Category Archives: Parking restrictions

Home Football Game Parking Restrictions

Parking in Millett Hall west lot restricted 2 days prior to home football game dates

Parking in areas of the Millett Hall west lot is restricted 2 days prior to home football game dates. This year’s home football game dates are:

Sat., Sep. 7
Sat., Sep. 28
Sat., Oct. 19
Wed., Nov. 13
Wed., Nov. 20

The southeast corner of the Millett Hall west parking lot will be restricted to recreational vehicle and tailgating parking ONLY beginning at 7 a.m. 2 days prior to home football game dates. All student, employee, and visitor vehicles must be removed from this area and only those vehicles displaying a football parking lot permit may park in the restricted area. Vehicles parked in the restricted area are subject to citation and towing at the owner’s cost.

Restricted area in the southwest corner of the Millett Hall west parking lot 2 days prior to home football game dates is highlighted in red. — Restricted area in the southeast corner of the Millett Hall west parking lot 2 days prior to home football game dates is highlighted in red. Click to enlarge.

The remainder of the Millett Hall west parking lot is available for student, employee, and visitor parking with proper Miami University parking permission until 7 a.m. on game days. Any vehicles remaining in the Millett Hall west lot after 7 a.m. on game days are subject to citation.

If you have questions about where you may park on campus and what types of permissions are required, contact Parking customer services at (513) 529-2224 or parking@miamioh.edu.

We hope to see you at the games this year!

Go Redhawks!

ShareFest 2019 Collection Site Requires Chestnut Fields Parking Restrictions

Parking Restriction May 13-20

ShareFest is an annual collection drive which accepts good-condition and reusable furniture, housewares, clothing, and non-perishable food from Miami University students and Oxford residents. Once again this year, ShareFest is basing its dispatch, sorting and collection operations in the Chestnut Fields parking lot which will require a number of parking spaces to accommodate them.

Please move vehicles from the areas shown in yellow on the attached map before Monday, May 13 at noon to avoid citations and towing at the owner’s cost.

Parking restrictions in Chestnut Fields parking lot shown in yellow areas.

How Does ShareFest Work?

Donors complete an online form with items they wish to donate and ShareFest volunteers go to the house or apartment to pick up the items during the chosen day and one-hour time block. Donated items are picked up by volunteers and staff of social service agencies from Butler County.

Social service agencies that receive donations will distribute items to people in need, or sell the items in their thrift stores. All proceeds from the sale of ShareFest donations must benefit the social service agency.

ShareFest helps keep the city clean and helps prevent usable items from going to the landfill while helping out members of the community in need.

Ways to Help

For more information about ShareFest, including making donations of goods, volunteer signup, or making a contribution, visit their website.

When moving out, make it count!

Miami Redhawks Football Spring Showcase requires parking restriction in W. Millett parking lot, 4/19-21

The Miami University football team will hold its annual Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 20 at 1:30 p.m. inside the David and Anita Dauch Indoor Sports Center. Admission and parking for the event is free. Fans are asked to park in the Millett Hall west lot.

To accommodate fans who have reserved recreational vehicle parking, all vehicles must be removed from the RV lot in the Millett Hall west parking lot by 12 p.m. on Fri., Apr. 19.

Millett Hall west lot RV lot restriction

Map of restricted area in Millett Hall west RV lot. Click to enlarge.

Vehicles not removed from the RV lot (highlighted in map above) by 12 p.m. on Fri., Apr. 19 will be subject to citation and towing at the owner’s expense.

All other areas of the Millett Hall west parking lot are available for permit and public parking for the event. We hope to see you at the Spring Showcase!

ShareFest 2018 Collection Site Requires Chestnut Fields Parking Restrictions

Parking Restriction May 14-21

Please move vehicles from the areas shown in yellow on the attached map before Monday, May 14 at noon to avoid citations and towing at the owner’s cost.

Parking restrictions in Chestnut Fields parking lot shown in yellow areas.

How Does ShareFest Work?

ShareFest helps keep the city clean and helps prevent usable items from going to the landfill while helping out members of the community in need.

Ways to Help

For more information about ShareFest, including making donations of goods, volunteer signup, or making a contribution, visit their website.

When moving out, make it count!

