Parking Services works to make parking on campus as easy and convenient as possible. All vehicles on campus must prominently display a parking permit.

Visitors have several options for obtaining parking permits. Daily permits are $4.00 per day and available at the Parking Services Building (PSB101) or Campus Information Center (CIC) located at the main USF entrance. These hang-tags are validated by scratching off the current date.

Occasional visitors may obtain a free courtesy permit (up to three times per semester) good only in the Park-n-Ride lots, and then use the free Campus Bull Runner shuttle buses to travel around campus.

Frequent visitors may wish to purchase a monthly scratch-off permit for $43, available at Parking Services or the Campus Information Center. If you are a frequent visitor to campus, the “Friends of USF” semester or yearly pass may be a better option for you. Please visit our Web site at www.usf.edu/parking_services for rates and additional information.

Visitors familiar with the campus may use daily permit vending machines conveniently located at or near most visitor lots. These machines will accept bills and all types of U.S. coins, but do not issue change. For shorter visits, 1 and 2-hour parking meters are located in surface lots throughout the campus. 1, 2 and 4-hour “Pay by Space” visitor parking is located on the 2nd level of the Collins Blvd Garage. Payment at this location is by credit or bank card only.

During your visit, you’ll see shuttle buses moving about the campus. Please feel free to use this service. Route maps are posted at the covered stops. A valid USF ID or bus pass will be required to ride the shuttle. Visitors can request a shuttle bus pass at Parking Services, or at the Campus Information Center, or can ride without a pass if accompanied by a USF ID cardholder.

Motorist Assistance

Parking and Transportation Services Motorist Assistance Program (MAP) provides students, visitors and staff the following services:

• Providing air for low or under-inflated tires (sorry but we do not change flat tires) or sealant in the event of a flat tire
• Jump-starting your vehicle. For assistance call 974-3990 option 5.

This complimentary service is provided from 8:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m., Monday - Thursday and from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Friday (except USF holidays). After 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and after 4:30 p.m. on Fridays, please call Allied Barton security dispatch at 974-8040. Note: Times may change during the summer semester. We have prioritized this service so that response times are typically less than 15 minutes and, with few exceptions, no more than 30 minutes.