Parking for Guests and Events: Saint Paul Campus

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Validated Tickets

Validate tickets can be used for special events, event speakers, event guests, open house, guests of the President, and more.

  • Validated tickets can be ordered by staff or other employees in a department with the cost center managers approval.

Ordering Validated Tickets

Using Validated Ticket to Exit

  • Make sure you retain the Parking Entrance Ticket you received upon entry, as it is needed to exit parking.
  • When exiting insert the entrance ticket first, then insert the validated ticket

Paying for Parking

  • For events with guests who will be paying for parking, send advance notice that they can pre-pay before exiting; this will help reduce traffic buildup in the ramp and enable guests to exit more quickly, rather than waiting for a payment to go through at the exits.
  • Guests can pre-pay at the pay station located on the first floor of the ramp tower next to the stair well.
  • Important note for guests: Metro State University does NOT accept American Express credit cards!!

Parking Ramp Entrances and Exits

  • Please inform your guests prior to or at your event that the ramp has entrances/exits on Maria Ave. and Bates Ave.
  • For more location details, refer to the St. Paul Campus Map.
  • For large events please inform the Parking Operations Coordinator of event start/stop times.
  • The Parking Operations Coordinator will work with Campus Security to ensure we have personal at the entrances/exits during start/stop times to assist your guests and to direct traffic.