North Campus Parking
The Office of Communications and External Relations sent the following message to the campus community today.
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The following message is sent on behalf of Associate Vice President James Alty to faculty and staff:
Two new residence halls on north campus will provide much needed space to accommodate the University’s new three-year residency requirement. The new residence halls will be open in August 2013, so construction begins immediately. We know having more students living on campus will contribute to an even more vibrant campus community.
You’ll see the construction zone starting this week, and feel some of the effects. The area where the new buildings will go up will result in the permanent reduction of 350 spaces primarily used by residential and commuter students, along with faculty and staff – the northern end of Lot Q and the entire Lot R-2.
In order to ease the parking strain that construction will bring to campus for the remainder of the spring semester, WFU Parking will pay:
- $150 to each of the first 100 students who volunteer to turn in their on-campus permits and agree to park off-campus in the Polo Road lots for the remainder of this semester. Shuttle service for the Polo Road lots will be increased to handle additional demand.
- $300 to each of the first 250 students who volunteer to turn in their on-campus permits and agree to park off-campus in the University Corporate Center (UCC) lot for the remainder of this semester. The UCC lot is also used by University employees who work in the building, so it has all the standard security of on-campus parking lots. The UCC lot has or will have:
- An on site security guard from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. – the same period as gate house security on campus – seven days a week.
- Shuttle service every fifteen minutes from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m., a shuttle will be stationed at the shelter to pick up any students who park in the lot to immediately deliver them to campus between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m.
- Well lit parking lot and shuttle shelter.
- University Police patrols.
- Blue Light Call Box directly tied to University Police response
- Modern surveillance cameras to monitor lots 24/7, directly tied to the security center
Both offers are open to undergraduate and graduate students. Students will have from February 29 until March 9 to volunteer, but please note the offer is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Should there be fewer than 350 students who choose by March 9 to surrender their on-campus permits, the same offers will be extended to faculty and staff. Watch for more information.
These changes will be in effect only until the end of the current academic semester. No decisions have been made regarding parking for the next academic year.
As you’re thinking about parking in the future, you may be interested in our car/vanpool program. There are many advantages to the program, one of which is a confirmed parking space on campus that you will choose. Read more about all the benefits.
Learn more about how a team of students, faculty and staff worked together to create some solutions, how the parking changes will affect you, and how you can share your creative solutions. You are also invited to a Town Hall Meeting in Pugh Auditorium on Monday, March 5 from 2-3 p.m. or Thursday, March 8 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. to join the conversation.
James E. Alty, PE
Associate Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer