Parking Policies
Necessary Documentation
To purchase a parking permit, you are required to provide:
- A valid Northwestern University Wildcard
- A driver's license
- Current vehicle registration
Parking Access
- Parking access is non-transferable.
- Vehicles must be pulled in, not backed into parking stalls.
- Motorcycle and Scooter tags must be affixed to the rear license plate.
Parking Time Limits
- Vehicle storage, including motorcycles, is not permitted. No vehicle can be parked in the parking structures longer than a 24-hour period.
- Public rates will be assessed to any permit holder parking for more than 24 hours.
Parking Enforcement
- Parking enforcement is in effect 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.
- University Police and Transportation & Parking may establish and enforce any special temporary parking restrictions deemed necessary for the safety of its patrons and facilities.
- University Police and Transportation & Parking reserve the right to deny or revoke any parking privileges.
- The Chicago campus full-time permit (purple sticker) is valid in all Faculty/Staff lots on the Evanston campus. The permit sticker must be displayed when parking in any Evanston campus surface lot. It is the only permit that is valid on both campuses. The Chicago campus part-time permit (green sticker) is not valid on the Evanston campus. No Evanston campus permit is valid on the Chicago campus.