{"id":217212,"date":"2025-08-29T14:53:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T18:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/?p=217212"},"modified":"2025-08-29T14:53:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T18:53:36","slug":"campus-traffic-hacks-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/2025\/08\/29\/campus-traffic-hacks-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Traffic Hacks: What To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first few weeks of school = packed lots and busy roads. Here\u2019s how to make your commute smoother.<\/p>\n<h2>Did You Get Your Parking Permit?<\/h2>\n<p>You must have a parking permit to park anywhere on campus! Buy your permit online, register your car and check out the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2024\/03\/Campus-Base-Map_2023_Edit-Parking_2_28_24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Montclair Campus Parking Map<\/a> and the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2024\/08\/Bloomfield-Campus-Parking-Map_7_30_24_24x36.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomfield Campus Parking Map <\/a>as well as regulations before you roll in.<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclairstate.t2hosted.com\/cmn\/account.aspx\">Get Your Permit<\/a><\/span>\n<h2>Park Smarter!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PayByPhone:<\/strong> Not commuting every day? Use the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paybyphone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PayByPhone app<\/a> to pay hourly in commuter lots or CarParc Diem. Easy, fast, no stress.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lot 60 and 62 is King on the Montclair campus:<\/strong> Lot 60 may be far, but it fills slower and you should be able to find a spot! Park there and hop on the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/2024\/08\/01\/shuttle-bus-information\/\" target=\"_blank\">free campus shuttle<\/a> to take you right up to main campus. Use the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.tripshot.com\/g\/tms\/Public.html#RoutesPlace:%7B%22regionId%22:%22CA558DDC-D7F2-4B48-9CAC-DEEA1134F820%22,%20%22date%22:%7B%22year%22:2024,%20%22month%22:8,%20%22day%22:29%7D,%20%22noNav%22:false%7D\" target=\"_blank\">TripShot app<\/a> to track routes in real time!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expect Delays:<\/strong> Give yourself extra time, especially the first month while everyone is getting back into the swing of things. Get here early and take advantage of any of the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/commuter-students\/commuter-resources\/commuter-pit-stops\/\" target=\"_blank\">Commuter Pit Stops<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li><strong>OpenSpace Parking Mobile App:<\/strong> Download today and see available spots to park on campus before you arrive! Download the app from the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/in\/app\/openspace-parking\/id6739586750&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1756227991373696&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ERWmeseK5hJ6MOgeESaR_\" target=\"_blank\">Apple App Store<\/a> or the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id%3Dcom.logixoncloud.plopenspace&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1756227991373642&amp;usg=AOvVaw0yVENAnZRPbkl_St_9q_sT\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Drive Safely on Campus!<\/h2>\n<p>Be sure to follow all speed limits on campus and be mindful of pedestrians &#8211; they have the right away. When dropping off a passenger, pull into an adjacent parking lot or designated drop off areas along College Avenue that have curbing designed to pull in off the roadway, don&#8217;t clog the roads! And finally, for safety reasons, please remember that personal electric vehicles cannot be stored in University buildings. <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/2024\/08\/28\/on-campus-transit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Mobile Camera Towers in Use for Traffic Study<\/h2>\n<p>In an effort to help identify traffic patterns and aid in the access and exits to and from campus, the University is deploying two mobile camera towers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The two cameras will be located at the intersection of College Avenue and Carlisle Road and in Lot 8.<\/li>\n<li>The limited traffic and transportation study will run through September with a focus on vehicular and pedestrian circulation patterns in these high-traffic areas.<\/li>\n<li>Questions can be directed to the University Facilities service desk at 973-655-5444 or University Police at 973-655-5222.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mass Transit!<\/h2>\n<p>Montclair is situated between two train stations and is served by multiple bus lines, making public transit an easy and environmentally-friendly choice.<\/p>\n<p>All full-time undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to receive a rail, bus or light rail monthly pass at 25% off of the regular monthly pass price, when you enroll online through <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/commuter-students\/commuter-resources\/transportation\/#:~:text=To%20contact%20Quik%2DTik%2C%20call%20866%2DQUIK%2DTIX.\" target=\"_blank\">NJ TRANSIT\u2019s Quik-Tik program.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Packed lots and busy roads are here\u2014grab your permit, plan extra time, and utilize your tools!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":217213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,12,38,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-217212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-facilities","category-featured-news","category-parking-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217212"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217214,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217212\/revisions\/217214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}