ParkSmart Permit
With this low-cost permit, you can park at West Campus or North Campus and commute to the Danforth Campus on a WashU shuttle or the Metro.
This low-cost permit option allows drivers to park in designated ParkSmart areas on West Campus or North Campus. The price of the 2024-2025 ParkSmart permit can be viewed here. The price prorates daily Monday-Friday from August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025.
ParkSmart West Permit
Eligible for:
- Danforth Campus, West Campus faculty and staff
- OLLI students, graduate students, and undergraduate students (sophomore or higher standing) living on or off campus
- Basic Services Contractors (BSCs): employees of Allied Universal, Sodexo, Catering St. Louis, WeDriveU, FLIK, Focal Pointe, Follett, WFF
ParkSmart West hangtag permits should be displayed unobstructed from the rearview mirror of the registered vehicle to gain proper access and remain displayed while parked.
ParkSmart West permit holders must park in ParkSmart designated areas (parking spaces not signed or reserved for other purposes) at West Campus found in the following locations:
- Levels 2 (portion), 3, 4. 5 and 6 of the West Campus Garage
- Lower surface parking north of the West Campus Garage
- The lower surface lot east of the east West Campus building
Permits are non-transferable.
Reciprocal parking is available in ParkSmart designated areas of North Campus.
- Ride the West Campus shuttle between the West and Danforth campuses.
- Two-minute ride on the MetroLink from Forsyth station to Big Bend.
- Four-minute ride on the MetroLink from Forsyth station to the Skinker stations.
Faculty/Staff members:
- Payroll deduction (one-time deduction for full purchase price)
- Check
- Credit Card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa)
Graduate and Undergraduate Students:
- Student billing via student account (one-time billing for full purchase price)
Faculty, staff or students who need to cancel a permit can do so by accessing the Danforth Campus parking and transportation portal.
- Login
- Take a photo of your Danforth Campus Permit after it is cut and upload it to the form.
- In the “Documentation” text box please note “CANCEL” followed by “Danforth Campus Permit.”
Return your physical permit to the Parking and Transportation Customer Service Center.
ParkSmart North Permit
Eligible for North Campus faculty and staff
ParkSmart North hangtag permits should be displayed unobstructed from the rearview mirror of the registered vehicle to gain proper access and remain displayed while parked.
- ParkSmart North permit holders must park in ParkSmart designated areas (parking spaces not signed or reserved for other purposes) at North Campus.
Permits are non-transferable.
Reciprocal parking is available in ParkSmart designated areas of West Campus.
- Take the MetroBus #2 Red
Faculty/Staff members:
- Payroll deduction (one-time deduction for full purchase price)
- Check
- Credit Card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa)
Faculty, staff or students who need to cancel a permit can do so by accessing the Danforth Campus parking and transportation portal.
- Login
- Take a photo of your Danforth Campus Permit after it is cut and upload it to the form.
- In the “Documentation” text box please note “CANCEL” followed by “Danforth Campus Permit.”
Return your physical permit to the Parking and Transportation Customer Service Center.