Everything you might want to know before buying a pass

The lot is gated with card-only entry. Once your payment clears, we issue you a physical access card for in-person pickup. Tap the card at the gate to enter, tap it to leave — as many times as your plan allows. We'll email pickup instructions to the address you used at checkout.

Yes, security cameras record the lot 24/7, and it's gated. That said, you still park at your own risk — we assume no liability for theft, vandalism, weather, or damage. Cameras help, but they don't replace locking your doors and keeping valuables out of sight. See the Terms for the full story.

On Front Street in Binghamton, NY 13905, between the Court Street and Clinton Street bridges. A short walk across either bridge puts you in downtown Binghamton.

Yes. The lot is open to anyone for public short-term parking during daylight hours. Hourly parking is $1 per hour, pay at the gate, credit card only (no cash). Monthly passholders use a physical access card.

No. Come and go however you want under your plan's hours. Park overnight, park for a week, fly home for break and leave the car — the gate and cameras don't care. It's your spot until you stop paying.

Yes. The 24/7 card works any hour with no curfew, call-ahead, or notification required.

Yes — this block of Front Street is basically the center of BU off-campus life. Most of the fraternity and sorority houses are on Front or within a block or two (Delta Sigma Phi is next to the lot at 94 Front, Phi Kappa Psi is at 93 Front). The surrounding blocks — Main, Chapin, Oak, Murray — are full of student rentals. For BU's main campus in Vestal, OCCT shuttle stops are a few minutes up Main Street.

No. Physical access cards are personal and non-transferable. Sharing, lending, or letting someone else into the lot on your card results in immediate termination of your pass (no refund) plus a $250 liquidated-damages fee per incident. Cameras record every entry.

Yes, unless you cancel. If you are going home for summer, cancel in the Customer Portal at binghamtonparking.com/billing or email support@binghamtonparking.com. A pause is not automatic — we confirm start, billing treatment, and resume date in writing.

Yes. It is a month-to-month Stripe subscription. Cancel in the Stripe Customer Portal at binghamtonparking.com/billing, or by emailing support@binghamtonparking.com, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time the day before your Renewal Date. Access continues through the paid period. We do not refund partial months except as the license or law requires.

Same way a gym sells more memberships than treadmills — only a fraction of members show up on any given day. Historically, school-day parking on this block is well below 50% utilization. If the lot ever fills before first bell, the next member to arrive gets a same-day refund and a free month.

Two reasons: capacity planning and price stability. We cap the school-year pool at a number that keeps the lot from filling up, and you pay the launch rate for all 10 months even if the rate goes up for new sign-ups in the fall.

It only covers weekdays 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the school year. No nights, no weekends, no summer — that window is what makes it cheaper.

The school-year pool is sized so the lot stays under physical capacity on any given weekday. If the lot ever fills before first bell, you get a same-day refund and a free month.

Covered. Your card works any weekday between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. during the school year, regardless of what the district schedule does. Summer school is not included.

Yes. You can upgrade to the 24/7 monthly pass at any time (subject to monthly-pass availability) and we'll prorate the switch. Downgrade the other direction at the end of your school-year term.

A valid New York driver's license or learner permit, current Binghamton High School enrollment, and a parent or guardian who co-signs the agreement as the billing contact.

Yes. For any passholder under 18, a parent or guardian must co-sign the electronic agreement and be on file as the billing contact. The student's NY learner permit or license goes on the vehicle registration form.

No — school-year, school-hours only. For 24/7 access, pick the college monthly pass instead.