Parking Reservations

UPDATE: As of 8/31/23, interns do not have access to make parking reservations unless provided permission from an Admissions Office representative through the email parkrsvp@usc.edu. Otherwise, representatives should have access to create a parking reservation.

Advance parking reservation requests may be submitted online.  

  • All parking reservations must be made 48 hours in advance

  • Parking in Downey Parking Structure is available during construction. Guests may enter on Downey Way (36th Place) but must exit through McClintock or Watt Way gates.

  • No USC faculty, staff or student on payroll may have paid parking through the reservation system

  • USC Parking reservation office closes at 5pm daily. There is no after-hours or weekend system for making reservations.

  1. Visit the USC Transportation Parking Reservations page to make a reservation

  2. Enter the following information into the provided fields:

    • Requested Campus: University Park Campus

    • Requested Lot: Downey Way Structure unless otherwise noted (**See parking lot names below)

    • Requested Gate: Downey entrance (Gate 3) unless otherwise noted (will auto-fill when lot is selected)

    • Begin Date: requested reservation date, provided by staff

    • End Date: same as Begin Date unless otherwise specified for multi-day pass

    • Begin Time: generally 30 minutes prior to event unless otherwise specified

    • Recurring Event: typically no, unless otherwise specified

    • Contact First/Last Name: staff member requesting reservation

    • Contact Department/Phone/Email: always; Annenberg Admissions – 213.821.0770 – ascadm@usc.edu

    • Vehicle(s) Requested: One, unless noted differently

    • Driver 1 Name: provided by staff for single guest; leave blank if for multiple guests at an Annenberg event

    • Event Name: Annenberg Event unless otherwise noted; i.e. “Annenberg Grad Info Session”

    • Event Location: ASC 140 unless noted differently

    • Payment Method: Requisition

    • Requisition Number: ISD-072455

    • Exceed Car Requested Value: Yes unless otherwise noted

    • Customer Remarks: Leave blank unless otherwise noted

  3. Submit the request and leave the window with the RSVP ID open

  4. Open the ascadm@usc.edu email account to ensure the parking confirmation email went through correctly, after that you can close the confirmation window

It is important all parking requests are sent to ascadm@usc.edu unless instructed to send to the admission officer making the request. (If the request is sent to ascadm, the Officer of the Week will ensure it is correctly moved into the “Parking” local folder on the intern computer.)

**Parking Lot/Parking Gate Names

  • Downey Way Structure – Watt Way or McClintock Entrances (Downey Way closed for construction)

  • Royal Street Structure – Royal Street Entrance

  • McCarthy Way Structure – McCarthy Way Entrance

  • Figueroa Street Structure – Figueroa Street Entrance