East Carolinian

Issue date: 8/14/08 Section: News

Media Credit: Ashley Yaber

A necessity for any student with a car at ECU is an on-campus parking permit available through the Department of Parking and Transportation Services (DPTS).
Any student, staff or faculty member, vendor or visitor that wishes to park on campus must register their vehicle with DPTS, pay a registration fee and display a valid parking permit in the lower portion of the windshield on the driver's side.
Parking on campus is distinguished by zones A, B, C and D.

ZONE A
Zone A is available typically for faculty only, with the exception of Zone A2, which is reserved for College Hill residents with 25 or more credit hours. Zone A2 is available for $288 a year.

ZONE B
Zones B2 and B4 are available for resident and Health Sciences students with 25 or more credit hours. B lots immediately surround the ECU campus, an accessible walking distance to classes and dormitories. B zone permits are available for $144 a year.

ZONE C
Zone C is available for any non-resident student. C lots are located at the bottom of Minges parking lots and students can ride a bus from the parking lot to campus. Zone C permits are available for $72 a year.

ZONE D
Zone D is the ideal parking for freshmen and is available only to students with 24 or fewer credit hours. This lot is located on Dickinson Ave, a short bus ride from campus. Buses to the freshman lot run twice an hour back and forth from the lot to areas on campus with residence halls. This zone is available for $200 a year.

What NOT to do
Students without parking passes or that park in zones designated as higher then what they have need to be concerned with towing. The most common citations are parking in an unregistered vehicle on campus, which results in a $35 ticket and parking in an unauthorized zone, resulting in a $20 ticket.

What TO do
An alternative to parking in a zoned space is parking at a meter. This is ideal for students making a short trip to campus. Meters are located all around campus and run for an hour. Running over meter time will result in a $15 ticket. There are also numerous lots and parking spots along the roads downtown that have free two-hour parking spaces. This is also ideal but not located directly on campus. Parking permits are valid July 1 through June 30 of each year. Vehicle registration is available online or at the DPTS office located at 305 E. 10th St. For more information students can visit the Web site at ecu.edu/cs-admin/parking/index.cfm.


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