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The information below is for parking permits at local train stations arranged alphabetically by town.  Please keep in mind that prices and procedures for permits are subject to change.  Please confirm with the contact information listed for up-to-date costs.

For train and bus schedules, which change regularly, please visit the New Jersey Transit website, NJTransit.com.

Maplewood

Parking Permits

1)  Proof of Residency (One of the Following: Driver’s License, Auto Insurance, Homeowners Insurance, Lease Agreement, Utility Bill)

2)  Valid Vehicle Registration

2)  $160 per Pass Permit per Calendar Year

Jitney Bus Passes

1)  Proof of Residency (One of the Following: Driver’s License, Auto Insurance, Homeowners Insurance, Lease Agreement, Utility Bill)

2)  $70 per Pass per Calendar Year or $7 per Book of 10 Ride Coupons

All Passes Expire December 31

Combination Parking Permit and Jitney Bus Pass is $180.

Checks payable to "Township of Maplewood."

Applications Can Be Completed One of the Following Ways:

1)  In person at the Office of the Township Clerk, 574 Valley Street between 9am-4:30pm Monday-Friday (until 7pm every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month)

2)  Mail completed application, payment and copy of proof of residence to Office of the Township Clerk, 574 Valley Street, Maplewood, 07040

3)  Drop off completed application, payment and copy of proof of residence to the Concierge Company at the Maplewood Train Station

There are forms for permits and passes which are available through the Township Clerk’s Office but they are not required. Payment and copies of required documentation are enough.

For further information call the Township Clerk's Office at 973-762-8120.

Millburn-Short Hills

Parking for either Millburn or Short Hills train stations is on a “first come, first served” basis.Parking is not guaranteed.  Permits are for residents only.  Cost is $300 per year for the first car, $400 per year for an additional car.  Costs are slightly pro-rated if you apply for a permit mid-year.  Checks are payable to “Township of Millburn.”

Submit application, payment, enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope and a copy of the vehicle registration* issued to your Millburn or Short Hills address to:

Tax Collector
PO Box 1034
Millburn, NJ  07041

Or in drop box located outside of Millburn Town Hall.

Permits are issued by the Tax Collector located at Town Hall, 375 Millburn Avenue, Millburn, 07041.  They can be reach by phone at 973-564-7084 and the office hours are 8:30-4:30.

*If the vehicle is leased, a copy of the registration AND copy of the insurance card issued to your Millburn or Short Hills home address.

Summit

Applications for a parking permit can be obtained online at http://www.cityofsummit.org/, click on "Forms & Document Library, scroll down and click on the arrow by "Parking". You have options to open and print applications for a Daily Visitor Pass, Downtown Employee Parking Permit, Overnight Parking Permit, Park & Ride Permit, A refund form, Resident Parking & Disposal Permit, or a SmartCard Order form.

You may also pick up an application at the City of Summit Parking Services Agency, located on the 2nd floor of the Summit Municipal Building, 512 Springfield Ave. All completed applications must be submitted here in person or by mail. Call 908-522-5100 with any questions.

Bar-Code Permits are $10 per vehicle or $5 per vehicle for Seniors 62 & older (copy of D.L. is required)

Resident Owned vehicles:	Valid NJ registration showing your name and current Summit home address
Lease or Company owned :	Valid NJ Driver’s license showing your name and current Summit home address and Valid NJ registration for leased or company owned vehicle and Valid insurance card showing your Summit home address, if you pay, or Recent personal residential phone, internet or cable bill, if the company pays the insurance.

Employee Parking:  The Parking Services Agency instituted a new downtown employee bar-code permit program whereby each employee will now display a bar-code permit on the outside rear window of their vehicle. The bar-code permit system will eliminate all downtown employee I.D. hangtags and prepaid hangtags. All payments for the bar-code permit must be made in cash or check made payable to the City of Summit.

Every employee working within the Central Retail Business District (CRBD) must now purchase a Downtown Employee Bar-Code permit to park in Summit’s long-term employee designated parking lots/garages or at an employee designated green bagged meter.

Valid auto insurance card (for leased or company owned vehicles) and Valid registration and Driver's License are required for all permits.

Permits can be prepaid by the month or year, or you can pay per day using a SmartCard at a kiosk.  Resident and Downtown Employee pre-paid rates are $75 a month, $214 for the quarter or $810 for the year. Overnight parking for Summit Residents is $75.00 quarterly, or $56.25 quarterly for seniors.

Prepaid permits and SmartCard payments can now be completed online. To obtain rates or make a payment, visit http://www.cityofsummit.org/. Click on "Online Services", then Click on "Parking Services".  

Chatham Borough

Parking Permits for the Chatham Borough Railroad Station are available to Chatham Borough residents only, at a yearly cost of $300.00.  At the present time there is a waiting list for Railroad Permits.  Metered parking is available to the general public at $4.00 per day.  All metered spaces are numerically marked and coins or a token should be deposited in the box on the platform and the space number should be entered.  A receipt will be issued as proof of payment.

We also maintain three parking lots for business owners/employees and apartment residents.( Bowers Lane, Center Street East and Center Street West).  At the present time we are also selling a limited number of yearly permits for these lots to Chatham Borough commuters.

Parking tokens may be purchased at various locations: the train station coffee shop, Commerce Bank, Peapack-Gladstone Bank, Village Hardware, Liberty Drugs, Chatham Jewelers, and the municipal offices in Chatham Borough and Chatham Township.

Daily spaces are also available to the general public at train stations in Convent Station ($1), Madison ($5) and Summit ($7). A limited number of annual railroad parking permits are also available in Convent Station ($240), Madison ($500) and Summit ($1600) for the general public.

For further information please contact Barbara Bate at 973-635-0674 x 200.

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