Faculty/Staff Parking

Requirements

Parking Spaces

Enforcement of parking rules and regulations is critical to both vehicular and pedestrian safety and to insure that the beauty of the college grounds is preserved. Campus Safety and Facilities Management requests that all members of the community comply with the spirit and the letter of the regulations at all times. All parking is color-coded and applies to vehicles with current Smith College parking decals or passes. White lines apply to faculty and staff vehicles. Green lines apply to student vehicles. Orange lines apply to service vehicles and blue lines for visitors. All vehicles must display appropriate current decals or passes.

Parking Registration

Staff and faculty eligible for a Smith College parking permit decal may register a vehicle and request a decal online. Online orders will be process in a timely manner and will be routed to the requestor's campus office address. Please email the parking office (parkingdecals@smith.edu) if you would like to pick up the decal.

Request a Decal Using an Online Registration Form.

Restrictions

Prohibited Parking

Parking is not permitted on interior campus roads including College Lane and Lower College Lane or in driveways, except as posted. Parking is also prohibited in the Quad from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.

Campus Speed Limit

All traffic is restricted to 15 mph, with the exception of ambulance, fire and police vehicles.

Violations and Penalties

The college will issue tickets and assess fines for violations of the parking regulations. Vehicles parked in tow-away zones or in unmarked areas that impede access by service vehicles will be towed. Payments for citations may be made online.

Appeals

Parking appeals must be filed within seven days from the issuance of the ticket using the link below. Parking appeals cannot be accepted via email, voicemail, or in writing. Any appeal received after seven days of the issuance of the citation will be denied. Appeal your parking citation online.

As the portal doesn’t support attachments, you may email any supporting photos directly to parkingdecals@smith.edu immediately after submitting your appeal in the portal. Make sure to include your citation number and license plate in the subject line of your email so your documentation can be easily linked to your case.

Opt-Out Parking

Smith’s Opt-Out Program pays eligible employees to travel to and from work without driving a single-occupant vehicle (SOV), an initiative to help ease the parking demand on campus. The Opt-Out Program is a voluntary program to encourage faculty and staff to find alternate ways to commute, such as car-pooling, ridesharing, bicycling, walking and public transit.  As of October 2022, the Opt-out program has been amended; employees that are signed up/approved to work hybrid/remote are not eligible to participate in the Opt-out program.

Terms of the Program

Under the terms of the program, employees receive an Opt-Out payment for choosing to leave their car at home. The college offers a two-tiered payment system. If you live within a 1-mile radius of the campus you will receive $150, if you live over a 1-mile radius you will receive $400. Radius is measured from the center of campus using 7 Neilson Dr. Participants will also be provided with 12 free one day scratch off passes (6 for fall semester, 6 for spring semester) that will allow them to park on campus when a car is needed. Please note the stipends, for all participants, will be processed after the submission deadlines (July 31st and January 31st)

How to Participate

Register your vehicle with Campus Safety Parking by emailing or dropping off the form. The opt out packet (decal and up to 12 free one day parking passes) will be sent to your campus address. If you wish to pick up your packet, please let us know and we will email you when it's ready for pick up. The decal must be affixed to your car window (driver side passenger window). Use the link below and email the registration form to parkingdecals@smith.edu.

The form must be submitted no later than July 31st to join the program for the full year. The form must be submitted no later than July 31st to join the program for the full year. If you miss the deadline, there is a second half signup period which begins December 15 and applications must be submitted no later January 31st. You will receive 6 one day scratch off passes to use for the half year participation.