Parking Options

Kendall leases a small number of parking spots from Grand Rapids Community College (one block east of the Kendallcampus). These spots cost $50 to rent the parking card plus $2.50 per day to park. You can deposit up to a full semesters worth of parking funds on the card and deduct as you park. There is also a $10 security deposit for the card. Please have a payment for $60 ready when you pick up your card.

The City of Grand Rapids DASH lots are available for $96 per semester (a small fee increase for the Fall 2008 semester is probable) plus a $10 security deposit for the parking card. Please have a payment for $106 ready when you pick up your card. Kendall has an agreement with the City to offer this rate for DASH lot 7 and 6B (please see the enclosed map to determine which lot you would prefer.) The DASH shuttle buses from these lots drop off close to or at Kendall.

Other affordable parking options you may want to explore.

City of Grand Rapids parking facilities: Students can park in the Scribner Lot for the rate of $3.00 per day – coin operated entrance. You can then ride the Dash shuttle bus and be dropped off. In terms of other City of Grand Rapids parking facilities, you can visit their website at City of Grand Rapids, to view monthly card access parking availability along with the corresponding monthly parking rates. Just click on Departments – Parking Services – Available Parking Spaces. You may also contact them at 616-456-3290.

St. Marks Episcopal Church, 134 N Division Ave, contact Pam Stevenson at 616-456-1864. $5 per day plus a $20 card deposit.

First Park Congregational Church, 10 E. Park Place NE. 616-459-3203. First come, first serve basis. $3.00 coin operated lot.

The Rapid – public transportation system for the greater Grand Rapids. If you click on The Rapid, you can view all the routes that are available on a daily and weekend basis as well as the times the buses runs. Currently, the one-way fare is $1.30. You can purchase a 31-day pass card with unlimited rides for $35. With your student ID card, you can purchase a student 10-Ride card for $8.00.

For those of you who are not within walking distance to a Rapid fixed route, you can access PASS – Passenger Adaptive Suburban Service. It is a demand response system that, depending on where you need to go, can take riders directly to their destination or connect them to the fixed route service. (If you live within the area of Leonard, Alpine, Franklin and Fuller Streets, you will not qualify for PASS). The fare is $2.60, exact change required. Please call 616-456-7701 by 4:30 pm on the previous day you wish to schedule a ride. You may also schedule “Subscription service” which means if you travel to and from the same places at the same times on a regular basis, you can schedule trips farther in advance.

Please contact Nicole Dekraker at 616-451-2787 or email at dekraken@ferris.edu.