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Faculty/Staff Information & Updates

Parking permits are renewed annually are available to part-time and full-time benefits eligible employees through a pre-tax payroll deduction.  By obtaining a parking permit, whether virtual or hangtag, the permit holder acknowledges to become familiar with UHD's parking policies and regulations.  All parking and transportation policies are guided by the University of Houston-Downtown Traffic and Parking Policy PS-01.B.01.

All vehicles owners are required to register thier license plates or display a valid UHD parking permit when parking in university parking lots. Please visit our General Rules and Regulations page for more information. 

In the parking garages, designated parking areas are indicated by color-coded columns.

  • Blue Columns: Academic Bldg. Garage (P1 & P2) provides unreserved parking for Staff at all times, 24 hours a day.  Faculty should not park on P2 unless the faculty area on P3 Girard Street bldg. garage is full.
  • Red Columns: Academic Bldg. Garage (P3) Reserved Parking Permit required, Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 5:00pm.  Reserved parking is available to Academic Department Chairs, Associate/Assistant Deans, Deans, Associate/Assistant Vice Presidents, and Vice Presidents. Executive Directors will be placed on a wait list and assigned to a space as it becomes available.. These spaces are strictly enforced by UHD Police Department; violators will be will be cited.
  • Green Columns: Girard Street Bldg. Garage-P3 (through second set of gates) unreserved parking for Faculty, Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 5:00pm.
  • ​Fridays only, Staff may park in the interior rows only. Faculty-only parking is identified with posted signage.​
Academic Bldg. Garage Oveflow Parking
Additional parking spaces available in the Naylor Street Bldg. garage, Vine Street garage and Wood Street lot.
 
Surface Lot Parking Permit Locations
  • Daly Street Lot
  • Naylor Street
  • Washington Street
Please note that faculty and staff credentials are not accessible for entry into the Visitor Parking Garage.
 
Disabled Parking Privileges 
Parking in ADA sdesignated spaces on UHD property requires a display of a valid state issued ADA placard or license plate (permanent or temporary) along with a University disabled parking permit when parked in any disabled parking spaces on campus.
 
Motorcycles
Motorcyle owners are required to register their motorcycle in accordance with the same rules and conditions applicalbe to all vehicle owners. Designated motorcycles spaces are located in the Visitor Garage and Naylor Street garage.
 
UHD is not responsible or liable for any damage to and/or theft of any vehicle or motorcyle, its equipment or content while the vehicle or motorcyle is parked on university-owned property.

 

Parking Portal
Use Manage My Account to purchase a parking permit, pay a ticket, appeal a ticket, update your vehicle information or register your Toll Tag online.