New campus parking lottery begins

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The university is hosting several town hall meetings this month to inform students, faculty, and staff about the new parking strategy, including permit pricing and lottery details. Everyone is welcome to attend or watch live streams/recordings of the meetings at parking.wustl.edu.
Meetings will be held:
10-11 a.m. Friday, April 7, in the North Campus Cafeteria
8-9 a.m. Monday, April 10, in the West Campus Conference Center A/B
11 a.m.-12 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in Simon Hall, Room 1 (Danforth Campus)
Washington University in St. Louis will begin implementing its new parking and transportation strategy July 1 to help ensure campus parking resources are aligned with current and future needs.
First parking lot on the Danforth Campus was on the site where Duncker Hall would be built in 1920 to house the business school.
As part of this effort, the Danforth Campus will be broken into five zones: the east end (Zone 1); south core (Zone 2); north core (Zone 3); South 40 (Zone 4); and the North and West campuses (Zone 5). A new low-cost ParkSmart option also will be available at West Campus (Zone 5) for those who cannot park near their primary workplace.
For questions about the new parking strategy, call the staffed hotline at 314-935-3616 or email newparkingplan@wustl.edu. To learn more about alternative commuting options, visit www.parking.wustl.edu/commute-options/.
New lottery system
Starting in April, all permits for the coming academic year will be available for purchase via a lottery. Under the new system, students, faculty and staff will be able to rank their first, second, and third permit preferences, which then will be assigned via the lottery based on availability, an approach that has been successful at other universities. Once a zone reaches its limit, a waitlist will be established that will periodically be reviewed by the Parking & Transportation team, who will release additional permits as ...

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