Parking and Transit for Fall 2026

Hartford Ave. closure on Saturday, September 12.
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.
If you don't need to park on campus each day but want to guarantee parking, consider a daily parking reservation.

Hartford Ave. Closed Saturday, 9/12

Project Dates and Impact on Campus

On Saturday, Sept. 12, Hartford Avenue will be closed from Oakland to Downer avenues, and parking lots located off Hartford Avenue will not be accessible. Prep work will take place on Friday, Sept. 11, but the street and parking lots will remain open.

The work by the City of Milwaukee will support the permanent conversion of Hartford Avenue to eastbound-only traffic through UWM’s campus.

All dates are subject to change based on weather conditions.

Friday, Sept. 11: The city will be milling (surface grinding) the affected portion of Hartford Avenue, but parking lots off Hartford Avenue will still be accessible.

Saturday, Sept. 12: The city will be repaving Hartford Avenue, which will be closed from Oakland to Downer avenues. The following parking lots will not be accessible on Sept. 12:  

  • Lot 1 Library/Garland
  • Lot 7 SARUP/Engelmann
  • Lot 8 Chapman Enderis
  • Lot 12 Merrill Circle
  • Lot 20 Cunningham

Alternative parking for permit holders  

Permit holders for any of the above lots who need parking on Saturday can park in any other outdoor lot on main campus. Per 2.a.v. of our regulations, main campus permit holders can park at any outdoor lot between 4 p.m. and 2 a.m. on weekdays and from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. on weekends. Lot 30 U-PARK Park & Ride permit holders are not eligible.

Access Map of Project Impacts

Hartford Avenue traffic will be one-way

Once the project is complete, Hartford Avenue will carry eastbound-only traffic from just east of the NWQ Garage drive to Downer Avenue.

The section of Hartford Avenue between the NWQ Garage drive and Oakland Avenue will remain two-way.

Drivers exiting Lot 20 Cunningham will continue to be able to turn either left or right. Once the Hartford Avenue drive aisle to NWQ Garage reopens, drivers exiting NWQ Garage onto Hartford Avenue will also be able to turn either left or right.

Project benefits

The project is designed to enhance safety for all users of the roadway and improve connectivity within Milwaukee’s protected bikeway and trail network. A two-way protected bicycle lane also will be installed along the one-way stretch of roadway.

Construction Overview (PDF)