Parking Office FAQ

HMS Commuter Services and Parking Office
180B Longwood Avenue, Room 132
Boston, MA 02115-5899
Phone Number: 617-432-1111
Email: parking@hms.harvard.edu
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Except Harvard Holidays)

Individuals who are eligible to receive a parking permit include HLC-based, benefit-eligible faculty and staff with a Harvard University ID.

Parking permits are available to HMS and HSDM students who live in Vanderbilt Hall.

The HMS offers a 24/7 parking permit, an after-hours parking permit and a motorcycle parking permit to meet the commuting needs of faculty and staff. Parking permits are for commuting use only. HMS parking facilities are not to be used for vehicle overnight storage.

HLC faculty, staff and students may inquire about registering for a 24/7 parking permit by emailing HMS Commuter Services and Parking Office parking@hms.harvard.edu 

HLC faculty, staff and students may inquire about registering for a After Hour parking permit by emailing HMS Commuter Services and Parking Office parking@hms.harvard.edu 

Parkers have a number of payment options available to purchase a permit:

• Payroll Deduction.
• Student Term Bill.
• Online payments quarterly, semi-annually or annually.
• Quad based, benefit-eligible faculty and staff on the regular University payroll are eligible to deduct the parking fees from their paychecks. Employees paid on casual or stipend payrolls must pay for parking permits via the online payment system. Annual parking fees are divided evenly and deducted during pay periods from July through June. Depending on payroll procedure, the deduction schedule may change.
• Pretax payroll deduction: recent changes to federal tax laws have made it possible for faculty and staff to pay for personal monthly parking on a pretax basis. As regulated by the IRS, the pretax benefit is intended for those who use their cars to commute to work. Faculty and staff who do not live in University-owned facilities (or have 24-hour tenant parking) and are eligible for payroll deduction are eligible for the pretax benefit. 

Parking registrations are renewed during the month June of each year (unless specified otherwise by the HMS Commuter Services and Parking Office). All registered parkers will receive an email from the HMS Commuter Services and Parking Office notifying them how to renew their parking permit.

Each June, parkers will receive an email from the HMS Commuter Services and Parking Office with instructions on how to renew parking online. 

For information regarding parking at the Harvard University Cambridge and Allston campuses please call 617-496-3827 or visit the Harvard University Transportation and Parking website.

Parking reservations can be made by using the online parking reservation system or by calling the HMS Commuter Services and Parking Office at 617-432-1111. Visiting teaching-faculty who need parking should contact their course department representative when scheduled to teach a course.

When making an online parking reservation, the following information is needed:

• Parker’s first and last name
• Vehicle make, model, color and license plate number
• Name, e-mail address and phone number of the person requesting the space
• 33 digit Harvard billing code

Yes. To avoid delay entering the garage, the visitor should have the department representative make a parking reservation prior to the visitor’s arrival.

Annual parking rates or email parking@hms.harvard.edu for rate information.  

Based on availability, HLC parking is available to HLC based students with priority going to those living Vanderbilt Hall. Students are charged the same annual fee that faculty and staff pay for parking. You may email the HMS Commuter Services and Parking Office at parking@hms.harvard.edu to inquire about availability.

You can be add your name to parking wait lists by emailing parking@hms.harvard.edu. Include your name, work address, work phone number, school, and make and model of vehicle. Waitlists are used when an individual is looking to obtain a parking space or when a current parker is looking to change their parking location.

The wait time for parking is unpredictable. Please email parking@hms.harvard.edu periodically to check the status.

After-hours parking is available Monday through Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., all day on the weekends and during any Harvard holiday. After-hours parking is offered at the Quad Garage located at 200 Longwood Avenue or the VSC Garage located at 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur.

Please email parking@hms.harvard.edu to request an electronic parking application.  

Please email parking@hms.harvard.edu for the current parking rates.

Harvard Longwood Campus based faculty, staff and building tenants.

For information, click the appropriate link: MBTA bus routes, MBTA transit service, by car or by shuttle.

The VSC garage entrance is located at 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur Boston, MA 02115. (The entrance ramp to the garage is located at the far end of the VSC building).

The entrance is located at 200 Longwood Ave. Boston, MA 02115. (The entrance is located between the Harvard School for Dental Medicine and the Warren Alpert Building; proceed down the ramp and turn right before the Warren Alpert Building loading dock.)

The clearance for the Quad Garage is 6'8" and the VSC Garage is 6'8".

Apply online on the Harvard CommuterChoice website or call 800-462-2235.

The limit is one pass per full-time Harvard employee.

No. Discounted T Passes are only available to full-time Harvard employees that are directly paid by the University. Please call your human resources department to see if you are eligible.

Questions regarding T-passes can be directed to: HU CommuterChoice Office at 617-384-7433 or commuterchoice@harvard.edu.

Please click here for bus information to the Harvard Longwood Campus.

Please click here for an MBTA transit service to Harvard Longwood Campus.