Shriver Center east lot reopens, new parking area at Wilson Hall

Shriver Center east parking lot

With the exterior construction around Shriver Center wrapping up, the east parking lot will reopen for public use on Wed., Oct. 25 at 7 a.m. There will be 38 short-term parking meters in the lot for use during daytime hours to attend to business in Shriver Center. The meters will be limited to 45 minutes maximum Mon. through Fri. between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. (peak hours). After 5 p.m. and all day on weekends (off-peak hours) the parking meters will be available for a maximum of 2 hours. Parking meters cost $2 per hour during peak hours and $1 per hour during off-peak hours. All parking meters on Miami University’s campus accept coins and credit cards for your convenience.

The remainder of the parking spaces in the lot are for service vehicle use only and will be marked with signs.

Shriver Center east parking lot

Wilson Hall parking lot

A new parking area between east Cook Field and Wilson Hall with 53 parking spaces will provide additional parking for employees during business hours. The parking lot will be restricted to Miami University RED (employee surface lots) parking permits Mon. through Fri. between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. After 6 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends any valid Miami University parking permit may park in this lot.

Wilson Hall west parking lot

Fall 2017 parking restrictions in west Millett Hall parking lot

Vehicles must be removed from the west Millett Hall parking lot in advance of home football games and other special events as determined by Parking and Transportation Services. For the fall 2017 semester, the following dates will be restricted in the entire west Millett Hall parking lot:

7 a.m. Fri., Sep. 8 to 7 a.m. Sun., Sep. 10 – Home football vs. Austin Peay
7 a.m. Fri., Sep 15 to 7 a.m. Sun., Sep. 17 – Home football vs. Cincinnati
5 p.m. Fri., Sep. 22 to 3 p.m. Sat., Sep. 23 – Charity bicycle race
7 a.m. Fri., Oct. 6 to 7 a.m. Sun., Oct. 8 – Home football vs. Bowling Green
7 a.m. Fri., Oct. 20 to 7 a.m. Sun., Oct. 22 – Home football vs. Buffalo
7 a.m. Tue., Nov. 7 to 7 a.m. Wed., Nov. 8 – Home football vs. Akron
7 a.m. Wed., Nov. 15 to 7 a.m. Thu., Nov. 16 – Home football vs. Eastern Michigan

Vehicles remaining in the west Millett Hall parking lot during the restricted hours are subject to parking citations.

Map of home football game parking restriction on game day.

Home football game parking restriction on game day – click to enlarge

Parking in the “Red Zone” tailgating area and RV lot section of the west Millett Hall parking lot is restricted two days in advance of home football games:

7 a.m. Thu., Sep. 7 to 7 a.m. Sun., Sep. 10
7 a.m. Thu., Sep. 14 to 7 a.m. Sun., Sep. 17
7 a.m. Thu., Oct. 5 to 7 a.m. Sun., Oct 8
7 a.m. Thu., Oct. 19 to 7 a.m. Sun., Oct. 22
7 a.m. Mon., Nov. 6 to 7 a.m. Wed., Nov 8
7 a.m. Tue., Nov 14 to 7 a.m., Thu., Nov. 16

Vehicles left in the “Red Zone” tailgating area or RV lot section of the west Millett Hall parking lot during the restricted times are subject to towing at the owner’s expense in addition to any parking violations issued.

Map of "Red Zone" tailgating area and RV lot.

“Red Zone” tailgating area and RV lot restricted 2 days before game – click to enlarge.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and we look forward to seeing you at Miami’s home football games this year!

Go Redhawks!

Pearson Hall lot and Withrown Ln. parking restriction on Aug. 25

Miami’s Office of Student Activities welcomes first year students to campus on Fri., Aug 25 with their “Welcome Home with Late Night Miami” program which will conclude with a fireworks display to be viewed from the grassy plaza above the north parking garage at 10:45 p.m. To ensure the safety of the event, parking in part of the Pearson Hall parking lot (adjacent to the north parking garage) will be restricted all day Fri., Aug. 25.

Parking in the remainder of the Pearson Hall parking lot and on Withrow Ln. will be restricted after 5 p.m. on Fri., Aug 25. Access to and from the north parking garage will be maintained until the time of the fireworks display. Access to and from the parking garage will resume following the fireworks display.

Please see the map of the parking areas below for the restricted areas and times. Signs and barricades will be in place to indicate the restrictions. Vehicles parked in violation of the restrictions are subject to citations and may be towed at the owner’s expense.

