Parking and Transportation

Facilities Services:

Parking and Transportation

Below is a summary of the Olin College Parking Regulations. 

All regulations are subject to change and may be amended in the future. Any such changes shall be effective as of the date they are posted on the Olin College website.

Permission to operate a motor vehicle on the grounds owned, operated or controlled by Olin College is a discretionary privilege which may be denied, revoked, suspended or modified.

Campus Registration

All Olin employees and students who own or use a motor vehicle are required to register with Babson Olin Public Safety, regardless of the length of time it will be on campus. This may be done online using the Babson College Parking Portal 

Employees may register up to two (2) vehicles with permanent parking permits. Students are limited to one (1) vehicle. Parking permits are NOT transferrable between owners or vehicles.

Currently, there is no fee for a parking permit. However, Oin College will review the costs associated with operating the parking facilities each year and may set specific rates per academic year if needed.

Parking permit decals must be permanently affixed to the vehicle on the driver's side, backseat window in the upper right corner. Failure to display a current decal while on campus will result in a citation.

Parking Lot Designations

While on campus, students and employees are expected to park in designated lots. The parking policy is in effect throughout the entire calendar year including summer, and citations are consistently issued in accordance with this policy. Students with a parking permit are eligible to park 24 hours a day in the designated Resident Student Parking areas. Visitor passes are available at Babson Public Safety or the OneCard & Parking Office located in Reynolds 136. 

Medical Parking Permit

Students, staff or faculty can receive a temporary medical parking pass for 2 weeks from our office located in Reynolds 136. When applying for the temporary 2-week medical pass, the students must fill out the Medical Parking Pass Application (this application is located on the Babson Parking webpage, or we have physical copies located in our office).  The medical application can be brought to our OneCard and Parking office (Reynolds 136), and the medical pass can immediately be issued with a 2-week medical parking pass. If the medical pass is needed for more than 2 weeks, you must fill out the medical application and provide a doctor’s note on letterhead with the doctor's signature as well as the reasoning for the medical pass. These two documents (the medical application and doctor’s note) should be emailed to parkingclerk@babson.edu. The documents will be reviewed, and you will receive an e-mail when the medical pass is ready to be picked up at Reynolds 136. If you need a medical parking pass beyond 60 days, you must apply through the state of Massachusetts for a medical placard. If you are unable to obtain a medical placard through the state of Massachusetts, under certain circumstances, the medical information can be reviewed by Babson Health Services to potentially extend the temporary medical pass. 

Please note: We cannot continuously provide 2-week medical passes for the same patron; the above steps must be followed.  If you have a state-issued accessibility placard, you do not need an additional Babson medical pass.  The state-issued placard (as long as it is not expired) is valid on campus for any accessibility space.

Pickup and Deliveries

We realize members of the community occasionally may need to park in close proximity to either their residence hall or office to load or unload heavy personal belongings. The vehicle must not block either emergency or other access to the facility, including fire lanes and handicapped spaces. You must, prior to parking, notify Public Safety at 781-239-5555 to indicate your location and type of vehicle. The vehicle's hazard lights should be activated, and you may not park any longer than 15 minutes. Vehicles parked for more than 15 minutes are subject to ticketing and towing. 

Snow Emergency No-Parking Areas

In order to most effectively clear the campus of snow, the following areas have been designated as "no-parking areas" during snow emergencies: Parking Lot A (Tiers 1, 2 and 3), Lot B-1 and Lot C. Parking is prohibited in these lots during declared snow emergencies. Notification that a snow emergency is in effect will be given to the campus community via the campus email system. As directed by email, employees, students and visitors will need to park in Lot A (Tiers 4, 5 and 6) and Lot D. This does not apply to handicapped spaces. 
When the snow has ceased, it is the responsibility of each person to move their vehicle to a cleared area of Parking Lot A. The Facilities Services staff will clear the Designated Snow Emergency Lots within 24 hours after the storm has stopped. Community members can return to their assigned lots once the area has been cleared. All vehicles not moved will be towed at the owner's expense. 
The Snow Emergency Parking Plan can be found here.
Snow removal routes can be found here.

Vacation Periods

The parking policy is in effect throughout the entire calendar year, and citations are consistently issued in accordance with this policy. During semester breaks only (December/January break, Thanksgiving break and spring break), students wishing to leave a vehicle on campus may do so only if they are a resident student. At that time, students will be informed of the designated parking areas for the break period. Vehicles left outside of the designated parking lot may be towed at the owner's expense. There will be no storage of vehicles on the Olin College campus during the summer months unless the student is employed by the College for the summer. Violators will be subject to ticketing and towing at their expense and may incur additional storage fees imposed by the tow companies. 

Abandonment

Olin College may seek criminal complaints on vehicles left on campus in violation of Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Law, Chapter 90, section 22B.

Billing Violations

Traffic violations for students are billed through Student Accounts, and violations for employees are billed through Financial Affairs. No appeals for violations may be taken by Student Accounts or Financial Affairs. All appeals must be submitted to Public Safety according to the procedure outlined in the Traffic and Parking Regulations.

Appeals

Tickets received may be appealed only if the appeal is registered within seven (7) days of the violation. All appeals must be submitted online through the Babson College Parking Portal. 
Appeals are reviewed and determined by the OneCard & Parking Office. Individuals will receive a reply within two (2) weeks of the ticket review date. If the parking violation appeal is denied by the OneCard & Parking Office and you’d like to appeal it, the denied appeal will be reviewed by the Traffic/Parking Violation Review Board. The decision of the Traffic/Parking Violation Review Board is final. All members of the Olin community will follow the same appeal procedure. Final appeal for all moving violations and tow appeals will be heard by the OneCard & Parking Office.

Olin Van

Olin College has one (1) passenger van, a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan that seats seven (7) people (including the driver). The van is available to the Olin College community for authorized activities.

In order to have van privileges, students and employees must complete the certification process, which consists of:

• Complete online driver training (contact olinvan@olin.edu to request online training) 
• Satisfactory driving record (contact olinvan@olin.edu for the Motor Vehicle Record Release)
• Complete vehicle orientation administered by Public Safety (contact Public Safety at 781- 239-5555)

Reservations

Once you are certified, please email olinvan@olin.edu to reserve the van.