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Miami University employees will not be charged for parking permits this academic year.

Parking enforcement will continue as usual, so permits are still required to park on campus. Employees who park on campus should register for a red permit, which will be free.

If employees have not already done so, they should log into their account in the parking portal and purchase their annual red permit via payroll deduction. The parking software will indicate that they are being charged $125 for the year. However, the payroll office will not do the deductions.

The free red permit for the year applies to Miami employees only, including graduate assistants. It does not apply to students, contractors, visitors, or anyone who works on campus but whose paycheck does not come directly from the university’s payroll office.

Miami has a record of those employees who already purchased their permits using credit cards. The Campus Services Center will contact those employees to let them know how the university will be refunding those payments — automatically, by check, or if they will need them to bring their credit card to the office in the south lobby of Nellie Craig Hall, formerly the Campus Avenue Building, 301 S. Campus Ave.

Regarding garage and other permits:

• Garage permits will still be deducted at the regular monthly rate (less the red permit charge). Those permits cost $25 per month for the North Garage and $12.50 per month for the South Garage.

• If an employee bought a $30 carpool permit or a free white permit, they may email Parking@MiamiOH.edu and request a red permit instead and a refund of the carpool permit fee.

Given our revised return to campus date, faculty & staff parking permits will not be required on the Oxford Campus until September 1, 2020. Permit sales will begin at the end of August. The annual cost of the permit will be reduced by two months, as July and August will not be included or required this year. At the end of August you will receive another reminder along with more details about how to purchase your 2020-2021 parking permit. Staff who bought garage permits in the last school year will be able to continue to access the garage through September 1.

Faculty and Staff parking permits will not be required on the Oxford Campus until August 1, 2020. Permit sales will begin in mid-July, but they will not be active until August 1. The annual cost of the permit will be reduced by one month, as July will not be included or required this year. In July you will receive another reminder along with more details about how to purchase your 2020-2021 parking permit. Staff who bought garage permits in the last school year will continue to have access to the garage through August 1st.

If you have any questions, please email us at Parking@MiamiOH.edu.

In order to help accommodate daily commuters who need to park on campus, Miami has designated an additional 34 spaces in the Ditmer Parking Lot that are designated as day-use only (no overnight parking). These areas are located near the bus stop, and are marked with “No Parking 2AM – 6AM” signs. We hope this helps make parking for commuter students more convenient and accessible.

Parking Permits Required

A permit is required to park in a University parking lot or on a University drive at all times. Fall parking permits are valid through the first day of spring semester, and spring semester parking permits go on sale December 3 and are valid Dec. 18 to May 18.

For Winter Break and Winter Term (Dec 17th at 7 am to Jan 28th at 7 am): Cars with yellow permits may park in red-permitted spaces at all times, as they may on weekends during the regular school year.

Overnight Parking Available at Millett, Ditmer and Chestnut Field Lots

Student vehicles with a valid parking permit (blue or yellow) may leave their cars in the west Millett, Ditmer or Chestnut Fields lots over the winter break and Winter Term.  When parking in these lots, do not park where signs indicate “No overnight parking”.  Please consult the parking map or call the Parking and Transportation Services office if you are unsure of where to park over break.

Garage vehicle storage available over Winter Break

If you wish to leave your car in a covered garage for Winter Break & Winter Term, spaces will be available in the North parking garage (by the Engineering Building) for vehicle storage. If you already have a garage permit you do not need to purchase this additional access. If you do not have a garage permit you may purchase this option with or without a yellow permit. This option costs $160 for the winter break/term. Please contact the Campus Services Center to have this access added to your ID card.

Loading and Unloading: How to use the vehicle log-in policy

If you need to pull up in front of your residence hall at a time when you ordinarily would not be allowed to park there you may utilize the log-in policy below to load or unload your vehicle to avoid being cited. A valid permit is required to utilize the log-in procedure. Vehicles parked illegally in restricted areas, service drives, yellow zones and loading zones may be cited.

To use the log-in policy, call 513-529-2224 or email parking@miamioh.edu with your name and the location where your vehicle will be parked. You will be granted 20 minutes to load/unload your vehicle from the time you leave a message with the Parking Office. If you receive a parking violation during the time you are logged in, contact the Parking Office with the ticket number and we will waive it. Students may use this procedure up to 4 times per semester

Oxford prohibits parking on city streets for more than 72 consecutive hours.

Oxford city ordinances prohibit parking on city streets for more than 72 consecutive hours (including streets that pass through campus such as Oak St., Maple St., Patterson Ave., and Tallawanda Rd.). Many Oxford streets are also designated as snow routes where parking is prohibited when snowfall reaches 3 inches or greater. Off-campus students can purchase a parking permit and store their vehicle in west Millett, Ditmer or Chestnut Fields lots over the winter break to avoid fines, immobilization or towing for being parked over 72 hours on a city street

Information about parking in Oxford is available on the city’s Website at: cityofoxford.org/.

BCRTA Transit Service

Oxford/Miami bus routes end operation on Friday, December 13 at 7 pm. BCRTA Regional Route R3 will run every two hours from December 16 to January 2. BCRTA Regional Routes R1, R2, R3 and R4 will NOT operate Christmas Day, but will resume Thursday, December 26.

Limited bus service will be available on campus during the Winter Term, Jan 2 – Jan 27 including the U1W route to Walmart, Kroger & Campus and the P2 Route throughout campus & the perimeter parking lots. See BCRTA’s website at ButlerCountyRTA.com/or call (513) 785-5237 for details.

Have a safe and enjoyable winter break!