Map of Pearson Hall lot and Withrow Ln. parking restrictions.

Pearson Hall lot and Withrow Ln. parking restrictions – click to enlarge.

Fall 2017 parking changes for employees and admission guests

Miami University’s parking and transportation services is making several changes in fall 2017 to better allocate the parking spaces near Shriver Center.

The changes follow an occupancy study of the parking spaces reserved for admission guest visits during spring 2017 and modifications to the MacMillan Hall and Shriver Center west parking lots to increase capacity.

Maple Street

Employee (RED permit) parking will be returned to 30 spaces on Maple from Hiestand Hall to Center Drive.
Short-term metered parking will be available on Maple from Hiestand to Spring Street but may be restricted to admission guest parking during anticipated peak admission visit times.

Signs will be posted on parking meter poles, and the meters will display restrictions when they are in effect. Metered parking on Maple will cost $2 per hour during peak hours (7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday) and $1 per hour at other times. Parking meters are enforced 7 a.m.-10 p.m. seven days a week.

MacMillan Hall and Shriver Center west parking lots

Pay and display parking kiosk.

The lots will be restricted to vehicles displaying admission guest parking permits 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
After 4 p.m. and all day on weekends the parking lots will have paid parking available to the public. Payments will be made at a kiosk located in each lot, and the receipt issued at the kiosk showing the expiration time must be displayed on the parked vehicle’s dashboard.

Paid parking will cost $1 per hour and be enforced anytime the lot is not restricted to admission guest parking, including overnight.

These changes and restrictions are expected to take effect on Friday, Aug. 18, when construction in these areas has been completed.

Additional parking

Additional employee (RED permit) parking will be added to lots at the Center for Performing Arts, Bachelor Hall and on the east side of Cook Field to replace the spaces allocated for admission parking in the MacMillan and Shriver Center lots. It will be available by the end of September.
The southwest corner of the Cook Field parking lot that was to have parking meters installed will remain employee (RED permit) parking 7 a.m.-6 p.m Monday-Friday and be available to anyone with a valid Miami University parking permit at all other times.

All parking restrictions, time limits and prices will be clearly displayed on signs in the affected areas.

If you have questions about parking on Miami University’s campus, contact parking customer services at (513) 529-2224 during business hours or email parking@miamioh.edu.

Most of Maple Street closed three weeks, July 31-Aug. 18

To complete several significant construction and paving jobs, Miami University will close Maple Street on the Oxford campus from Center Drive to E. Spring St. from July 31-Aug. 18.

E. Spring St. remains closed at Maple St. due to work installing a raised intersection.

Crews will install new tunnel tops on much of the sidewalk on Maple, repave the street and install new curbing.

While Maple St. is closed, there will be no access to the MacMillan nor Shriver west parking lots. Visitors to the admission welcome center will park in south Cook Field parking lots through Aug. 4, after which admission tours take a break for three weeks. Employees can not park in the south Cook Field lot July 31-Aug. 4.

The west Patterson Dr. sidewalks also will be closed from the art building north to Spring St. during this time. Sections of the street and sidewalk may open before Aug. 18.

Map of road and walkway closures 7/31-8/18. Click image to enlarge.

Miami University’s north parking garage (beneath the engineering building) will reopen Mon., July 31, after being closed throughout July for facility maintenance. To help facilitate the Maple Street work, both the north parking garage and south parking garage on Campus Ave. will be available for parking for no fee until Mon., Aug. 7, when Cook Field spaces are again available to employees.

Summer parking sign facelift underway

In an effort to simplify the parking system on campus and clarify the restrictions in place, parking services has undertaken a parking sign facelift project this summer. The signs, designed in a Lean Kaizen event over the 2016-17 winter term, were tested in selected locations on campus during spring semester and resulted in fewer parking violations and appeals in those locations.

The signs (shown below) indicate when a Miami University parking permit is required, and which permits are recognized in the parking lot at different times.

Examples of revised parking restriction signs.

The updated signs are NOT changes to the existing restrictions; changes to parking restrictions are indicated by orange flags on signs to draw motorists’ attention.

Flags indicating changed parking restrictions.

Parking services anticipates updating all parking restriction signs on campus before the beginning of the fall semester. If you have questions about the parking restrictions on Miami University’s campus, call parking customer services at (513) 529-2224 or email parking@miamioh.edu for additional information.