Ames Intermodal Facility

2025 Permit Prices
Covered Parking
- $55.08 monthly (currently unavailable)
- $155.76 for the summer (May 19 – Aug. 19, 2025)
- $661 annually
Uncovered Parking
- $20.83 monthly (currently unavailable)
- $59.01 for the summer (May 19 – Aug. 19, 2025)
- $250 annually
2025 Sale Dates
Summer Permits
- Opens May 8: Request by emailing parking@iastate.edu or stopping by the parking service desk.
2025-2026 Annual Permits
- Online sales go live on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 9 a.m. CST.
Permit Sales
Permit sales open at 9 a.m. on July 9, 2025.
About the Ames Intermodal Facility
The Ames Intermodal Facility is a joint project between the City of Ames, CyRide, and Iowa State University. It provides convenient parking options for students, faculty/staff, and Ames residents.
- Location: Hayward Avenue and Chamberlain Streets (on the west side of campus)
Parking Options at AIF
Annual Permits
- Valid Aug. 1 through July 31
Monthly Permits
- Currently not available
Metered Stalls
- Rate: $1.50 per hour
- Daily maximum: $15
Carpool/Vanpool
- Free for qualified carpool/vanpool groups
- Limited to 20 spaces
Permit Details
- Annual permits are valid Aug. 1 through July 31
- Monthly permits are currently unavailable
Purchasing a Permit
- No refunds or exchanges
- Permits must be purchased with a credit card
- Permits are sold on a first-come, first-served basis

Bicycle Lockers
- Status: Sold out
- Location: Ames Intermodal Facility
Documentation
- All annual permits sold will expire July 31 of each year.
- Monthly permits, if available, will be sold by the calendar month (1st-31st).
- Once the application is complete and submitted, no refund or exchange of permit is available.
- Permits charged to a university bill or credit card will not be credited or refunded under any circumstance.
- In the event your ISU payroll deduction is stopped for any reason, you will be billed for the remainder value of your permit to your university bill.
- Individuals who carpool to campus or the surrounding vicinity are eligible for a free parking permit.
- Each carpool requires a minimum of three persons, commuting together for at least 50 percent of the carpool's longest individual commute distance.
- Individuals must live outside Ames city limits.
- Registered carpool participants must be of driving age and in possession of a valid driver's license.
- Members must be carpooling to ISU campus or the surrounding vicinity at least four (4) days per week.
- For further information and to register for this permit please contact ISU Parking at 515-294-3388. Limited numbers of permits are available.
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