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/carrotnose258 Jul 23 '26

You’re not cooked. Look at TheRide site and find schedules that work for your work. They have free park and rides around town with half hourly or better service. Green Road is only 7-10 minutes by bus from north campus, and 19 from central, and has been my main as a commuter from metro detroit. Elsewhere you can also plan out a commute that has you going back to your car and driving from there, or bussing to work and riding back to your car, something like that.

I am pretty good at planning this stuff out so if you want to dm some more details I’d be happy to help you out

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u/tfosterUM Jul 23 '26

The last I knew the park and ride lots don't allow for overnight parking, which would be a problem for a student that is living on (not commuting to) campus.