Parking permits for students are now available for purchase for the fall 2012 semester at Grand Valley State University. GVSU is a permit-only campus, so all residential and commuter students planning on parking their vehicles on campus must have purchased a permit by Aug. 27, the first day of classes.

Pricing is per-semester, and based on credit hours – $88 for student taking six credits or less and $170 for students taking seven credits or more.
Parking permits are theft-resistant, and can be difficult to remove or transfer, said Lisa Garringer, parking systems coordinator at GVSU. Garringer suggested dog-earing the corners of the permits to making for easier removal or transfer, keeping in mind that it does make theft easier and that students should then take the necessary precautions in locking all doors and windows.

Permits must be displayed correctly on the driver-side windshield, if the permit barcode cannot be scanned, the vehicle will be cited with a $20 parking fine.
Students who do not need a permit for the winter semester and do not want an automatic charge to their student account must return their permit at the end of the fall semester.
This years’ art for the permit was photographed by GVSU senior, Bo Anderson.

All guests who are not paying to park in short-term meters must obtain a temporary past from the Department of Public Safety, and all over-night guests must park in the residential lots marked in yellow. Each student is awarded 20 days of temporary parking at no cost – students do not need to obtain the temporary passes for the guests, but are responsible for making guests aware. Permits will not be enforced on weekends – Friday after 5 p.m. through Monday at 7 a.m.

Students can purchase permits directly from the Department of Public Safety on the Allendale Campus or online only. However, Garringer is encouraging students to purchase their permits online to avoid long lines out of the DPS building in that first week of classes.

If a student does choose to purchase their permit online, Garringer said the request will processed within 24 hours and then move through the U.S. Postal Service to the address on the student’s account registered with the university. In addition, the online purchase will automatically send out a confirmation e-mail containing a 30-day temporary pass for students who need to park on campus before their physical permit arrives.

All information on parking and parking permits at GVSU can be found online at www.gvsu.edu/gvpd by clicking on the “parking” button.
Along with parking permits, GVPD is encouraging all students to register their bikes – all students with current or newly registered bikes are eligible to enter a drawing in the lobby of the DPS building for a $50 to Dick’s Sporting Goods.

The drawing was set in an effort to help encourage all students, faculty and staff who will be using a bike on the Allendale Campus to register their bikes at no cost with GVPD online.
Julie Carbrine, dispatch coordinator and Capt. Brandon DeHaan, assistant director of GVPD, said bike registration is one of the best ways to help the police recover lost or stolen bikes on campus.

Carbine also encouraged students to always lock unattended bikes with quality locks, only park their bikes in the provided bicycle racks, take bikes home during summer breaks and winters when it goes unused, and not to lock bikes to trees, light poles, signs or buildings.
To register a bike with GVPD, visit www.gvsu.edu/gvpd/bike.htm

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