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Parking Services - Notice of Proposed Change

The Notice of Proposed Change (NPC) process was a Parking & Transportation Advisory Committee (PTAC) initiative designed to allow campus constituents an opportunity to voice their concerns and offer alternative views or solutions on proposed changes to the parking and transportation system at GCSU prior to the change being implemented.

A minimum, five day comment period will be established from the day of posting so that all interested parties may express their concerns, reasons, and opinions on the proposed change (longer comment periods may be used if deemed necessary). This is NOT a vote; however, all comments will be reviewed and considered by the administration if they are presented with the required information and received prior to the closeout date posted. Comments may be emailed to Parking & Transportation Services manager, or mailed to CBX 104. Although there is not a standardized comment form, all comments must be typed and indicate in the title/subject line the six-digit NPC Number and include the author's full name, email address, and phone number. If you have any questions regarding this process or the NPC please feel free to contact Parking & Transportation Services at the following number for more information. 478-445-7433

Notice of Proposed Change

NPC Number

Description / Proposal (date posted)

Status

Close out

120409

SUBJECT:

Parking – Designate the Kilpatrick lot and street spaces (lot 14) as Employee only

Transportation – Devote a single shuttle to support Irwin St to Main Campus route and augment current West Campus shuttles.

Background: The Kilpatrick lot was a split lot where Employees utilized the interior spaces and Commuter students utilized the street spaces and ten spaces inside. With the opening of the Marvin-Parks Memorial Building and the loss of over half the Employee parking at Herty Hall due to the building expansion, employee parking has been significantly reduced. Initiatives to afford more parking to GCSU personnel have been ongoing. An offer by GCSU to lease the lower parking area of the courthouse deck from Baldwin County to alleviate the loss of employee parking was not accepted by the county. The acquisition of the Norfolk Southern property on the west side of the Centennial Center to provide more commuter parking is moving forward at an accelerated pace.

Rationale: The demand for employee parking has increased dramatically due to the closure of an employee lot while student parking remained relatively constant. The proposal limits Commuter space reduction to the 26 spaces in Kilpatrick as opposed to decreasing the more convenient and larger student capacity of 72 spaces in the Peabody lot. This proposed change will require a shift of some student parking from Kilpatrick to other under-utilized student lots at Centennial Center, N. Clarke St. and the Irwin St. lot. The Centennial Center and N. Clarke St. lots are easily accessed by foot and pedestrian friendly. However, given the distance to the Irwin St. lot and the need for more timely shuttles to accommodate the increased demand anticipated with this change, Parking & Transportation Services will add a devoted shuttle to operate between Irwin St and the A&S stop during the peak demand periods and will augment the current West Campus shuttles operating between these stops already. Wait times for a shuttle supporting the Irwin St lot will be less than 7 minutes and transfer time is already less than 3 minutes.

Decision: PENDING

Proposed Implementation Date: 01/04/2010

Implemented
(eff date: Jan 5, 2010)

12/11/09