Road Closures July 26, 2025- Vehicles May be towed

The following road portions will be closed to all vehicular traffic on July 26, 2025 for safety during an event being held in the Borough. Permissions will not be granted, and vehicles in the closure area may be ticketed and towed by the SCPD.
-100 through 400 E Foster
-100 through 400 E Beaver
-100 Highland Alley
-200 through 300 S Garner
-From the entrance of Pugh garage on 100 S Pugh through 300 S Pugh
-From the entry ramp of the McAllister Deck on McAllister Street to the intersection of Beaver Avenue
-From the exit of the McAllister Deck on McAllister Alley to the intersection of Beaver Avenue
-From the barricades approximately 100 ft from the Beaver Avenue Intersection to Beaver Avenue on Locust Lane and Heister Street
-Fraternity Row and Clover Alley from E Foster to Laurel Alley
-Berry Alley and Apple Alley from E Foster to Ash Alley

The following locations will be for local residential traffic only, with the access point being the intersection Locust Lane and E Foster. Permissions will not be granted and vehicles may be ticketed and/or towed due to Locust Lane turning into two way residential traffic only on July 26, 2025:
-200 through 400 Locust Lane
-Highland Avenue (accessible via Locust Lane only)
-Orchard Alley (accessible via Locust Lane only)
-Apple Alley from Orchard Alley to E Foster (accessible via Orchard Alley only)

-If you have a valid Commuter or Residential permit, please remember that Saturdays do not require a Commuter or Residential permit for these zones, and a map is available online or through email if you are inquiring about alternate locations for daytime parking options

-Pugh Street Garage and McAllister Parking deck will remain fully open and accessible via Calder Way and College Avenue. 




Parking Ordinance and Violation fee schedule updates

In April 2025 the State College Borough council passed revisions to Chapter XI of the State College Municipal code. Starting around June 16th, 2025 these new or updated ordinances will be implemented in both practice and fee structure. If you would like to see the updates to the fee schedules, please visit https://www.statecollegepa.us/168/Parking where you may see all fee schedules on the left navigation bar. To view State College local ordinances, please visit our e-code 360 page at https://ecode360.com/32902826 , and finally if you would like to view PA State Law pertaining to parking laws, please visit https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/75/75.HTM where parking laws begin at subchapter E, section 3351. 

Your usual ParkMobile Zone may have changed!

To better serve parkers and have clearer zones on the application map, some zones have changed in ParkMobile

Zone 4201 - Is now only just College Avenue 
Zone 4202- Is now only just Beaver Avenue
Zone 4203- Is now all North-South directional streets, Foster Ave and Nittany Ave

Zone 4205- Digital Only Zone where 100 W Foster, 300 S Allen, 200 S Burrowes multi-space units used to be
Zone 4206- Digital Only Zone where 400 W Beaver multi-space units used to be

Zone 4214- Second level of McDeck to ensure session starters see when the second level is by monthly permit only. This zone will not allow a session start until after transient parkers are allowed on the 2nd level
Zone 4215- McDeck (unchanged)
Zoine 4216- Beaver Lot (unchanged)

Zone 42100- THON Donation Zone (unchanged)

July 4th - Restrictions Lifted

e Borough of State College Parking Department will be lifting the “No Parking 2 A.M. to 6 A.M.” and the one- and two-hour restrictions beginning at 2:00 am on Thursday, July 4, 2025. All restrictions will go back into place at 6:00 A.M. Monday, July 7, 2025.

Lawn parking will not be permitted.



Please note that Pennsylvania Vehicle Code Violations will be strictly enforced-

No Parking on the Sidewalk
No Parking within an Intersection
No Parking on a Crosswalk
No Parking within 20 feet of a Crosswalk at an Intersection
No Parking 30 feet from a Stop Sign
No Parking over 12 inches from the Curb
No Parking against Traffic
No Parking in Front of Driveway
No Parking Anytime


Cars in violation of any of the above violations will be subject to ticketing and towing. All other non-PA Vehicle Code Violations will be strictly enforced as well.



Please contact the State College Parking Department at (814) 278-4769 with any further questions.

Arts Fest - Restrictions Lifted, event rates and Commuter Zone Changes

-Multiple changes in downtown commuter zones will be in effect during the Arts Fest. Please double check your email for the notifications. In general, please observe any commuter zone that is bagged over with a temporary sign placed over it with any temporary restriction in place. Commuter zones that are NOT bagged and re-signed are under normal operations.

-Event Rates will be in effect in the gated garage facilities from 6PM on Wednesday through 6PM Sunday. 
-Event Rates in Beaver Lot and McAllister Deck will be in effect from 6PM on Wednesday though 10PM on Saturday.
-Event Rates at On Street Meters and On Steer Digital Payment Zones will be in effect from 10AM Thursday through 10 PM on Saturday.

The Borough of State College Parking Department will be lifting the “No Parking 2 A.M. to 6 A.M.” and the one- and two-hour restrictions beginning at 2:00 am on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. All restrictions will go back into place at 2:00 A.M. Monday, July 14, 2025.

Lawn parking will not be permitted.



Please note that Pennsylvania Vehicle Code Violations will be strictly enforced-

No Parking on the Sidewalk
No Parking within an Intersection
No Parking on a Crosswalk
No Parking within 20 feet of a Crosswalk at an Intersection
No Parking 30 feet from a Stop Sign
No Parking over 12 inches from the Curb
No Parking against Traffic
No Parking in Front of Driveway
No Parking Anytime


Cars in violation of any of the above violations will be subject to ticketing and towing. All other non-PA Vehicle Code Violations will be strictly enforced as well.



Please contact the State College Parking Department at (814) 278-4769 with any further questions.
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