Last week the Campus Transportation Committee discussed upcoming sidewalk and street closings, a new evening parking permit, and the recent Peer Review Report draft.
Transportation Services Planner Rob Kennedy handed out a map displaying upcoming closings as part of an east campus utilities project. Starting March 15, some sidewalks along Park Street will be closed in preparation for further utility work over the summer. These closings will include a stretch of the east side of Park Street along the State Historical Society and the west side of Park Street along Chadbourne Hall and another section along Grainger Hall. In addition, southbound vehicle traffic on Park Street between University and Johnson streets will be restricted to one lane and Park Street at the corner with Langdon will be restricted to one lane with a flagger directing traffic. Students are advised to avoid these areas as much as possible and adhere to all sidewalk closings.
Transportation Services Director Patrick Kass then presented a new evening pass that students, faculty, and staff may purchase (which will be good for a year). It will be valid for a number of specific parking lots and will allow parking Monday-Friday between 3pm and 7am. This is a pilot program and no other permit rates will be impacted by the introduction of this pass.
Most of the discussion focused upon the draft Peer Review Report, which the committee members received last month. The peer review team made a number of suggestions pertinent to the structuring of the Campus Transportation Committee, the management and activities of Transportation Services, and suggestions for new initiatives and policies on campus. One of their major concerns related to pedestrian safety on campus and they encouraged the committee to embrace enforcement, engineering, and educational solutions in supporting a safe, pedestrian-friendly campus.
Adam Smith
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2 comments:
It's about 4:30AM right now, I'm at CAE watching a circuit testbench run. This night parking pass sounds like a great idea, and I'm terribly interested. Will we have to search it out in hopes that we'll find it when it becomes available, or is there a place we might be able to watch for it?
Thanks
Currently, the evening permit is a pilot program that Transportation Services plans to implement this fall. They are finalizing the details and will post something on their website once this occurs: www2.fpm.wisc.edu/trans/
Please let us know if you have additional questions.
- Adam
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