UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — To accommodate the many vehicles arriving on campus during the fall semester student arrival period, the following parking adjustments will be in place beginning Wednesday, Aug. 21, through Sunday, Aug. 25, at Penn State's University Park campus.
Student parking lot closures
All core student resident parking lots — Lot 22 (Eastview Terrace), Lot 42 (Nittany Apartments), Lot 81 (South/Pollock Halls) and Lot 82 (East Halls) — will be posted "No Overnight Parking" by University Police. These areas will be regulated for unloading only, and all vehicles must be removed by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21. Student permit holders for these areas must move their vehicles to Jordan East or Stadium West during the move-in period. Students with permits for Lot 82 may move back to this area beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, while students with permits for Lot 22, Lot 42 and Lot 81 may move back to their assigned area beginning at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25.
Faculty/staff parking lot closures
The following faculty/staff parking areas will be reserved for student arrival unloading only from Wednesday, Aug. 21, through Sunday, Aug. 25:
- Brown E: permit holders must park at Nittany Deck, Eisenhower Deck, Red A, Jordan East, or Stadium West.
- Green C: permit holders must park at Nittany Deck, Eisenhower Deck, Red A, Jordan East, or Stadium West.
- Green J: permit holders must park at Nittany Deck, Eisenhower Deck, Red A, Jordan East, or Stadium West.
- Green N: permit holders must park at Nittany Deck, Eisenhower Deck, Red A, Jordan East, or Stadium West.
- Orange B (softball): permit holders must park at other Orange lots (except Orange A Katz), Jordan East or Stadium West.
- Yellow H (IM Building): permit holders must park at other Yellow H lots, Jordan East or Stadium West.
- Yellow J: permit holders must park at Eisenhower Deck, Jordan East or Stadium West.
- Yellow T: permit holders must be park at Eisenhower Deck, Jordan East or Stadium West.
Burrowes Road southbound-only between Curtin and Pollock roads
To accommodate student arrival traffic, Burrowes Road will allow southbound traffic only between Curtin Road and Pollock Road during the following times this week:
- Thursday, Aug. 22, 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Friday, Aug. 23, 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 24, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
HUB and East parking decks
In addition to the above-mentioned lot closures, note the following impacts to the East and HUB parking decks during student arrival:
Yellow C (HUB Deck)
- Sections of parking located below the plaza level entrance will be reserved for student arrival unloading only.
- Eisenhower Deck, Jordan East and Stadium West will be available to Yellow C permit holders in the event the deck reaches capacity or if alternative parking is desired.
- Hourly visitor parking will be limited.
Yellow D (East Deck)
- Level 1 and west side of levels 2 and 3 will be reserved for student arrival unloading only
- With heavy traffic expected near the East Deck, there may be times when the section of Bigler Road located between Curtin Road and Park Avenue is restricted to northbound traffic only.
- Yellow D permit holders are encouraged to park at Jordan East or Stadium West.
- Hourly visitor parking will be limited.
University department vehicles must also be removed from the restricted areas listed above during the student arrival period.
Campus transit service
Faculty and staff permit holders parking in alternative parking areas during student arrival are encouraged to use one of the available no-fare campus transit services to get around campus:
- CATA Blue Loop
- CATA Red Link
- Campus Shuttle via College Avenue
CATA is currently operating on its reduced service schedule, during which the White Loop and Green Link are not in service. Full service will begin on Saturday, Aug. 24.
As a result of the southbound-only traffic restriction on Burrowes Road between Curtin and Pollock roads, northbound campus transit stops located along Burrowes Road between College Avenue and Curtin Road will not be serviced from Thursday through Saturday.
Real-time locations and arrival predictions for campus transit services can be found by downloading the TransLoc Rider mobile app or by visiting psu.transloc.com.
For questions, contact Penn State Transportation Services at parking@psu.edu or 814-865-1436.