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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11.2004
Students vent to parking group
By Ross Fitch
rfitch@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Lack of parking spaces and the need for more Park and Ride options were the main topics students and others brought up yesterday at a University of Kansas Parking Commission public forum in the Burge Union.
After hearing disgruntled comments from students and faculty at the forum and throughout the year, commission members said they would make changes.
"With the demand for spaces and the number of spaces on campus, we have a problem." said Tom Mulinazzi, professor of engineering and commission chairman.
Besides about 20 people who came to the forum with concerns, the commission received 31 pages of e-mail comments. Mulinazzi outlined what he said were the four major parking problems that came from the e-mails; safety concerns of parking at GSP-Corbin Hall; overflow of parking behind JRP and Carruth-O'Leary Halls; structure and payment method for Mississippi Street parking garage
fees: and overselling.
There are 17,325 parking permits sold on campus, but 10,797 permit spaces, Mulinazzi said.
Permits are oversold because some students and faculty are only on campus certain days and the concern is where to build the additional 6,500 spaces, he said.
Another issue raised by various audience members was the possibility of increasing Park and Ride lots. The Lied Center parking lot is the only lot that caters to Park and Ride.
Anton Bengtson, Salina sophomore and student senator on the Transportation Board, said some members of his board would be glad to work out possible solutions with Park and Ride.
If a plan to make another Park and Ride lot came up, some space on West Campus might be considered, said Donna Hultine, director of parking services and commission member.
The Parking Department has hired a parking consultant to advise which courses of action should be considered to improve parking, Mulinazzi said. The commission is waiting on the consultant's report to determine further action, he said.
- Edited by Jon Ralston
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