Parking & Transportation Services

STmenu_b ATmenu_c GImenu_a
FSMenu_a SPmenu_b GVmenu_a

If you are a nine-month employee or will be away from the Charles River Campus this summer,

  • You must return your Green permits to the Parking & Transportation Services (PTS) to stop your parking payroll deductions!
    • If you do not return your permit to PTS,
      • your parking deductions will continue while you are away.
      • your accumulating deductions will be held in arrears.
      • the accumulated deduction balance will be taken from your first paycheck after you return to work.

All parking permits are pro-rated on a weekly basis and therefore we encourage permit holders to return their permit on a Friday to avoid being deducted for parking that you will not use.

Parking & Transportation Services is located on the second floor of the GSU, 775 Commonwealth Avenue and the office is open weekdays from 9am to 5pm.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact our office via phone at (617) 353-2160 or send an email to parking@bu.edu.

Where will I park when construction begins on the New Balance Athletics Field and Garage?

Boston University has engaged Tetra Tech, and urban transportation and demand consulting firm, to help us develop a mitigation plan for the New Balance Field and Garage construction project that will take place in the existing Babcock Lot.

For the past 8 years, Parking & Transportation Services has been performing twice-daily activity counts of all of our parking lots and garages during weekday peak demand periods.  Based on these counts and through the elimination of overnight student parking west of the BU Bridge as well as reducing non-affiliate pay-on-entry parking, permit holders who normally park in the Babcock Lot will find adequate parking in the Agganis Arena Garage and surface Lots throughout the construction project.

The construction schedule and period of time the Babcock Lot will be out of service have not yet been determined.  FM&P is actively working with construction contractors and a schedule should be available soon.

Once completed, the New Balance Garage will contain the same number of parking spaces currently found in the Babcock Lot and the Babcock Annex Lot.  We believe this will become a significantly more convenient and dependable location as there will no longer be a loss of inventory due to snow storms and plowing.

YouSpeak:

T Fare Hikes

What impact will the increase have on you?

BU Today: Video by Nicolae Ciorogan and Alan Wong, April 17, 2012

sustainability@BU - banner

Water Main Cleaning Project @ BU beach this Summer

May 18th, 2012

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and their contractor National Water Main Cleaning Company will be working on the BU beach this summer and will begin mobilizing in the north west corner closest to the Law School starting June 4th and ending August 29th, 2012. This operation is part of a... Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Uncategorized

Repaving Bay State Road (Starting May 23rd and lasting for 2 weeks)

May 16th, 2012

Boston Water & Sewer Commission has notified Boston University that the recent water, sewer and drain work performed on Bay State Road is completed however the street must now be repaved. Boston Water & Sewer Commission’s contractor, Lorusso Corporation, will be on site from May 23 for approximately (2) weeks to... Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Uncategorized

MBTA Fare Increase: Faculty/Staff FAQ

May 1st, 2012

As you may have already heard, the MBTA has raised fares on all modes of transit. As a result, all monthly MBTA passes will increase in price beginning with the month of July. The new price structure follows: Pass Type Price Local Bus $48.00 Link $70.00 Inner Express Bus $110.00 Outer Express Bus $160.00 Zone 1A $70.00 Zone 1 $173.00 Zone 2 $189.00 Zone 3 $212.00 Zone 4 $228.00 Zone... Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in MBTA

New Sports Field Coming to West Campus

April 13th, 2012

Space for men’s varsity lacrosse with $3 million from New Balance By Amy Sutherland New Balance Field on West Campus, which will open in fall 2013, will make it possible for BU to add sports teams. Rendering courtesy of Clough Harbor and Associates  Athletic shoe manufacturer New Balance has pledged $3 million to Boston University... Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Uncategorized

Prepaid cards to give drivers a new way to feed the meter in Boston

November 22nd, 2011

Mayor Thomas M. Menino will introduce a parking debit card today to give drivers another option at 7,200 Boston meters that until now were coin-only. The officially named Boston Meter Card is designed to be swiped at the time of parking and again when leaving, so drivers pay only for time... Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Uncategorized