UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — With winter weather predicted Sunday through Monday afternoon, a "Midnight Clear" for snow removal has been declared for Sunday night, Jan. 16, and Monday night, Jan. 17, at University Park.
As a result, parking will be prohibited at all faculty/staff surface parking lots on campus, including Innovation Park, from midnight Sunday night through 7 a.m. Monday morning and midnight Monday night through 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. This restriction includes University vehicles and applies to all employee work shifts, regardless of reporting time.
The roof levels of all five campus parking decks (East, Eisenhower, HUB, Nittany, West) will remain closed until further notice.
If changes to campus and/or community transit service are implemented in response to this storm, Transportation Services will share them via this listserv, the Transportation Services website, and social media.
Designated overnight parking areas — faculty/staff and department vehicles
Departments with University vehicles, as well as any faculty or staff with vehicles remaining on campus overnight, must move them into one of the parking decks or designated overnight parking areas before midnight Sunday night (Jan. 16) and midnight Monday night (Jan. 17).
Overnight parking for faculty, staff and departmental vehicles will be available through 7:30 a.m. Monday morning and Tuesday morning at the following locations:
— All campus parking decks (East, Eisenhower, HUB, Nittany, West) - no parking on the roof level.
The Nittany Deck can accommodate vehicles with a maximum height of 6 feet 8 inches, while the Eisenhower and HUB decks will allow vehicles with a maximum height of 7 feet. The West Deck can accommodate vehicles with a maximum height of 8 feet 3 inches on level one and 7 feet 9 inches on upper levels.
The ground floor of the East Deck will accommodate vehicles up to 8 feet 2 inches in height. The east bay (the section closest to Bigler Road) on the ground floor of the East Deck is reserved for oversized vehicles that do not fit in the other garages on campus. Vehicles that normally have to remain in one of the approved surface areas because of roof racks, truck caps, etc. may be parked in this area of the East Deck.
Signs will be posted in the East Deck reserving the east bay (closest to East Halls) for oversized vehicles. Once the signs are posted, regular vehicles (less than 7 feet maximum height) are prohibited from the reserved area and must park in another section of the deck.
— Lot Orange H: two sections of parking located on the south side of Hastings Road (just east of University Drive and near student Lot 83).
— Lot Orange A (Katz Building): 10 spaces facing Services Road along the north side of the parking lot.
— Lot Orange U: 10 spaces facing North University Drive in the southeast corner of the lot near USB II.
— Areas with fenced parking compounds, such as Fleet Operations, Bryce Jordan Center, Physical Plant.
— All farm areas.
Lots restricted until 3 a.m.
The following campus lots will be restricted for snow removal from midnight Sunday night through 3 a.m. Monday morning and midnight Monday night through 3 a.m. Tuesday morning.
— Lot Orange U: section located west of USB I and north of the driveway.
— Lot Orange O: section next to the Tower Road Landscape Facility.
Employees with a valid faculty/staff permit who must report to work early may park in these areas beginning at 3 a.m. Monday and Tuesday.
Parking at Innovation Park
Overnight parking at Innovation Park will be available during the "Midnight Clear" at the following locations:
— 100 Building (Outreach Building): back row of spaces in the southwest corner.
— 328 Washington/330 Building: first section of parking on the left from the entrance from Innovation Boulevard.
— 329 Building: first row of spaces in the section of parking located between Daybridge and 329.
— 331 Building: back row of spaces in the northeast corner.
Oversized vehicles should be moved to one of the areas listed above. If it isn't possible to move to one of the designated overnight parking areas, special provisions can be made by calling the Transportation Services Office at 814-865-1436 or sending an email to parking@psu.edu.
Commuter parking
Jordan East, Stadium West and Porter North are not "Midnight Clear" restricted lots. However, no parking is permitted at these lots from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m., seven days a week.
Any student Commuter permit holders parked on campus must move their vehicles from non-Commuter surface parking lots before midnight Sunday night and midnight Monday night, and from campus parking decks before 7:30 a.m. Monday morning and Tuesday morning.
Resident and long-term storage student parking
Resident core and long-term storage student parking lots (Lot 22, Lot 42, Lot 81, Lot 82, Lot 83, Brown 11, Lot 43, YAS/West Deck, and YWH/Nittany Deck) are exempt from "Midnight Clear" restrictions and will remain available for student vehicles displaying a valid permit for these areas. All vehicles must be removed from the roof level of all campus parking decks before midnight Sunday night and midnight Monday night.
Resident and long-term storage permit holders utilizing other parking areas during evening hours must return to their assigned lot before midnight Sunday night and midnight Monday night.
While crews will provide snow removal and surface treatment in student parking areas, student permit holders are responsible for removing snow from on and around their vehicles.
Map and contact information
Click here to view a map of approved "Midnight Clear" parking areas.
If there are any questions related to the "Midnight Clear," email parking@psu.edu or call 814-865-1436.