NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS
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Commuter Permit Sales
Sales begin at the end July. The exact start date will be posted shortly.
Returning Residence Hall Students
Your parking permit election forms are in process. You should expect to see them arrive at your home address the first week in June.
Freshman/Transfer Residence Hall Students
Your parking permit election forms will be mailed to your home address in July.
News Flash: Attention Campus Residents
Announcing improved transit service to Cardinal Court!
The Office of Parking and Transportation and Connect Transit worked together to provide increased frequencies to the Cardinal Court apartment complex. The Redbird Express Blue Route will now include Cardinal Court. Signs will be posted at the complex outlining the various transit lines that service the complex. Follow the links below for an abbreviated schedule of stop times to Cardinal Court, as well as Tri-Towers and Shelbourne Apartments. Reminder: Connect Transit makes every effort to keep the routes running on time, but outside factors can influence this process. Please plan to arrive at your bus stop 5 minutes before the scheduled pick up time.
Cardinal Court Transit Service
Tri-Towers Transit Service
Shelbourne Apartments Transit Service
Redbird Express Full Route Schedule
NiteRide Full Route Schedule
New Campus Smoking Policy
As of Monday, January 14, 2013, smoking is prohibited in outdoor high traffic areas such as the Quad and the In Exchange garden. The changes to the policy, proposed by the Student Government Association and approved by the Academic Senate, are based on the results of a student survey. More information on the policy and a link to a map of no-smoking zones on campus can be found at http://policy.illinoisstate.edu/health-safety/5-1-7.shtml.
Illinois State University Zimride!
What is Zimride?
Zimride is a simple way to find friends, classmates and coworkers going the same way you are. Combining social networks and route-matching, Zimride makes it easy to share the seats in your car or catch a ride. Zimride is the leading provider of online social rideshare and carpool matching systems in North America.
Is it secure?
Yes, Illinois State Zimride is a private system that requires an Illinois State University email address to access. To help provide information about your potential rideshare partners before sharing the ride, Illinois State Zimride allows users to create social profiles and optionally link your account with Facebook to display mutual friends.
How do I get started?
Just register for an Illinois State Zimride account at zimride.illinoisstate.edu and log in with your ilstu.edu or illinoisstate.edu email. You can also click to Login with Facebook if you are a part of the Illinois State Network on Facebook.
Construction Updates
For the most up to date information on Uptown Normal construction, please visit the Town of Normal's Web site.
Latest Updates
Campus Parking Maps
Having trouble figuring out where to park with your permit? View the Office of Parking and Transportation color coded campus parking lot map.
You may also find the maps listed below helpful as you navigate campus parking spaces.
Accessible Spaces (State issued disability placard required.)
Business Permit Space Locations (Two hour limit applies.)
Loading Zone Space Locations (One half hour time limit applies.)
Service Vehicle Space Locations (Reserved for University vehicles only.)
Cardinal Court
For information about parking for the complex please select "permits" in the navigation bar at the top of this page and once on that page select "descriptions" on the left. Scroll down to Cardinal Court.
See a list of frequently asked questions about parking at the complex.