The steps to take to obtain a parking permit
The parking application process begins with your department Parking Coordinator, who sets up and approves an application with permit type and parking area for each department. The Parking Coordinator then notifies employees – in person or by email – that the applications are ready to be filled out and submitted. Application forms can be found at https://commuting.mit.edu.
Once you have submitted the application, it goes into the Parking and Transportation Office queue. Neither you nor the Parking Coordinator can make changes to a submitted application. Email the Parking and Transportation Office at mitparking@mit.edu if you need to make a change.
Please note that if you have outstanding violations, you will be reminded at the final online display. The application remains in the Parking and Transportation Office queue, but no permit will be issued until the violations are paid. This matter is between you and the Parking and Transportation Office.
When the application is submitted – that is, forwarded to the Parking and Transportation Office – a printable version of the application displays, “Print this page”. If you are paying by check or cash, attach the money to the printed application and send it to the Parking and Transportation Office in W20-022.
In order to be able to apply for parking, you must have an MIT ID, a Kerberos identity and a valid MIT certificate on your computer. If you need assistance in completing the application, your Parking Coordinator is authorized to enter information for you.
Parking Application Process
The process begins after you contact the Parking Coordinator in your department. If you are a full- or part-time employee whose vehicles are registered out-of-state, after 30 days in the aggregate, check your legal status to assure compliance with the state and local regulations before contacting your Parking Coordinator.
The Parking Coordinator creates a parking application for you online, then notifies you that the application is ready for completion. When the application is ready, follow the steps below:
1. Log on to https://commuting.mit.edu.
2. Click on the “faculty, staff and affiliate commuting” link.
3. Complete the commuter survey and confirm or edit vehicle information.
4. Choose payment method (you can choose “payroll deduction” or “pay by cash or check”).
5. Review the information you have entered.
6. Submit the application.
7. If you selected “payroll deduction,” you have completed the application process. If you selected “pay by cash or check,” you will be prompted to print a copy of the completed application and send it to the Parking and Transportation Office with payment.
8. The Parking and Transportation Office will issue the permit through your Parking Coordinator. Place the sticker in the correct location inside the car.
Sticker locations
Permanent sticker
- Non-tinted windows
- Upper back corner of the driver’s side window
- Upper front corner of the driver’s side passenger window
- Tinted windows
- Lower windshield on the driver’s side
Temporary Parking Permit
Place them on the driver's
side window, either on the inside front or the inside rear window.
Voided stickers
Remove them on the expiration date, or when a car is sold
or otherwise disposed of.
Note: any sticker not properly displayed will be considered invalid.
Cancellation Policy
You have the right to cancel your parking at any time and for any reason. Once you decide to cancel your parking, you must return your parking sticker to the Parking and Transportation Office. Upon receipt of your sticker, the office will stop payroll deductions.
If parking was prepaid by check, any amount due will be refunded when the Parking and Transportation Office receives the parking sticker.
Note: parking fees are prorated on a calendar month basis only. So if you cancel your parking on April 3rd, you will be charged for the entire month of April.
