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Department Services Offered


Listed below are different services Parking & Transportation Services offers to aid departments in achieving their goals. If there is a service not listed, please contact us at PTS-ParkingInformation@email.arizona.edu as we are always open to collaborating with other units. Forms are located on the Department Forms page.

Moving a group of guests

Cat Tran Charter

Have an event off-campus and need a way to shuttle your guests there? Charter a Cat Tran and ride in style and with a large group!

Cat Tran Charter

Parking for guests

Department Reserved Spaces

Reserve a space in a lot or garage that is managed by your department. Application

Garage Reservations

Plan ahead, and reserve space for up to 25 guests in a designated garage. All of our parking garages, with the exception of Second Street Garage, no longer have cashiers. Guests can pull a ticket for entry and push the assistance button at the gate to exit. For reservations at Second Street garage, guests can still see the cashier before exit.

Second Street Parking Garage reservation rate per exit - $8, Come and Go privilege - $10

Tyndall, Highland, Sixth Street, Cherry, South Stadium, Park, Main Gate parking garage reservation rate per exit - $8, Come and Go privilege - $9

GARAGE PARKING VALIDATION BOOKLETS AND COUPONS

The parking coupon program offers two types of booklets: hourly and daily coupons, which are available for most garages. With QR technology, guests have the option to skip the cashier line and validate their parking at a Pay Station or Exit Lane. Please note, coupons are only accepted at gated garages, locations and validity are subject to change.

Second Street Parking Garage
Daily Coupon Booklet of 25: $250
Hourly Coupon Booklet of 25: $50

All Other Gated Parking Garages *
Daily Coupon Booklet of 25: $200
Hourly Coupon Booklet of 25: $50
* Health Sciences Garage: No Department Reservations. See Health Sciences Garage Validation section.
Honors Village Garage is a Permit Only Garage.
Locations and validity are subject to change.

To purchase: Submit an IB via UAccess Financials and send a department representative to the Parking & Transportation Services office with the Document # and a picture ID. Once the representative arrives at our office, we will process and release the order. Coupons are non-refundable, please only purchase the amount of coupons needed for one fiscal year as locations and validity are subject to change.

Health Sciences Garage Validations

See PASSPORT REDEMPTION CODES and PAY STATION VALIDATION CODES for more information. When ready to purchase, please email Michael Wallace at mace@arizona.edu. See below for required information.

Passport Redemption Codes

For Health Sciences Garage and parking areas powered by Passport, a mobile-based hourly pay parking provider for the University of Arizona, Departments may purchase redemption codes to validate their guest/visitor hourly parking. Department can request codes by email at mace@arizona.edu

  1. Please include the following:
    • KFS number
    • Department Name
    • Account Name
    • Department’s Representative Name/Phone Number/Email Address
    • Quantity and Denomination required
      • Cost $2/hr. Redemption Codes are available in $2, $4, $6, and $10 validation values. No refunds for under usage.
  2. PTS will email the validation codes to the representative’s email for department’s distribution to guest. All sales are final.

    Payments will be processed via Service Billing through UA Financials. Please ensure the KFS account number is authorized to be used by your representative/department. The UA department accepts responsibility for any code usage and subsequent charges to a KFS account number, regardless of whether the parking code usage is authorized or not. Department will be responsible to transfer to any sub-accounts.

    Validation codes are to be used for hourly Passport parking. Refunds are not issued for partially used blocks of time. Payment is required Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at most locations and 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at select locations.

    Misuse of parking services is defined by UA Policy 9.10 “Unallowable Expenditures - University funds cannot be used for parking fees and permits for faculty, staff or administrators personal use.”

    All codes expire on the last day of the fiscal year 6/30.

    Your guests:

    How do I pay for parking with Passport Parking?

    1. Download the Passport Parking app from the Apple App Store or Google Play store.
    2. Create an account with your mobile phone number or email address.
    3. Park anywhere you see Passport Parking app signs & decals.
    4. Enter the validation code by clicking “Redeem.”
    5. Extend your time remotely if you would like to stay longer! Customer will be responsible for payment over the validation amount.

Pay station validation codes

General visitor hours are: 7 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday at most parking areas. Watch for signs, as some parking lots on campus are enforced between 7 AM to 9 PM.

Cost $2/hr. Redemption Codes are available in value (starting at $2) or number of uses. No refunds for under usage.

To request validation codes, please email Michael Wallace at mace@arizona.edu. Please include the following information:

  1. Please include the following:
    • KFS number
    • Department Name
    • Account Name
    • Department’s Representative Name/Phone Number/Email Address
    • Quantity and Denomination required
  2. PTS will email the validation codes to the representative’s email for department’s distribution to guest. All sales are final.
    • Payments will be processed via Service Billing through UA Financials. Please ensure the KFS account number is authorized to be used by your representative/department. The UA department accepts responsibility for any code usage and subsequent charges to a KFS account number, regardless of whether the parking code usage is authorized or not. Department will be responsible to transfer to any sub-accounts.
    • Validation codes are to be used for hourly parking where a pay station is present. Refunds are not issued for partially used blocks of time. Payment is required Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at most locations and 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at select locations.
    • Misuse of parking services is defined by UA Policy 9.10 “Unallowable Expenditures - University funds cannot be used for parking fees and permits for faculty, staff or administrators personal use.”

    Your Guests:

    How do I pay for parking at the pay station kiosk:

    1. If pay station is asleep, press ‘ok’ button to wake it up.
    2. Enter license plate number of the vehicle
    3. Press ‘1’ for purchase ticket
    4. Enter amount of time needed (options 1-4), press ‘5’ for more options
    5. Do you have a coupon? Press ‘1’ for yes.
    6. Enter kiosk code and press ok. (Please enter code slowly)
    7. Take receipt

Specials Events

Expecting more than 25 people on campus for an event? Need assistance directing traffic or a place to have guests park? Contact us for more information! Special Event Parking Services

Moving staff around campus

Department Service Permits

Request for department service permits valid in a personal use vehicle to park in Service Permit locations for no more than 2 hours. Application

Golf Cart

Request for a golf cart reserved space. Application

UA State Vehicle

All UA state vehicles (UA owned, with 4 digit assigned number) are required to have a permit with a designated parking spot. Application

Tugo

We are now offering TuGo memberships to departments on campus. TuGo is the city's offical bike-share program. Departments will have the ability to use TuGo bikes for trips around campus and beyond for one year on us!

TuGo memberships provide you with unlimited 30-minute bike ride sessions. To extend your time, simply find the nearest dock station and renew your session. There are nine TuGo stations on campus and many more throughout Tucson. TuGo bikes are very easy to use, and all stations are located within a 30-minute bike ride.

We have a limited number of memberships available. If you are interested, please contact our Alternative Transportation team at pts-altmod@arizona.edu to request a TuGo department membership.

Retiree Permits

Know someone, or planning to retire? Apply for a complimentary retiree permit! Application