T2 Systems: Modernizing Campus Parking

College and university parking teams face a challenge that gets more complex every year: thousands of students, faculty, staff, and visitors all need to access campus smoothly, safely, and predictably. Yet many institutions still rely on manual workflows, paper permits, siloed systems, or outdated processes that put unnecessary pressure on parking staff and create frustration for parkers.

The solution is not more staff or more hardware. The real solution is connecting everything into one system that actually works together.

This is where T2 Flex®, the industry’s leading parking management software, helps universities modernize every part of their parking operation—from permits and payments to enforcement and reporting.

Campus Parking Complexity Has Outgrown Legacy Tools

Universities deal with unique operational challenges that make efficient parking difficult, including:

• Multiple user groups with different permissions
• Dozens of parking zones and facility types
• High-volume permit cycles at predictable times
• Frequent turnover in student populations
• Expectations for mobile-first, digital experiences
• The need for accurate real-time data for enforcement
• Coordination across departments, events, and campus systems

When these challenges are managed using multiple vendors—or worse, manual processes—the result is slow, inconsistent, and frustrating for everyone.

Modernizing these workflows requires a system that centralizes everything.

Self-Service Permits Reduce Lines and Staff Workload

One of the biggest pain points on campus is permit season: long lines, endless questions, and overwhelmed office staff.

Universities allow students and staff to purchase, renew, and manage permits online without visiting an office.

This brings major benefits:

• No-wait online purchasing
• Fewer calls and walk-ins
• Accurate, clean data entry
• Easy updates to vehicles and license plates
• Automatic renewals and configurable eligibility rules
• Easy payments through the same systems that students and staff use to pay for room and board, tuition, other college fees

T2 Flex also allows multiple license plates per permit, something many competitive systems do not support. This is a huge advantage for students or staff who share vehicles or switch cars seasonally.

Smarter Enforcement Through Real-Time Data

Campus enforcement teams operate under tight time windows. Without accurate information, it’s easy for officers to waste time searching for violations that aren’t there—or miss violations that should be caught.

T2 Flex solves this by making real-time permit and payment data available directly in the enforcement app, including:

• Active permits
• Pay station transactions
• Recent payments
• Vehicle history
• Zone and rule information

Officers can make better decisions in the field, and supervisors gain more accurate tracking and reporting.

T2 Flex also supports License Plate Recognition (LPR) workflows, giving universities the ability to modernize enforcement and dramatically increase coverage efficiency.

A Single System for Permits, Payments, Events, and Enforcement

Most universities use three or more vendors to run parking operations: one for permits, one for enforcement, one for PARCS, one for payments, and possibly another for events.

Flex brings all of that together.

With T2 Flex, universities can manage:

• Permits
• Online payments
• Enforcement
• Citation collections
• Events (non-Tempo module)
• Visitor parking
• Pay stations
• Data sharing with campus systems
• Integrations with HR, finance, and ID systems

T2 Flex even integrates with university payment processors so students can use the same payment methods they use for tuition, dining, and bookstore purchases.

For customers that don’t need that high level of integration, FlexPort provides a streamlined alternative for taking payments securely online.

Data and Reporting That Actually Helps

T2 Flex gives universities a complete view of their parking ecosystem. Dashboards, widgets, and reporting tools make it easy to answer questions like:

• Which lots are consistently over capacity?
• How many citations were issued this week?
• Which permit types are in highest demand?
• How many outstanding fines are left to collect?
• What revenue did we generate from each source?

This consolidated visibility reduces guesswork and helps guide decisions about staffing, pricing, and planning.

Proven at Scale Across Higher Education

Flex is the most widely used parking management platform in higher education. In 2024 alone, T2 Flex helped operators:

• Sell over 40 million permits
• Process over $1 billion in permit revenue
• Capture over 7 million violations
• Collect over $165 million in citations

Across all T2 solutions—including T2 Flex, PARCS, and others—customers processed nearly $7 billion in parking transactions, including:

• $5.5B from universities
• $462M from municipalities
• $379M from airports
• $342M from medical centers
• $90M from private operators

This scale demonstrates T2’s reliability, versatility, and performance under pressure.

Modern Campus Parking Starts With Connection

Campus parking will only get more complex. More cars. More visitors. More expectations for mobile-first service. More demand for real-time accuracy.

T2 Flex gives universities the foundation to meet all of these needs with one unified system.

If you’re looking to reduce administrative overhead, improve enforcement efficiency, and deliver a better parking experience for students and staff, modernizing with T2 Flex is the fastest path forward.

Schedule a consultation to see how T2 Flex can transform your campus parking operation.

About T2 Systems 

T2 is the largest provider of parking and mobility solutions in North America. With over 27 years in business, T2 now serves more than 2,000 customers and maintains the largest Customer Community with over 7,500 active members. T2 helps universities, municipalities, operators, healthcare campuses, and transportation hubs generate revenue and operate efficiently with a comprehensive, integrated suite of solutions featuring touchless and contactless capabilities. From curbside management to gateless, from mobile payments to transportation demand management, T2 strives to make every trip a smooth journey by streamlining the parking, mobility, and transportation experience with technology solutions that help organizations manage resources, achieve goals, and empower consumers with choices.