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Parking & Transportation Services
Fall 2010 – Spring 2011
Construction Impacts Overview of Policy Changes Shuttle Changes Enforcement Faculty/Staff Changes Visitor & Event Parking Changes Resident Student Changes Commuter Student Changes Q&A
Agenda
Lot Closures – (857)◦ Lot 9 Union/Burdick (183) – Utility work, Road Reconfiguration
Summer 2010 – Summer 2012◦ Lot 18 West Village (188) – Phase II Housing
All but 50 spaces to be permanently lost as of June 2010◦ Lot 22 – West Village (188) – West Village Garage
Entire lot to be closed June 2010, replaced by 1,500 space garage August 2011
◦ Lot 20 – Towson Center (298) – Arena 50%+ of lot permanently lost January 2011
Road Impacts◦ New entry at Towsontown Boulevard – will require temporary
road re-alignment toward garage entrance◦ Newell Ave – Lot 6a entrance may be relocated to University
Ave
Construction Impacts
Campus Map
Modify shuttle service Expanded Faculty/Staff Parking in
Towsontown & Union Garage Use of county garages (400) to handle
demand Auburn Drive to be converted to one way
(north to south) to allow for parking (150) on weekdays
Towson Center lots to be used for displaced residents from West Village
Overview of Policy Changes
Eliminating Penn route due to lack of ridership Adjusting Cockeysville route to hourly service New routes
◦ County garages◦ Rodgers Forge apartments – off Stevenson
Additional service through new routes to:◦ University Village◦ Towson Center & other campus stops
Modifying Gold & Safe Ride Weekday Service Times◦ Ending Gold Route at 10 pm◦ Starting Safe Ride Point to Point at 10 pm
Considering modifications to weekend Gold route:◦ Eliminate loop service and replace with:
Tiger Taxi service – point to point with limited off campus service, 4 pm to 9 pm
Safe Ride On Campus Point to Point – 9 pm to 6 am
Shuttle Changes
On Campus Service Map
------ Gold Route--- -- County Route--- -- Rogers Forge Route
Necessary service to help ensure a safe environment and availability of parking for permit holders
Aggressive enforcement for violations Changes
◦ Non residents overnight parking will be restricted to the Towson Center
◦ Violators who accumulate 5 or more tickets (paid or not) will be subject to towing & other sanctions
Enforcement
Additional sections of Towsontown garage will be converted to Faculty/Staff parking◦ All of the new section on level 2◦ ½ to ¾ of new section of level 3
11a outside of the Union Garage will remain as Faculty/Staff Parking
Excess spaces that have been available in prior years will no longer be available. ◦ i.e. Do not plan on driving to an event at the
Union or CLA, etc. during peak times.
Faculty/Staff Changes
Paid visitor parking will be at a premium Adding Department Code Only spaces in visitor areas.
◦ Assist your visitors/potential students/etc., provide them with a code
Limited spaces (100 for campus) will be available during peak times for off campus event guests parking◦ Peak Times - Monday – Thursday, 6 am to 5 pm◦ Lot 24 at Administration building to be first area for event
parking◦ Towson Center to be back up for days with multiple events or
larger groups◦ If group is too large or there are other events previously
scheduled, parking for your event may not be available.◦ Off campus parking at County garages can be arranged for
$5/vehicle.
Visitor & Event Parking
No freshman (<30 credits) resident parking will be available on campus.◦ If desired, students can contract directly with the county for a space.
30 permit spaces will be available in West Village. ◦ Assignment of spaces to be determined by URG
Millennium Hall Residents without an MH permit◦ No access to lot 18 spaces◦ Eligible residents will be assigned to Towson Center lot 14
Eligible residents who could not get a permit for their preferred lot will be assigned to Towson Center lot 14.
Residents assigned to Towson Center will be required to relocate their vehicles on Friday evenings prior to major events (ex. football)
Resident Student Changes
Freshman (<30 credits) & Non Degree Students will be assigned to one of 2 county garages◦ Chesapeake Garage – next to library◦ Tolbert Garage – Ware Ave◦ In unlikely event assigned garage is full, garage
staff will redirect parkers to another county garage
Commuter Student Changes
TOLBERT
CHESA
PEAKE
Towson University
•2 Garages – 400 Spaces Total• Chesapeake Garage (next
to library) first to be sold• Tolbert Garage – Ware
Ave•Weekday parking only•No overnight parking•Shuttle Service• 7:30 am – 10:00 pm
•Pull ticket upon entry•Show permit upon exit•County Garage Permits valid in campus commuter areas after 3 pm on campus
County Garage Information
Auburn Drive◦Will be converted to one way (north to
south)◦Angled parking will be available on the
inner loop - weekdays until 10 pm.◦No weekend or overnight parking◦Watch Posted Signs & Markings Vehicle Size Restrictions – no extended
vehicles Resident permit restrictions Major Event Restrictions
Commuter Student Changes
Spaces Lost (Construction) = 850Daily Empty - 350Net Loss of Used Spaces = 500
Spaces AddedCounty Garages = 400Freshman Resident Restriction = 150Auburn Drive = 150Lot 14 Reconfiguration = 50Total Added = 750
Surplus = 250(Note: Does not include spaces gained from increased use of
Shuttles and other TDM programs.)
Parking Inventory Status
Parking Will be Tight but Manageable Next Year
Please :
•Be patient•Consider riding an off campus shuttle•Leave extra time•Read signs at parking locations•Follow the direction of staff•Routinely monitor the web & Daily Digest
www.parking.towson.edu