If you don’t commute to campus before 9 a.m., your chances of getting a morning spot in some of campus’s most popular lots and garages are slim.
Of the seven facilities surveyed by OU Parking Services on their Twitter account, five are full, on average, by 9 a.m.
Garages and lots:
The Asp Avenue Parking Facility and Elm Avenue Parking Facility, located near Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and Catlett Music Center, respectively, are almost exclusive to students who attend classes before 9 a.m. because otherwise they’re full, according to data from OU Parking Services Twitter account.
The OU Parking Services Twitter account, which tweets updates on parking space availability, suggests those garages are full on average by 9 a.m.
OU has seven parking lots designated for commuter use. These lots fill up at a slower rate than the garages, but on average are full by noon, according to OU Parking Services tweets.
Lots and average fill up time
• Lot near Sarkeys Energy Center: 8:45 a.m.
• Asp Avenue Parking Facility: 9 a.m.
• Elm Avenue Parking Facility: 9 a.m.
• Brooks-Monnett and Brooks-Jenkins lots: 9:30 a.m.
• Lot near Bud Wilkinson Building: 9:45 a.m.
• Lot near Boyd House on Campus Corner: 10 a.m.
• Duck Pond lot: Parking Services rarely tweets that this lot is full
Some lots, such as the one south of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium near Huston Huffman Center, are not tracked by OU Parking Services. Average fill-up time for those lots is unavailable.
Alternatives to parking on campus:
Cleveland Area Rapid Transport drives students to campus for free from the Lloyd Noble Center. A bus arrives at the center every five minutes. Anyone can park for free at Lloyd Noble Center.
Permits and fines
To park on campus, students must have a campus parking permit. Students who don't live on campus must have a commuter parking permit.
Commuter parking permits currently start at $119.50, but will decrease to $95.50 on Jan. 15, said Vicky Holland, OU Parking Services spokesperson.
Parking on campus without a permit is punishable by a $25 citation from the OU Police Department. The citation can be appealed. If it is not paid within 30 days, it will be charged to the student's bursar account with an additional $5 fee.
