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