Important Updates from UAB Transportation
Transportation Holiday Schedule
Christmas (observed, Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25)
- Blazer Express, Blazer Express Highlands van service, and Motorist Assistance Roadside Service will not be operating.
- Employees with express lot permits may use the 6th Avenue Parking Deck. Gates will be raised to allow access.
- Safety Escort service will be provided by UAB Security Services during the above dates by calling 205-934-8772. Information can also be found at http://www.uab.edu/blazerexpress.
New Year’s (observed, Monday, December 31 and Tuesday, January 1)
- Blazer Express, Blazer Express Highlands van service, and Motorist Assistance Roadside Service will not be operating.
- Employees with express lot permits may use the 6th Avenue Parking Deck. Gates will be raised to allow access.
- Safety Escort service will be provided by UAB Security Services during the above dates by calling 205-934-8772. Information can also be found at http://www.uab.edu/blazerexpress.
Blazer Express Purple Route will not be in service during the winter break.
Students
Spring parking permit sales begin on December 10, 2018. If students do not have a permit for the Spring Semester, they may purchase a hangtag online at www.uab.edu/transportation.
A limited number of ZONE A, ZONE B, ZONE C, and LOT 07 permits will be available for purchase on a first-come, first-served basis. Students seeking to change from their current permit to a different option will need to come in-person to the Transportation Office at 608 8th Street South between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, Monday through Friday.
Employees
For the first time in more than a decade, employee parking rates in some locations will increase beginning Jan. 1, 2019, and UAB employees will no longer be able to park in student lots.
Rate increases are as follows:
- Full-time deck rates are increasing from $50 to $58.34 per month
- Full-time perimeter lots from $11 to $14 per month
- Full-time lot prices will remain the same
- Part-time deck and lot prices are increasing from $25 to $36.68 and $33.34, respectively
- Part-time perimeter lot rates will go from $11 to $14 per month.
- Adjunct deck, lot and perimeter prices will also increase.
Rate increases were determined using the comprehensive parking and transportation study, conducted in 2016 and which helped UAB develop a five-year plan to manage existing and future demand, create a more fiscally sustainable transportation system and improve customer service for the entire enterprise.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding information above or others related to transportation and parking at UAB, please contact us.
UAB Transportation
205-934-3513
uabparking@uab.edu
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Comprehensive parking, transportation study informs new parking rate options
Meeting the needs of students, faculty and staff that were identified through a comprehensive parking and transportation study and campuswide survey, UAB Transportation will implement several pricing options for student and employee permit rates for the 2018-19 year, with rates increasing for certain locations.
Rate increases – which have not occurred for students since 2012 and employees since 2008 – will support the implementation of improvements to the parking and transportation system. Cost effective and zoned parking options are available and are a crucial part of the overall permit structure.
“Because of the comprehensive parking and transportation study, we know we have a surplus of parking on the perimeter of our campus at express lots that have never been full,” said Transportation Director Andre Davis. “We want to focus on incentivizing those lots where we have space while minimizing the amount of time students search for a parking space.”
More information about the study and resulting plan is available here.
Student parking permits will be available for purchase online July 1. Beginning with the fall semester, students will have additional options to choose from beyond the traditional residential and commuter lot options, including zone options for the 12th Street Deck, the 16th Street Deck, and Express Lot 1. Information about these options and new student rates are available online.
New employee permit rate options will be implemented in January 2019.
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