Parking and Transportation Yearly Overview

HOUSING STUDENTS - STUDENTS LIVING ON CAMPUS

PERMIT OPTIONS

• Gated Permit: 
  • AH:  Alumni Square Garage 24/7 access - $305/year
• Premium Housing (H1-H4) - $270/year
  
  • H1:  Levels 4-7 of Parking Structure 1
  • H2:  Minton Lot
  • H3:  Normal Hall Lot and Regents Hall Lot
  • H4:  Poland Lot and Avenue of Champions
• Non-Premium Housing (H5-HU) - $140/year
  
  • H5:  Parking Structure 3
  • H6:  Adams Street Lot and Kentucky Street Apt. Alley Lot
  • H7:  Chestnut Street South Lot
  • H8:  Normal Street South Lot
  • H9:  Creason Lot
  • HU:  University Blvd Lot.
• South Campus Housing (SC) - $55/year
  
  • Storage parking 2 miles south of main campus

COMMUTERS - STUDENTS LIVING OFF CAMPUS

PERMIT OPTIONS

• Gated Permits: 
  • Alumni Square Garage (AC:  24/7 access) - $305/year
  • Alumni Square Garage (AC:  6:00 AM - 9:00 PM weekdays) - $250/year
  • Health Sciences (HS) - $150/year
    
    • For parking at The WKU Medical Center Gated Lot at the Medical Center Complex downtown
    • Must be enrolled in Nursing School or DPT program.
• Premium Permits -$270/year
  
  • C1:  Parking Structure 2
  • C2:  Chestnut Street North
• Non-Premium Permits - $140/year
  
  • C3:  Kentucky Street Lot
  • C4:  Park Street Lot
  • C5:  Parking Structure 3
• Park and Ride Permits - $55/year
  
  • C6:  Russellville Road West Lot - served by the Campus Circulator Route every 11 minutes during peak service. 
  • C7:  Campbell Lane / South Campus Park and Ride
    
    • Campbell Lane and South Campus lots served by the South Campus Route every 17 minutes during peak service.
• Parking Reservations - $10 initial permit fee plus reservation fees for each use
  
  • PR:  Prepay Reservations Permit
    
    • The PR permit is valid only in the location and date purchased through the prepay reservations website (https://wku.pmreserve.com/).

FACULTY / STAFF - EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY

PERMIT OPTIONS

• Reserved Parking (R) - $805/year
• Gated Permits:
  
  • AS:  Alumni Square Garage 24/7 access - $305/year
  • HS:  Health Sciences - $150/year
    
    • For parking in WKU Medical Center gated lot located at the Medical Center Complex downtown.
    • Must be associated with Nursing School or DPT program.
• Premium Permits - $270/year
  
  • FS1:  Hilltop Lot, Mimosa Lot, the Hill, and faculty/staff lots off Normal Street.
  • FS2:  Lots around Diddle Arena and South Lawn Lot
• Non-Premium Faculty / Staff Permit - $130/year
  
  • FS3:  Perimeter faculty/staff parking lots
• Park and Ride Permit - $55/year
  
  • C7:  Campbell Lane / South Campus Park and Ride
    • Campbell Lane and South Campus lots served by the South Campus Route  every 17 minutes during peak service.
• Parking Reservations - $10 initial permit fee plus reservation fees for each use
  
  • Parking fees are based on the lot you choose. 
  • The PR permit is valid only in the location and date time purchased through the prepay reservations website (wku.pmreserve.com)

PUBLIC PARKING

• Public Pay Lots – Seven public parking lots are available on campus:  Alumni Square Garage, Chestnut Street North Lot, Regents Pay Lot, Diddle South Lot, Pearce Ford Tower Loop, Hilltop Lot, and Normal Hall Lot.
• Visitor Permits – Visitor permits are available at the PTS office for $2/day.
• South Campus – Free parking for visitors is available at Campbell Lane.  Check in required at the PTS office.
• Prepay Reservations Permit (PR) - use the Prepay Reservations ParkMobile website (wku.pmreserve.com) or ParkMobile app to make a parking reservation by date and location.

TOPPER TRANSIT

TRANSIT ROUTES OVERVIEW

• Campus Circulator – Serves Russellville Road West Lot, Parking Structure 3, The Valley, Academic Corridor, DSU, and Keen Hall.  7:30AM - 5:15PM Mon - Fri.
• South Campus Route– Serves South Campus, Campus Flats, Academic Corridor, and Park Street Lot.  7:15AM - 5:45PM Mon - Fri.
• Kentucky Street Route -  Serves Parking Structure 3, Academic Corridor, The Valley, Kentucky Street Apartments, and The Columns.  7:20AM - 5:30PM Mon - Fri.
• Topper Taxi Service:  On-demand van service that includes Main and South Campus.  Download the Transloc app to request a ride.  Hours of Service:  4:0PM - 9:00PM Sundays; 6:00PM - 9PM Monday - Thursday; and 4:30PM - 9:00 PM on Fridays.
• NextBus(Umo) – Use NextBus to track when the next bus will arrive at your bus stop.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

• Disability Parking – A WKU disability parking permit is required to park in disability spaces on the WKU campus.  Disability parking permits are issued at the PTS office.
• ADA Paratransit Service – Curb-to-curb service for faculty, staff and students with disabilities.  For more information, contact PTS.
• GObg – PTS sells semester passes for GObg, Bowling Green’s Public Transit system (can be sold in office or by phone).
• Motorcycle Parking – Motorcycles and scooters must be registered with PTS.
• Bicycle Parking – Bicycles must be parked at designated bike racks.