Parking Priority

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Policy Number:
UW-6135
Old Policy Number:
TS-32
Responsible Office:
Transportation Services

University Policy

Rationale/​Purpose:

UW or affiliated departments (Transportation Units) prioritize parking needs for their employees. UW Transportation Services does not assign priority numbers. Priority numbers are used in the permit allocation process

Scope:

Faculty and staff

Policy:

Policy

  • Transportation Units have the responsibility to assign parking priority numbers for faculty/staff with a valid UW Wiscard/UW Health ID.
  •  Unit Transportation Coordinators (UTC) are responsible for applying their Department’s priority criteria to all new and existing staff who request annual parking. They must assign an individual priority number beginning with #1 (highest priority). The list is provided to UW Transportation Services for calculating campus-wide priority percentiles.
  • The higher the priority number (and percentile), the better chance the applicant has of obtaining an initial parking assignment in the lot/location of their choice.
  • Transportation Units are responsible for explaining their priority-setting process and/or criteria used to all employees applying for parking, and must submit criteria to UW Transportation Services upon request.
  • UW Transportation Services is not responsible for and cannot make changes to an established priority list as submitted by the individual Transportation Units.
  • UW Transportation Services is responsible for calculating percentiles, merging priorities and assuring fair/consistent application of the formula campus-wide.

Priority Criteria Examples

  • While specific criteria is not required, Transportation Units use factors such as:
    • Seniority with the state/UW/department
    • Classification/title/position
    • Salary
    • Use of personal vehicle for approved tasks
    • Safety
    • Carpooling
    • Accessibility/Accommodations

Restrictions

  • Undergraduate students are not eligible for a priority number (See UW-6142 Student Annual Permits).
  • Employees must have a valid appointment with the Office of Human Resources to be considered for parking.
Related UW-Madison Policies:

Policy Administration

Approval Authority:
Director of Transportation Services
Policy Manager:
Director of Parking Operations
Contact:
Director of Parking Operations -- Tanara Teal-Tate, tanara.tealtate@wisc.edu, (608) 263-9591
Effective Date:
04-01-2001
Revised Dates:

03-01-2003, 03-01-2018

Retrieved:
12-03-2022 06:32:31