CHM Facilities - Parking & commuter options
Guiding Principles for CHM Kennedy Parking Lot Use
- Gratitude: CHM is lucky to have parking to offer to our community. It’s a gift to us.
- Prioritize “Business Use” (see below for definition): Parking should primarily be used to advance Center research and make the Center work more efficiently. Use of the lot is prioritized for research participants, visiting speakers, donors, collaborators, and meeting attendees.
- Use It: We want our parking lot to be used as much as possible, rather than sit empty. This is why we’re offering limited personal use for stalls that aren’t needed for business purposes.
- Share it Equally: Parking should be shared equally among our community members. We don’t weigh individual factors such as parental status, commute distance, or seniority. Also, parking isn’t part of a reward compensation system for employees because we don’t have enough stalls to be able to reward all who deserve it.
- Be Environmentally Friendly: We encourage environmentally friendly commuting. Other transportation resources can be found at the bottom of this page.
Business Use vs. Personal Use
Kennedy has two accessible stalls, including one van-accessible stall. These stalls are reserved for those needing accessible parking for any reason; the personal use restrictions do not apply. These spots are not reservable in Yarooms.
Business use
Business use applies to individuals parking at Kennedy for the purpose of advancing the Center’s work. Business use parking is prioritized over all other uses - be sure to reserve your stall in Yarooms, or it risks being taken for Personal use. Designate your reservation as “Business Use”.
Examples of Business use:
- Research participants: Those actively being studied and other individuals needed to conduct the study (e.g., TSST judges, phlebotomists).
- Visitors: Anyone visiting the building for any Center-related purpose. This includes donors, research participants, collaborators, and meeting attendees.
- Community members with Kennedy desk assignments who have Center-related business conducted offsite: In other words, those who need to travel between Kennedy and another location. e.g. an off-site donor meeting, or need to travel to Keystone for an NCCAM meeting, etc. This does not apply to telecommuting work locations.
Personal use
Personal use applies to CHM & HMI employees parking at Kennedy for any reason that is not business use. The parking lot may be used for personal uses to the extent that stalls are available in Yarooms. However, we cannot guarantee parking for personal use on an ongoing or regular basis. Use Yarooms website or app to check for availability before you park in the lot.
To allow equal access to personal use of the parking lot, limit your internal use to a maximum of two times per week and do not depend on this regularly. Two-hour street parking is available close to Kennedy, so we ask that you only park in the lot if you need it for more than two hours. Information about alternative parking locations is located farther down this page.
Following our guiding principles and prioritizing use for business needs, you may be asked to cancel your parking reservation or move your car if there is a business need and the lot is full.
Examples of personal use:
- Commuting to work/between telecommuting locations
- Clinical appointments
How to Reserve Parking
Parking reservations are made through YAROOMS, the same scheduling tool used by CHM community to book meeting room space in Kennedy. If you have a user account for reserving meeting room spaces, this is the same log-in you'll use for reserving parking.
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Booking a Parking Spot for Business Use
Please reserve spots as early in advance as possible and cancel reservations if your arrangements change. If last minute changes occur or visitors bring vehicle unexpectedly, just be sure to check the calendar to make sure there is space.
- Log in to Yarooms http://go.wisc.edu/chmreservations
- In the section highlight at right, select "Parking Lot 625 W Washington"
- You'll see Parking Stalls listed vertically at left, and dates listed horizontally across top (you can switch your display to Daily or Monthly under "Schedule" in right-hand menu). Note that the Parking Stall letters (A, B, C...) do not matter--we do not have labeled parking, this is just to ensure accurate space allocation.
- Hover over any stall on the desired reservation date, and click on the "+" that appears.
- A Quick Book window will pop up (shown below). Important: ***YOU MUST ENTER ALL INFO AS INDICATED BELOW***
- Booking Type: Choose "Business Use Parking"
- Booking Title: Enter YOUR name here
- Room: Choose ANY stall available (again, the letters are arbitrary)
- Time: Choose 7am-6pm for full day. If you are certain your visitor will parking for a shorter time frame, select accordingly.
- Description: 1) Name of visitor. If that's you, enter your parking permit # here, too. 2) Brief description of reason for visit.
For staff: Parking permit decals must be shown in an easily visible location. Windshield or rear windows work fine!
Booking a Parking Spot for Personal Use
Follow 1-4 above.
5. A Quick Book window will pop up (shown below).
- Booking Type: Choose "Personal Use Parking"
- Booking Title: Enter YOUR name and Parking Permit # here
- Room: Choose ANY stall available
- Time: Choose 7am-6pm for full day. If you are certain you will be parking for a shorter time frame, select accordingly.
NEARBY PAID PERMIT PARKING
Delta: To request information about paid permit parking through Delta properties, email Judy (judy@delta-properties.com).
U-Haul: call (608) 256-3743 for availability.
Madison Property Management: manages apartments nearby and often rents out parking spaces. Information and availability can be found on their website.
Lot 94: the closest UW parking lot. Apply for a parking permit through this link.
PAID DAILY PARKING
Overture Center Garage: entrances at 300 W. Dayton and 300 W. Mifflin St, about a 9 minute walk from Kennedy. Parking costs $1/hour, as of 1/17/2020.
STREET PARKING
Click here for a map of free street parking in Madison, including many spots near the Kennedy building.
Other Commuter Options
You can find a number of other options for commuting in Madison on the UW Transportation Services webpage in the Commuter Solutions section. Options include route planning assistance, Park and Rides, carpools, vanpools, bus passes, biking, and Emergency Ride Home Program.