Parking & Transportation Options
Getting To and Around Campus
No matter how you get to campus—on a skateboard or scooter, via bike, by bus, or in a car—CU Boulder’s Environmental Center, Transportation Services and Parking Services teams are working to make commuting to campus safe, efficient and eco-friendly.
- Register your bike–it’s free and you can do it online or at a campus bike station
- Use a U-lock and install front/rear lights
- Wear a helmet when riding
- No bike? Get a free Boulder BCycle membership (electric bike share)
- Sign up for the Bike Newsletter
- Use your Buff OneCard as a transit pass for all RTD buses and trains, including the AB routes to the airport
- Plan your trips with RTD Trip Planner or the Transit App
- Buff Buses on campus are free to everyone, no pass is needed to ride
- Buy summer and other parking permits on the Parking Services website for cars, motorcycles, mopeds and scooters
- Sale dates are posted on the Parking Services website
- Hourly parking is available at short term locations on campus by using the ParkMobile app
- The parking availability tool can help you find available pay by the hour parking spaces in popular visitor lots
- Night and weekend parking options are also available
- Check the campus Parking map for locations
Contact Parking Services
parking@colorado.edu
303-735-PARK (7275)
1050 Regent Dr., 502 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
NightRide is a free student-run ride service that provides free rides on campus or within Boulder city limits at night. Hours may vary depending on the night and time of year. Service is provided during the fall and spring semesters when classes are in session.
Visit the NightRide webpage for hours, schedules and details on downloading the CU Night Ride app for booking a ride.
CU's Environmental Center subsidizes student access to Colorado CarShare and Zipcar
- Vehicles are booked via app and returned to the same location
- You can pay by time and distance
Rules and regulations regarding where non-motorized and motorized devices are allowed to be ridden vary.
- Motorized devices are not allowed in residence halls and may not be taken into or stored in any campus building or residence hall
- Wear a helmet and yield to pedestrians
- All are allowed on multi-use paths and most sidewalks on campus (no-ride zones are signed)
- The speed limit on multi-use paths is 15mph, and 8mph in crosswalks
- Skateboards are allowed on city streets only if there is a bike lane
- E-scooters are only allowed on sidewalks if there is no adjacent street with a bike lane
- For more details on these and other devices, see the city’s handy chart
Lime E-scooters:
- Park in designated "lime groves"
- Access is limited to certain corridors and streets
- Speed is 15mph maximum and is reduced to 10mph in slow zones
- Hours of operation are 6 a.m.-11 p.m.
Download the Lime app for details or visit CU's Scooters and Skateboards page
- Allowed on city streets but are not allowed on campus sidewalks or paths
- Must purchase a special motorcycle parking permit and park only in designated motorcycle spaces
- Wear a helmet for safety