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Welcome to Iowa State University. The main campus of the University is located on 1900 acres in Ames, Iowa, and is home to over 25,000 students and 6,000 employees. During the school year, thousands of vehicles and bicycles visit the campus everyday, and tens of thousands of pedestrians traverse its sidewalks and crosswalks. The Department of Public Safety’s Parking Division, along with other University offices, is charged with managing traffic flow and parking on campus.
Iowa State University is primarily a pedestrian campus. Student and staff safety is our primary concern. To that end, pedestrian, bicycle and bus traffic is actively encouraged. That also means that motor vehicle traffic and parking in the central campus area is limited. To assist in the management of the resources for parking and traffic, the Board of Regents and University officials have enacted rules and regulations.
The Parking Division Manual is a compilation of the rules and regulations that govern traffic and parking on the campus of Iowa State University. By reviewing the rules, you will come to understand your obligations and privileges as a driver while on campus. It will also explain the operation of DPS Parking Division.
The rules assist DPS Parking Division in reaching its goals. Those goals include:
- establishing a fair and equitable distribution of parking spaces to all patrons of Iowa State University;
- providing access to campus facilities and activities;
- establishing standardized procedures for enforcement and appeal; and
- providing an equitable system within which to generate revenue for parking purposes.
If you have any questions regarding correct parking procedures, please stop at the DPS Parking Division Office, Room 27, Armory, call us at 294-3388, or email parking@iastate.edu. The Iowa State University DPS Parking Division staff is available to assist you with your parking needs.
The DPS Parking Division Office Iowa State University
These regulations have been adopted under the authority granted to the Board of Regents by 262.69, Code of Iowa (2006), and Iowa State University by Iowa Administrative Code 681-4.25 to 4.32 (262).
