Parking Locations and Policies
Students, professional staff, faculty, and visitors who wish to park on the Portland or Biddeford campuses must display a parking permit. Students with vehicles should register them with the . Enter 鈥淯NE鈥 in the Permit Store search bar for a variety of parking choices. Temporary parking permits are furnished to guests of the University and part-time employees.
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Snow Events
The following maps are utilized during Biddeford campus snow events. The director of Facilities will send a community email at least 24 hours prior to the implementation of any of these maps. The snow plan may be in effect for multiple days depending on the timing of the storm. The lot closure times are 9 p.m. for all red lots and 11 p.m. for the yellow Forum lot (#29). The school closed map (PDF) is essentially the same map, but the red lot closure times go into effect immediately upon school closing. The only parking lots open during a school closure are residential lots and half of the Campus Center lot (#13) closest to the athletic fields. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Office of Safety and Security at 602-2298.
Snow Event Maps
Parking Policies
Parking Permits
All students, faculty, and professional staff parking on university property must display a valid, current university parking permit decal that is appropriate for the lot and space in which they must be parked.
No motor vehicle (as defined by Maine State Law) may be parked on campus without a current year parking decal or temporary parking pass. Permits expire on the last day of August each year, and new, current permits must be displayed by September 1. All permit decals issued must be displayed clearly on the window of the issued vehicle, except virtual permits where no permit decal is issued.
Portland Faculty/Staff (Free)- Valid for:
- Portland on-campus parking lots (#2, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9),
- Portland satellite parking lots (#1 and #10)
- Bishop Street Lot (#11).
- All parking lots in Biddeford.
Portland Commuter ($120)- Valid for:
- Portland on-campus parking lots (#2, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9)
- Portland satellite parking lots (#1 and #10)
- Bishop Street Lot (#11).
- Commuter and Resident Lots on the Biddeford Campus.
Portland Satellite ($25) 鈥 Valid for:
- Portland satellite parking lots (#1 and #10).
- Bishop Street Lot (#11).
- *Portland on-campus parking lots (#2, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9) after 5 p.m.鈥7 a.m. weekdays and all day on weekends.
- **Lot #29-Forum on the Biddeford Campus.
Portland Bishop St (Free) 鈥 Valid for:
- Bishop Street Lot (#11)
- *Portland on-campus parking lots (#2, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9) after 5 p.m.鈥7 a.m. weekdays and all day on weekends.
- **Lot #29-Forum on the Biddeford Campus.
Overnight parking on the Portland campus is not permitted without prior authorization from the Office of Safety and Security. Sleeping or camping in a vehicle on campus is not permitted.
Biddeford Faculty/Staff (Free) 鈥 Valid for:
- All Biddeford and Portland parking lots
- Biddeford Resident ($410) 鈥 Valid for:
- Resident parking lots (#9, #14, #16, #18, #21, #22, #23, #25, #28, and #29)
- *Lot #11 Bishop St.
- *Portland on-campus parking lots (#2, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9) after 5 p.m.鈥7 a.m. weekdays and all day on weekends.
Biddeford Commuter ($120) 鈥 Valid for:
- All Commuter lots in Biddeford (#7, #8, #11, #13)
- Resident lots (#9, #14, #16, #18, #21, #22, #23, #25, #28, and #29).
- Lot #11 Bishop Street lot.
- Commuter lots on the Portland Campus (#2, #5, #6, #7, #8, and #9).
Sleeping or camping in a vehicle on the Biddeford campus is not permitted.
Reserved parking permits are issued by approval of the Office of the President and are permitted to utilize designated reserved parking spots as well as all parking lots in Biddeford and Portland, except for specially designated parking spaces (EV, patient, etc.), which may require a separate permit or designation.
Motorcycle permits are available as a virtual supplemental permit for the months of May 1鈥揙ctober 31 by contacting the Office of Safety and Security. Due to being a virtual permit, no window decal will be mailed. The permit will be issued per motorcycle/scooter free of cost as a supplemental to a Faculty/Staff, Commuter or Residential permit. Residential motorcycle permits are only permitted to park in residential parking lots. Motorcycles must be in a designated parking space. If a motorcycle is found in a non-parking space, it will be subject to ticketing. Faculty/Staff and Students on the Portland campus who wish to drive a motorcycle to campus, must park in the location in which their vehicle permit is issued. Those that have received a free Bishop Street permit for their vehicle, must park the motorcycle in the Bishop Lot, Monday鈥揊riday from 7 a.m. 鈥5 p.m.
For the 2025鈥2026 academic year, an Electric Vehicle (EV) add-on decal is a supplemental decal for anyone with an EV plug-in vehicle that will be utilizing an EV designated space on the Biddeford or Portland campuses. The owner of an electric vehicle must obtain a Faculty/Staff, Commuter or Resident permit based on their eligibility, along with the EV add-on decal to use the designated EV parking on campus. Use of charging stations must be in the lot(s) in which the vehicles permit is issued, unless otherwise stated in this policy. Parking in unapproved lots may result in ticketing. Any vehicle parked in an EV spot without the EV add-on decal or parking long term in an EV space will be subject to ticketing and/or towing at the owner鈥檚 expense.
- Biddeford EV add-on decal: $40
- Portland EV add-on decal: $100
The cost of the EV add-on decals were determined based on a comprehensive analysis by the UNE Transportation Committee and recommendations from the Office of Sustainability.
A virtual summer permit for summer 2026 will be implemented for any faculty/staff, or student living or working on campus that does not have a parking permit from the 2025鈥2026 academic year. Due to being a virtual permit, no window decal will be mailed. This free permit is to assist the Office of Safety and Security with identifying any vehicles parked on campus for legitimate purposes and to be able to contact the owner in the event of an emergency or other situation that may require the vehicle moved. This virtual permit is valid for the Biddeford and Portland campuses and expires on August 31, 2026, when the 2026鈥2027 permits become valid. Virtual summer permits allow the operator to park in any residential or commuter lot in Biddeford and Portland.
Any vehicle with a valid handicap license plate or temporary placard from any state is permitted to park on the Biddeford or Portland campus in any designated handicap space or other valid parking space that provides accessibility to their destination if a handicap space is unavailable. The vehicle with the handicap plate or temporary placard must be operated by the person the handicap designation is issued, or be actively transporting the person that the handicap designation is issued. Anyone unlawfully using a handicap placard or using an expired or altered temporary placard is subject to a fine in the amou