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Parking Options for Cornell Retirees

Retiree Transportation Options

Getting Started

  • Cornell retirees can use their Cornell ID to access free, unlimited-use TCAT privileges.
  • Free daily North Campus A Lot permit can be obtained from the Transportation Services office at 116 Maple Avenue.
  • Free and paid accessible parking permit options. A state-issued ADA placard is required to obtain a Cornell accessible permit. Retirees with accessible parking needs can opt for the following:
    • a free PO Cornell hangtag, valid in accessible and permit-restricted spaces in areas signed A, E, ME, R, O, and WE; or
    • a for-fee AP Cornell hangtag, valid in any accessible parking space as well as most permit-restricted parking spaces on campus.
  • Daily Decision parking areas are deeply discounted; prices range from under $1 to $4.50/day plus the ParkMobile fee. The perimeter parking areas are near TCAT bus stops. Daily Decision parking gives commuters access to low-cost, short-term options for occasional parking needs. For use through the ParkMobile app, this option gives greater flexibility than a traditional annual or semester permit and the convenience of contactless self-service.
  • Retirees with 25+ years of service who retire by June 30, 2023, may request an on-demand, daily, 4-hour Flex permit by stopping on the day the permit is needed at Transportation Services at 116 Maple Avenue. Up to ten free 4-hour Flex permits per calendar year may be requested.

 

Short-term Parking Options

Free daily North Campus A Lot permit from the Transportation Services office at 116 Maple Avenue (retirees only). 

Many other short-term parking options are available for a fee, including the new low-fee Daily Decision parking lots, which are first-come, first-served.

Transit Privileges

Cornell University retirees are eligible to use their Cornell ID cards to ride all TCAT buses, any time they run, anywhere they go; Cornell pays the fare.

Emeriti Privileges

Tenured faculty emeriti who do not maintain an office on campus and Research Teaching and Extension (RTE) faculty emeriti and non-emeriti retired faculty, regardless of office status, are eligible for all the aforementioned transportation options.

Tenured faculty emeriti who maintain an office on campus may request a free parking permit, subject to availability, different from North Campus A Lot.

Please consult the Faculty Handbook for information about university titles and status.

Night/Weekend Parking

While most parking areas are available evenings after 5 pm and weekends to all, certain central campus parking lots—and all residence hall lots—are restricted to payment and/or proper permit holders. Confirm the times permits are needed before parking in any lot.

Transportation options and parking privileges are subject to change for all university populations.  

 

 

Requirements

  • Permit ownership is not transferable; it is intended for use only by the person it was issued.
  • Eligibility for certain privileges will be determined by the employee’s status in Workday, the University’s human resource system. Please allow time for status updates.
  • Retirees may be required to show their Cornell ID card to receive free parking options.