Cornell Transportation is pleased to announce that TCAT upgraded their fare meters on buses. While change is positive, it may cause some issues.

For complimentary rides (after 6pm M-F & Weekends), present your CUID to the driver and though denials may occur it will be overridden. If you have Recently Purchased an OmniRide bus pass, there may be a 24-hour delay before activation.

We’re working to reduce this delay and appreciate your patience during this implementation. 

Sorry for the inconvenience,

Cornell Transportation Department

As of July 1, 2024 through Fall of 2024, ParkMobile is Suspended in the Robert Purcell Community Center, zone 4119. The lot designations will change in support of the Child Care renovations and changing needs of business operations. 
Please visit Short-term and Visitor Parking Options for alternative ParkMobile parking locations.

Your License Plate is Your Permit!

Transportation Services is implementing a campus-wide virtual permit system using the vehicle license plate as the parking credential. Unless notified, there is no hangtag to display, your license plate is used to verify your parking privileges.

Permnit sales began on Monday August 5th.  Please ensure that your vehicle is registerd, and applicable permit is purchased on the MyParking.Cornell.edu website.

Moving to virtual permitting has the side benefit of furthering university fiscal responsibility and sustainability goals by reducing the amount of plastic and paper used to create hangtags, reducing staff labor costs, and eliminating the need to mail the permits.

Please note the instructions below pertain only to individual employee and student permits; university-owned vehicle permits and permits paid via department accounts cannot use the portal to make a permit request.

Getting Started (eligible employees and students)

Register or Update Your Vehicle All Cornell University community members must register their vehicle(s) with Transportation Services for parking on campus.

Link your registered vehicle(s) to your current parking permit, or use the Get Permits button to obtain a new permit (options will vary based on eligibility rules). All permits, both virtual and physical hangtags, must be linked to at least one vehicle.

Students living on campus are eligible for the virtual permit in their residence location. All other students are eligible for the commuter virtual permit.

Eligible employees with a Cornell NetID can order an A (North Campus A Lot) or E (E areas; work location requirements must be met) permit using the parking portal at myparking.cornell.edu. You'll be required to register and link at least one of your vehicles to the virtual permit.

To register your vehicle and obtain a permit, log into your account and follow the instructions. Once a virtual permit is issued, a confirmation receipt will be emailed notifying you that the permit is now active. Vehicle information can be updated at myparking.cornell.edu at any time.

Can't access the portal or the permit you want? Please use the Permit Request Form.

Requirements

A vehicle must be registered with the University and be linked to your parking permit before parking on campus.

Vehicle information must be kept current. Visit myparking.cornell.edu to review and update your information.

A vehicle can only be listed on one permit. 

Commuter permits can have up to two vehicles listed on the permit.

Residential permit can only have one vehicle listed on the permit.

Only one vehicle per permit may park in the associated permit area. While you are able to link multiple vehicles to a permit, only one may be parked in the permit area during any calendar day, unless each car has its own permit for the lot.

You are not permitted to register another community member's car, or a loaner or rental vehicle. Please contact us if you need to park with a vehicle you cannot add to your permit.

Vehicles must be parked so that a license plate is viewable from the driving lane. For vehicles registered in states that do not issue front plates (i.e. Pennsylvania), this typically means the vehicle will need to be parked “nose-in”.

License plates must be readable. Devices that cover or obstruct a license plate are illegal in New York State (NY V&T § 402 (b)). The presence of such devices may result in the issuance of a citation.  

Vehicles registered in New York: the New York Department of Motor Vehicles has acknowledged that some older license plates are susceptible to “delamination (peeling) of their printed coating”.  Replacements for license plates experiencing this issue may be obtained free of charge. More information is located at dmv.ny.gov.

E permit worksites: Hurlburt House, Africana Center, Print Services, Schuyler/Sage House, Solidago Complex.

North Campus A Lot: Permit limited to commuting employees (not an employee resident of campus housing

Effective October 10, 2024, C2C passengers parking in the B Lot will be exempt from parking fees. To claim this benefit, kindly submit an email to c2cbus@cornell.edu, providing your License Plate Number and a detailed description of your vehicle. Additionally, please include the dates for which you intend to park. We kindly request that you park your vehicles as close to the Bus Shelter as possible.

We appreciate your continued patronage of Campus-to-Campus services.

Terms and conditions.

Mask Policy 

It is well-established that wearing a mask indoors reduces the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19. Individuals concerned about the risk of infection are encouraged to continue wearing masks, and we ask that all members of our community support and respect one another’s mask-wearing choices.

Cornell Transportation will be doing another Bike to Campus event throughout campus in October with a tentative date of Friday Oct. 18th. I am seeking volunteers to help with tabling, spreading the word, and/or some basic wrenching. I will be working with COE and BWT to get some tools and repair stands for one or two locations.

If you recall, I held an event in May for Bike Month, the first biking event Cornell had held in several years, and I hope to continue growing engagement with Biketober! If you have not already, please join Love to Ride, a wonderful cycling platform to engage with other cyclists in our area, and to log your rides! For Biketober, they will be doing national giveaways, and all you need to do to enter is sign up and ride! I will be trying to get some local donations for prize drawings for our October event as well.

Join me in the biking challenge on Love to Ride! You can register here:https://www.lovetoride.net/ithaca?ic=eefd4fcf&locale=en-US