The dos and don'ts of parking
Rosie Githinji
Issue date: 8/24/09 Section: News
Knowing where to park on campus can sometimes prove to be tricky. Parking services encourages students who are not sure of what to do to contact them and find out instead of racking up fees in parking tickets.
Bob Vanzo, Director of parking services, says the most important thing for students to know is simple.
"Students need to buy a parking permit and then make sure they park where the permit says to," Vanzo said.
Vanzo warned that if any student has $100 worth of parking tickets, his or her car will be towed. It is not automatic, but if a student gets a ticket while holding a balance of $100 in unpaid fees, their car will be towed for parking violations.
"If you are going to use the parking meter, make sure you put in enough money or look at your watch to check the time," Vanzo said.
Students without residential parking passes can get four hour passes if they want to park in a residential lot. There is also overnight parking for students who plan on staying overnight in Cougar Village that can be acquired in the Commons building, according to Vanzo. For students with guests in the residence halls, passes can be obtained at their respective front desks.
Any student who parks in the wrong lot can almost always expect a ticket. Parking services patrols the lots from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the week.
"Usually on the metered lots it could be once an hour," Vanzo said. "It also depends on how big of an area they are patrolling and how many workers there are on that day."
Vanzo said parking services is also willing to work with students who may have problems that are not addressed by them. Students with disabilities students need to get a parking pass that they display along with their disability sticker. They have parking allotted to them in the inner circle, which include green lots and brown lots, since red lots are too far away.
Any student can enter a lottery to get a green lot pass. Most of the green lot is for faculty and staff. There are also parking spaces in the green lots allocated for students who spend much of their time in the engineering building, the art building or Dunham hall, according to Vanzo. Students who want to enter the lottery to get a green pass can visit the website and put in their name.
Bob Vanzo, Director of parking services, says the most important thing for students to know is simple.
"Students need to buy a parking permit and then make sure they park where the permit says to," Vanzo said.
Vanzo warned that if any student has $100 worth of parking tickets, his or her car will be towed. It is not automatic, but if a student gets a ticket while holding a balance of $100 in unpaid fees, their car will be towed for parking violations.
"If you are going to use the parking meter, make sure you put in enough money or look at your watch to check the time," Vanzo said.
Students without residential parking passes can get four hour passes if they want to park in a residential lot. There is also overnight parking for students who plan on staying overnight in Cougar Village that can be acquired in the Commons building, according to Vanzo. For students with guests in the residence halls, passes can be obtained at their respective front desks.
Any student who parks in the wrong lot can almost always expect a ticket. Parking services patrols the lots from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the week.
"Usually on the metered lots it could be once an hour," Vanzo said. "It also depends on how big of an area they are patrolling and how many workers there are on that day."
Vanzo said parking services is also willing to work with students who may have problems that are not addressed by them. Students with disabilities students need to get a parking pass that they display along with their disability sticker. They have parking allotted to them in the inner circle, which include green lots and brown lots, since red lots are too far away.
Any student can enter a lottery to get a green lot pass. Most of the green lot is for faculty and staff. There are also parking spaces in the green lots allocated for students who spend much of their time in the engineering building, the art building or Dunham hall, according to Vanzo. Students who want to enter the lottery to get a green pass can visit the website and put in their name.
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John
posted 8/26/09 @ 12:07 PM CST
Yeah, the whole green lot thing... if you're a graduate student, not TA-ing then you are not eligible for the lottery. At least as an engineering grad. (Continued…)
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