes
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In an effort to reduce the abuse of disabled parking by non-disabled people, IU Parking Operations has implemented a new University disabled parking policy. This new policy eliminates free parking for disabled visitors. Visitors with a disabled license plate, State disabled placard/ hang tag or an Indiana Disabled American Veteran plate may: obtain a visitor-disabled permit from Parking Operations, use a campus parking garage or a disabled only meter. These four (4) hour meters will be placed in several campus accessible spaces to provide parking for disabled visitors. These meters must be paid to avoid a ticket and are enforced from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
Location of Handicap Parking Spaces
Location
Number of Spaces
2931 E. 10th-Warehouse
601 N. Fess-Hillcrest West
1022 E. 3rd
1025 E. 11th
11th & Fee Garage-Lower
10th & Morton-Press
10th St. at Sunrise
13th and Fee Lot
300 N.Jordan-N. Admissions
313 N. Jordan-Latin Studies
316 N. Jordan-Learning
402 N. Park
4th & Indiana-Law
500 N. Morton-across from Showers
501/505 N. Park
600 N. Rogers-Food St.
6th & Dunn
700 N. Indiana-Hillcrest North
703/705 E. 7th
7th & Woodlawn
809 E. 7th
814 E. 3rd-ROTC
Ashton
Auditorium
Ballantine Garage-Lower 4
Ballantine Garage-Upper
Black Culture
Briscoe East
Briscoe West
Business/SPEA
Campus View
Campus View West & Circle
Creative Arts
Cyclotron
Devault Alumni-17th & Forest
Education
Eigenmann Circle
Evermann South
Fine Arts Museum
Forest Circle
Foster West
Foundation
Franklin Hall
Geology
Golf Course
Goodbody Hall-West
Green Lot-Tennis Pavillion
Henderson Lot @ 3rd St.
Hilltop
HPER East
HPER South
HPER West
IMU Pay Lot # 2
IMU-Circle 3
IMU-Pay Lot # 1
ISDD 2
Jones Ave.
Jordan Ave. Garage-Lower
Jordan Ave. Garage-Upper
Kirkwood & Indiana-Von Lee
Library
Lindley Hall
MAC
Mathers Museum
McCalla
McNutt East
Memorial Hall
Morrison Hall
Music Circle & Drives
Music Practice-1105/1127 Atwater
Myers Hall
N. Jordan-10th to 17th-street
Nursing Drive
Optometry Clinic
Optometry Lot
Owen Hall
Poplars Garage
President's Lot
Radio/TV Circle
Read North Circle
Read South Circle
Read-NW
Redbud
Rowe
Showers-City Lot
Speech & Hearing Center
SRSC
SRSC Dock
Stone Belt
Student Bldg.
Sunrise Ave.
Track & Field
Tulip Tree
University Apts.-West
Walnut Grove Lot
Willkie
Wright East
Wright West
Wrubel
Wylie Hall
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Admission visitors may park in the upper level of the Jordan Avenue Garage or in the Admissions Building Lot. Visitor permits may be obtained at the front desk in the Admissions Office.
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If a parking permit is reported lost or stolen, the person who purchased it is asked to complete the 'Replacement Permit' form. The lost or stolen permit number is placed on a lost/stolen permit listing, and the person has the opportunity to replace the permit for $5.00.
Upon discovery of a lost/stolen permit on a vehicle, Parking Enforcement issues a ticket for 'Unauthorized Permit' and may tow the vehicle.
It is often said in life, there is no free lunch. Well, fortunately at IU there are some days and times when parking is absolutely free. To better serve you, we have compiled a list of these days and times.
Holidays:
New Year’s Day January 1
Martin Luther King Day January 15
Memorial Day May 28
Independence Day July 4
Thanksgiving Day November 23
Friday After Thanksgiving November 24
Christmas Day December 25Spring Break, Thanksgiving Break and the Semester Break
Any vehicle, with or without a valid permit, may park in any 'D' or 'E' space during these three breaks.Meters
Meters are enforced 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM, Monday through Friday. You do not need to feed the meter from 10:00 PM Friday until 7:00 AM Monday morning. The meters at the dormitories, however, must be paid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Parking Garages – Atwater, Jordan Avenue, Poplars, 11th and Fee Lane
Parking is free in the garages all day Saturday and Sunday.'D' and 'E' zones – The weekend parking rule
Any vehicle may park in any 'D' or 'E' zone, 5:00 PM Friday until 11:00 PM Sunday with or without a current parking permit.Von Lee Parking Lot, 4th and Dunn Lot, 6th and Dunn Lot
Enforcement in these three lots ceases at 5:00 PM and does not resume until 7:00 AM, Monday through Friday. These three lots are not enforced all day Saturday and Sunday.
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Campus visitors unfamiliar with the IU Parking Operations’ parking policies who have received a citation may appeal the fine. Depending on the violation, a citation MAY be voided after consideration of the following:
• The owner/operator of the vehicle has no previous parking violations on file.
• The owner/operator of the vehicle has not previously purchased a parking permit for use on the IU campus.
• The owner/operator has no affiliation with a student or staff member at IU.NOTE: Certain violations such as those written for parking at a yellow curb or in a disabled space are not waived.
If all the above requirements are met, the visitor may write a letter to Parking Operations requesting that the citation be waived. The parking violation notice should accompany the letter, and the letter should include the name and address of the person submitting the appeal. If no name and address are included, no response can be forwarded, and the violation notice is not waived. The request for review must be received within ten (10) business days of the issuance of the violation notice.
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One of the easiest ways to avoid a threatening situation is to use precaution. Prevention includes being aware of risks, using good judgement and using safety mechanisms available.
Rembember to:
• Use available prevention mechanisms such as lighted walkways, locks, security doors, public transportation, and friends.
• Use well-lit walkways when walking on campus at night. There are lighted pedestrians routes on campus. These routes are marked on the parking map. To obtain a map, contact Parking Operations. To report a non-working outside light, call (812) 855-8728.
• Avoid being out alone at night. Go with a friend, use the bus, the taxi or call IUSA Safety Escort Department at (812) 855-SAFE.
• Be aware of your surroundings. Avoid dark or hazardous areas. Trust yourself and your gut feeling.
• Let someone know where you are and when you will be leaving or arriving at a location.
• Be alert. Walk confidently and pay attention to those around you. Avoid using headphones.
• Use campus buildings during high-use times.
• Report suspicious incidents and suspicious persons to police immediately. Be as accurate and complete as possible in your descriptions.
• Lock the door(s) to your home, apartment, residence hall or your car. Don't open your door until you know who is there. Don't let someone you don't know into your room, your home, or your car.
• Learn to communicate and listen effectively. People may interpret the same information differently. Question if you are not sure. Remember that alcohol and drugs make it difficult to think clearly and communicate adequately.
• If you witness or are the victim of a violent crime, seek help. Advocacy, medical care, and legal assistance are available.
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The IU Bloomington campus has many specially marked outdoor pay phones and emergency call boxes. In addition, all residence halls have phones at their main entrances that can be used for emergency calls.
By either pressing a button on the emergency call boxes or dialing 9-1-1 on coin-operated phones, you are immediately put in direct contact with the IU Police Department. Pay phones can be used to dial 9-1-1 without a coin.
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Nationally, over 1 million vehicles are stolen every year. Though the possibility exists that your vehicle may be stolen from the IU Bloomington campus, the risk is quite low. According to the IU Police Department, only eleven automobiles were stolen in 1997. Though Indiana University Parking Operations assumes no responsibility or liability for loss or damage to any vehicle or its contents, we have compiled a list of tips to help you keep your vehicle and its contents safe.
Automibiles
• Lock your car and pocket the key when you leave-even if just for a minute. Close windows all the way and make sure the trunk is locked.
• Control your keys. Never leave an identification tag on your key ring. If your keys are lost or stolen, it could help a thief locate your car and burglarize your home.
• Don’t leave your registration inside your vehicle; carry it with you. Important identification papers or credit cards should never be left in the glove compartment.
• If carrying packages or valuable items, store them in your trunk if possible. If you do leave packages, clothing or other articles in the car, make sure they are out of sight.
• Park in well-lit, busy areas. Avoid leaving your vehicle in unattended parking lots for long periods of time. If you park in a lot where you must leave a key, leave the ignition key only, to protect items in trunk or glove box.
• Keep your car’s Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and a complete description in a safe place at home. Since 1969, the federal government has required manufacturers to engrave a unique number, the VIN, on all passenger cars in one visible and several hidden locations. One VIN is engraved on a metal plate on the dashboard near the windshield. VINs of stolen cars are registered with the FBI’s National Crime Information Center.Trucks & RV's
• Many specialized vehicles don’t have VINs and should be marked with another ID number, such as driver’s license.
• Lock up easy-to-carry items like motors and camping gear before leaving your vehicle.
• Use secured "toppers" or toolboxes for your truck. Don’t assume a thief can’t lift a box because it’s heavy.License Plates
License plates frequently are stolen from cars and used on stolen cars used in other crimes. Get in the habit of checking your plates when you drive. A few drops of solder on the bolts or blurring the threads can help safeguard your plates.
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Parking Operations
Franklin Hall room 215
601 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Bloomington, Indiana 47405Phone: (812) 855-9848
Fax: (812) 855-3949
Motorist Assistance: (812) 855-9849
E-Mail Address: parking@indiana.eduHours of Operation: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday
Parking Operations Franklin Hall room 215 601 E. Kirkwood Ave. Bloomington, Indiana 47405 Phone: (812) 855-9848 |
