Weeknight Parking
Please refer to the Transportation and Parking Spring 2021 page for the current status of transit/parking availability and operations.
Weeknight parking will be in effect Monday evenings through Friday mornings from 5 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. Weekend hours are 5 p.m. Friday until 7:30 a.m. Monday and parking will remain available without a permit. Events may impact lot availability; rollover lots will be provided.
Implementing weeknight parking limits the increases to daytime parking permit and patient/visitor rates. The parking system at UNC is receipt-supported. Funds from parking permits pay for the operation and maintenance of the parking system, including lots and decks, and supports fare-free local and regional transit.
The weeknight parking program is a component of Transportation and Parking’s Five-Year Plan as a funding strategy for the system.
For additional questions, please refer to the FAQ or contact our office.
- Student fees cover the $6 annual weeknight parking (excludes first-year undergraduate students who are not eligible to park on campus)
- UNC Daytime permits honored; no additional fee or action required
- Students without a UNC daytime permit must register their license plate online for access to weeknight parking (no additional cost at registration, first-year undergraduate students are not eligible).
- Students are required to provide vehicle license plate and proof of insurance when registering for weeknight parking
- Employee Weeknight Parking Details
- UNC Daytime permits honored; no additional fee or action required
- Daytime employee without a daytime permit
- $25 annual weeknight parking permit (request through department parking coordinator)
- $1 one-night temporary pass available in designated lots across campus
- Commuter Alternative Program (CAP) members eligible for 20 free weeknight passes per semester
- Employees whose work hours are between 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. may purchase a weeknight parking permit based on salary scale through their Department Parking Coordinator:
- < $32K: $234
- $32 – < $50K: $258
- $50 – < $100K: $309
- ≥ $100: $402
- UNC Daytime permits honored; no additional fee or action required
- Daytime postdocs without a daytime permit
- $25 annual weeknight parking permit (request through department parking coordinator)
- $1 one-night temporary pass available in designated lots across campus
- Commuter Alternative Program (CAP) members eligible for 20 free weeknight passes per semester
- Postdocs whose work hours are between 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. may purchase a weeknight parking permit based on salary scale through their Department Parking Coordinator:
- < $32K: $234
- $32 – < $50K: $258
- $50 – < $100K: $309
- ≥ $100: $402
Parking on campus between 5 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday requires a permit.
- For many lots on campus, visitors may obtain a $1 temporary one-night pass through the ParkMobile App, ParkMobile phone number, ParkMobile website, or a designated weeknight pay station
- To reserve event parking during weeknights, please complete the online event registration form
- Pay lots and meters will continue to operate during weeknight hours
- Carolina Ready provides campus information and resources, such as the Carolina Ready Safety App.
- Movesafe provides available campus transportation resources, including:
- Point-to-Point provides intra-campus transit options, including the P2P Express Shuttle and After-Dark on demand services.
- Chapel Hill Transit provides local public transportation services to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and University of North Carolina communities.
- Safe Ride, operated by Chapel Hill Transit, provides increased transportation during late night hours of Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays when UNC-CH is in session.
- StaySafe provides a list campus resources for late night travel
- UNC will continue to host events on campus
- Lots on campus may be reserved to allow departments to host events
- Available lots for permitted weeknight parking will be identified
