Parking and Transit for Fall 2026

If you don't need to park on campus each day but want to guarantee parking, consider a daily parking reservation
Student parking permits for UWM’s main campus are currently sold out. Cambridge, Kenilworth, and RiverView garages are also sold out.
Most commuter students can register for a free parking permit at U-PARK located at Capitol & Humboldt.  U-PARK has shuttles running every 10 minutes during the day to main campus.
Students can also register for a free student bus pass, or U-PASS, that can be used on any Milwaukee County Transit System bus, including several park and lot rides throughout Milwaukee county.

NWQ Detour from Newport Ave.

As the NWQ Stormwater Management Project continues, the Hartford Ave. drive aisle to NWQ Garage remains closed. The garage remains accessible via Newport Ave.

Given traffic flow and congestion concerns, NWQ Garage will only allow permit holders into the garage until 1:30 PM from Monday to Thursdays. This change helps prevent traffic backups and issues of visitors exiting the garage area when parking is unavailable.

Permit holders should access NWQ Garage from Newport Ave. and use any entrance. A map showing the detour and designated entrances is available here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1uKt7IQwrbHfN0qYpuDu4jgGgSPJhkn0&ll=43.078549406327824%2C-87.8843353&z=19

Daily/hourly parkers can use Pavilion Garage or Union Garage. UPARK Park & Ride on Capitol & Humboldt is also available; UPARK is free to most students and has shuttles running every 10 minutes during peak times.

While the construction project is not directly related to parking operations, it requires significant portions of the parking lot for construction staging and work on underground infrastructure. Transportation Services continues to work closely with project stakeholders to minimize impacts.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we work to manage traffic and maintain efficient access to the garage during construction.