Fall 2005 Parking Update
- DATE:
- August 18, 2005
- TO:
- Campus Community
- FROM:
- Bill Barrett, Associate Vice President
for Administration and Finance
- SUBJECT:
- Fall 2005 Campus Parking - Update
As most of you know the Nutwood Ave structure is complete and open, but construction of the campus’ second largest parking structure is underway in lot B and K and as a result, particularly for students, convenient parking will be at a premium once again this fall. Parking demand is greatest between 9am - 3pm, Monday through Thursday. I suggest that you try to plan your commute trips with sufficient time to drive to campus, park and walk to your campus destination. Also, you should anticipate delays due to the traffic congestion that typically occurs at the start of our academic semesters.
Historically the first four weeks of classes are the highest demand periods for parking, and we expect this fall to be the same. To provide adequate on campus parking inventory for the first four weeks of the semester, the following services will be available to accommodate parking demand on campus this fall. These services will add capacity for an additional 400 vehicles to park on campus during this period.
STUDENT LOTS
Assisted Parking
Assisted parking increases lot capacity by parking cars in
the lot drive aisles after all the parking spaces are filled.
The University has contracted with Parking Concepts, Inc.,
a company that specializes in operating assisted parking lots
at universities and colleges, to provide this service at Cal
State Fullerton.
- Assisted parking will be available 8am – 4pm, Monday
through Thursday, in student parking lots A-North and G.
There is no charge for assisted parking, however a valid
CSUF parking permit, or a daily parking permit for visitors,
is required to park on campus.
- Assisted parking will be available August 22 –
September 15, 2005, to help alleviate parking demand during
the start of the fall semester.
- If you use assisted parking, you will need to leave your
car keys with the attendant in exchange for a claim check.
PCI recommends that you leave your car VALET KEY, which
does not open your car’s glove box or trunk, with
the attendant. Never store or leave valuables in your car.
- When you return to the parking lot, present your claim
check to the attendant for your car key. An attendant will
be available until 8pm daily to return car keys. After 8pm,
keys can be retrieved from the University Police Department,
located at the Corner of State College Boulevard and Gym
Drive.
Overflow Campus Parking
In addition to assisted parking, during the first few weeks
of the fall semester, sections of campus streets will be designated
for on-street parking from 8am – 5pm to accommodate
overflow parking. Motorists can park on the following street
sections only when directed by a University Police or Parking
Officer:
- West Campus Drive, southbound from Associated Road to
Gym Drive.
- East Campus Drive, southbound from the Engineering Computer
Science to the south entrance of lot F.
- Sports Complex Service Road
FACULTY/STAFF LOTS
Parking spaces available for faculty and staff should be adequate
to meet demand. We have spaces in lot F, I, C-West, A-South,
E-West, H and College Park south. However, as is always the
case, the most convenient parking lots (such as F and I) are
usually full at 9:30am and stay relatively full until after
4pm. If you have questions, please check the parking web site
at www.parking.fullerton.edu
or call the office at (657) 278-3082.
Faculty and staff who need to purchase semester and annual
(payroll deduction) permits should go to the Parking Office,
T14, located east of University Hall. The Parking Office is
open from 7am – 5pm, after hours service from 5pm -
7:30pm is available Monday – Thursday at the Visitor
Information Center located in front of Langsdorf Hall.
Carpooling and Transportation Alternatives
Faculty and staff who carpool, use public transportation and
walk or bike to the campus reduce parking demand and traffic
congestion. Please contact Parking & Transportation at
extension 4699 or visit the campus parking website at www.parking.fullerton.edu
for information about financial incentives and subsidies available
to qualified employees.
U-Pass Program
“Your bus pass is already in your wallet.” The
University Pass (U-Pass) Program allows faculty, staff and
students to use their TitanCard as an OCTA bus pass. Encode
your TitanCard for U-Pass at the TitanCard Office, PLS160.
UPDATES AND REMINDERS
Daily Parking Fee Increase
The daily parking permit fee will be $5 beginning Monday,
August 22, 2005. Departments who have purchased daily permits
that expire Friday, August 19, 2005, may return unused, expired
permits to Parking & Transportation for a credit towards
the purchase of new permits at the $5 rate.
NUTWOOD PARKING STRUCTURE
As required by law we recently had a traffic consultant develop
speed limits for all campus roadways. New speed limit signs
are in the process of being installed throughout campus including
the Nutwood Parking Structure. We will begin radar enforcement
of speed limits in the structure and elsewhere on campus this
fall. This safety measure was taken in response to complaints
from faculty, staff and students that motorists where driving
too fast particularly in the structure.
Parking Construction Projects
Faculty/Staff parking lot C-East is closed for refurbishing
and is expected to reopen in late September/early October.
Construction of the State College Parking Structure, located
north of Dorothy Lane, on parking lots B and K, is underway.
The foundation and ground floors of the structure are completed
and the contractor has begun pouring concrete for the upper
decks. The facility is scheduled to open in August, 2006.
Let me add that we will be monitoring the situation as the
semester progresses and will make appropriate adjustments
to try to make your parking experience as convenient as we
can.
I’d also like to take the opportunity to thank the
campus community for their patience during the temporary parking
space shortage on campus while the structure is being built.
If you have any questions, please contact Parking & Transportation
at ext. 3082 or visit their website at www.parking.fullerton.edu.