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.

September Commute Challenge for $25

Try the Skip the Drive Challenge and Perhaps Win $25

Fall is here, and with school, work, and busy schedules back in full swing, it’s a great time to rethink how you get around. CommuteWISE is encouraging everyone to try a different way to get where you need to go. Walk, bike, take the bus, carpool, or work from home to help reduce congestion, improve air quality, and save money. The September Challenge runs September 1–30, 2026, and every trip counts!

How it works

Sign up at UWM’s private CommuteWISE network, log your trips, and explore different ways to get where you need to go. You can mix and match modes depending on your day—bike when the weather is nice, carpool when it works for your schedule, or take the bus to sit back and relax.

Why participate?

  • Back to School. With fall routines getting underway, take advantage of the change and switch up your drive-alone trips to a sustainable mode.
  • Weekly prize drawings will award $25 to two lucky people each week who log at least 2 round trips.
  • Mix and match modes depending on your trip—bike when the weather is nice, carpool when it works for your schedule, or take the bus to sit back and relax.
  • Construction continues! I-94 East-West project in Milwaukee (between 70th and 16th Streets) and other projects around the region can cause traffic impacts. Skip the drive and reduce your stress from sitting in traffic.
  • WIN tickets to six performances at the Milwaukee Rep in the grand prize drawings when you log at least 10 trips during the challenge.

About CommuteWISE and the Skip the Drive Challenge

CommuteWISE is a free transportation planning and carpool-planning platform offered by Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC). SEWRPC is running the September Challenge, which is not affiliated with UWM. UWM offers faculty/staff and students the opportunity to join CommuteWISE to organize their commuting needs.