Parking & Transportation Services

Welcome to the Department of Police Services and the Parking & Transportation Services Home page. Our goal is to provide the best in customer service to our campus community. The Parking & Transportation Services Division has a dedicated staff available to assist you with your parking needs. Whether you are seeking information on directions to the campus, need a jump start, or need to purchase a parking permit, you can find answers to your questions on the links to this page or by calling our office. Parking on campus is open and enforced seven days a week, 24 hours-a-day.

How do I look up my permit and update my license plate number? 

1. Go to csun.edu 
2. Log-on to your CSUN MYNORTHRIDGE PORTAL  
3. Click on “Purchase a Parking Permit” under Parking and Transportation  
4. Click on “View your Permits” under PERMITS 
5. Click on the permit number you want to add a new license plate number too. 
6. Click on “Add Vehicles to Permit” 
7. Click on “Add a New Vehicle  
8. Fill in plate number information  
9. Click “NEXT” 
10. Select the new plate you just entered 
11. Click on “Add Selected Vehicle” 

Please note: only (1) vehicle listed under a permit can be on campus per day.  Any second vehicle detected on the same day will be cited. Please reach out to our office by phone, in-person, or through email at for guidance on adding additional vehicles to a CSUN parking permit. 

 ** Valid Parking Permit Required at All Times ** 

Important Information About the Upcoming Spring 2025 Semester 

Student: Parking permits can be obtained through your CSUN portal. Reach out to the Parking Office for any assistance.

Employees: Parking permits can be obtained through your CSUN portal or by visiting the Parking Services Office. To enroll in automatic payroll deduction, please visit the Parking Services Office during regular business hours.

Daily parking permits purchase OPTIONS:

Pay-by-phone Option - Text CSUNPKG TO 25023

Information Booth 1 (Lindley and Nordhoff), Information Booth 2 (Prairie and Darby), Information Booth #3 (Zelzah and Prairie).  

You may also purchase a day permit at dispensers in all parking structures and in all student lots.

Transportation Services: 

Parking and Transportation Services is committed to serving the CSUN community - every dollar of parking permit revenue goes directly toward the operation, maintenance, upkeep and expansion of parking and transportation programs and facilities. We encourage CSUN employees to visit the Transportation Program Website to learn about the various commuter programs (transit subsidies for Metro bus, Metrolink train, and AVTA Commuter Express bus) that may be viable options. 

Rides to and from the Metrolink Northridge station are available. Click here for shuttle schedule. Please contact the Parking Services Office for more details by calling 818-677-2157 or by emailing commuter.services@csun.edu.   ( I put this in the bottom and took it out of the daily parking permit option. It belongs under Transportation services new bold header)

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