University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, October 5, 1988
Metered parking spaces in the O-zone parking lot south of Robinson Center remain empty, while cars circle the lot searching for yellow zone parking
Lot lacks parking space, students say
By Daniel Niemi
Kansan staff writer
B l a n ch a r d circled the parking lot south of Robinson gymnasium several times before she parked at a park.
"This is ridiculous," said
mandcarc, Emporia graduate student, as she fed quarters into the bucket. She was permitted to permit and now I have to pay again. There are all these meters which are never filled up. Why should I have to pay for a parking permit when there is not?
On any given day, students complain that there is a lack of yellow zone parking and that meters are never completely used.
At 10:30 a.m. yesterday, about 200 metered spaces were empty in lot 90 south of Kolkham gymnasium, while at 10:45 a.m. today, space for a yellow zone spot looking
ironically, the meters the students
compain about are part of a new policy designed to keep the cost of parking permits down by having visitors absorb their share of costs
"We have enormous visitor problems which we are trying to address by having a chairman of the parking board and professor of pharmacology and toxicology." "People who have red, yellow eyes were paying for visitor parking."
Faiman said an average of 90,000 visitors parked on campus each year.
Under the new visitor policy, last semester 237 meters in lugs to 91 for a south of Spencer Art Museum that replaced the tollbooth that used to be at the entrance of the lots. Previously, entry cost 75 cents for vehicles without a yellow permit. Now, visitors park at a meter for 25 cents an hour.
In addition, visitors no longer can have parking tickets canceled by parking services. In the past, visitors no longer can receive tickets canceled each academic year.
Meter violations cost $2 within 48
hours of ticketing or $6 thereafter
Visitors still can park for up to three hours for free by obtaining a courtesy parking pass from one of the campus information booths. A visitor who stays longer than three hours must purchase an advance halfday or a full day at $2. Permits are valid at metered spaces only.
"Visitors are a very important constituency of this university," Faiman said. "We need visitor parking.
"The question is, how do you handle it? How do you handle 90,000 people a year?"
Part of that question is answered by the number of meters on campus.
However, students still complain that they have to pay at a meter if they want to park in lot 90.
Parking officials said part of the problem was that many people were seen through zones closer to campus were available near the stadium. Officials also said the loss of 120 yellow jerseys and zone changes led to more
demand for all existing spaces.
Donna Hultine, assistant director of parking services, said parking complaints are often ten complaints from students about the number of meters. She said complaints should be given to parkers and then report them to the parking board.
"Unless the parking board is hearing complaints, it won't do anything about it." Hultine said.
Faiman said, "If meters aren't being used, the parking board would have to look at that and evaluate the situation. Spaces could be used more efficiently."
Hutline said any re-evaluation of the meters would have to wait until zone designations for the parking garage are determined.
Parking officials have said part of the garage could be used for visitor parking. Hultine said it was possible that meters would be removed from the garage, depending on the amount spaces reserved for visitors in the garage.
Parking zones change colors
By Mark Fagan Kansan staff writer
Fainan said this was a particularly difficult year to be working with parking because of the many problems.
maybe for lunch."
"This is the most that's ever been opened up in one shot," he said.
* Tomorrow, the solutions*
The following is a list of changes in permit parking, by zone designation, since the end of the spring semester, according to Donna Hullene, assistant director of parking services. Overall, there has been a net loss of 49 permit
BLUE ZONES
Changes:
Blue zones have 648 spaces, a gain of seven spaces since the end of the spring semester.
Blue zones serve faculty and staff whose age plus years are not enrolled in any educational positions, such as deans of schools and chancellor, automatically qualify for blue permits. Emeritus faculty and staff receive blue permits free of charge.
**Lt 37 (behind Malot Hall) lost 82 spaces to construction of the Robert Dote Human Development Center**
**Lot 115 (behind Smith Hall) change from a department of religious studies lot to a blue zone to gain seven blue spaces. Parking services did not sell enough department permits last year to make maximum use of
- Lot 35 (befind the Military Science Building) lost six blue spaces. A series of structures for the construction of a new airport took the place.
**Lot B (along Sunnyside Avenue in front of Robinson Gymmian) gained the change made**
**in section 137.**
**Lot 18 (in behind Hoch Auditorium and Wesco Hall) lost**
20 blue spaces. The land will be used for a sidewalk to
cross the street.
RED ZONES
Red zones are for faculty and staff whose age plus years of hostel at KU equals both Red and Black red lots. Black red lots.
Red zones have 1,209 spaces, a gain of 66 spaces since the end of the spring semester.
Changes
- Lct 91 (next to the Kansas Union) added 62 red spaces, Before, faculty and staff who worked at Spencer Research Library and the Union had no red zone parking
Lost 8 (along Sunnyside Avenue in front of Robinion) lost 75 red space to blue to make white at 47 behind Mallon at 47 behind Mallon
Faiain said red permits — for faculty and staff whose age plus years of service equals at least 25 — would have overall because of low turnover.
Lot 34 (between the Computer Center and Watkins Memorial Health Center) added an extension of 82 red blood cells.
spade board 62 (Sunnyside Avenue and Sunflower Road) gained 74 red sides when changed from yellow. The parking board voted Sept. 27 to turn it back to yellow because of unuse by red permit holders.
Tomorrow, the solutions.
YELLOW ZONES
"These are people who come in at 8 a.m. and leave at 5 p.m." Faiman said. "They're here all day, except
Yellow zones are for students and for staff who do not qualify for red or blue permits. Yellow, red and blue perma-
ture areas are marked by red boxes.
Yellow zones have 3,569 spaces; a loss of 120 spaces since the end of the summer semester. The total includes 882 spaces.
Changes:
hunting license," he said. "It does mean, occasionally, that you have a far walk, but I think they need to do it."
walk clear across campus. But if I come at 8 (a.m.). I have no problem."
Lot 62 (Sunnyside Avenue and Sunflower Road) lost 74 yellow spaces. But it was intended to yellow status by the owners.
Red permits are the least oversold of the three prime permit classifications at 20.76 percent, still a 7.92 percent increase since last fall.
tell.
Himmelberg said he understood why parking services had an over-sell.
Lots 56 and 57 (in front of Allen Field House) lost 141 yellow spaces. Construction of the parking garage has
"I realize that when I get a parking permit, I'm really buying a
**Knur University**
* Log 91 (next to the Kansas Union) lost 62 yellow
those. They were made red to accommodate faculty
and staff who work in the Spencer Research Library and
the Union.
Lot 72 (in front of the Burge Union) gained 83 yiew spaces. Parking services restricted the lot after a 1986 recommendation by a consulting firm that studied KU's parking situation.
RESIDENCE HALLS
Residence halls have 2,691 spaces. However, 235
spaces are at the end of the spring permeable.
Hall gardens at the end of the spring permeable.
The JRP restricted spaces are in lot 10 east of the hall and only JRP residents with "JRP only" permits may park there. The JRP permit is not good for other residence hall parking lots.
Previously, any residence hall permit holder could park in lot 50.
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