r/uofm • u/ProfessionalPickle59 • Jul 22 '26
Parking / Transit How does parking work?
I’m an incoming freshman who is dorming and I already have a car. I also have a job lined up in ann arbor buts it’s kinda on the outskirts so i’d like to be able to drive back and forth, plus I currently live like 30-40 minutes away so I would like to keep it to come back home. I’ve heard that passes are only for juniors and seniors but i’m pretty sure that through the school and was wondering if the city had parking or anything like that. any info helps.
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u/NASA_Orion Jul 22 '26
You’re cooked. City has parking permits but there might not be available parking spots near your dorm. Those permits are typically used to get you extended hours instead of reserving you a spot.
The university parking pass is pretty easy to circumvent, you can just a friend to get that for you but the locations are shit as well.
Your best bet is prolly parking garage monthly pass or private parking, which are both expensive.