Park & Ride lots to accept all permits

Monday, August 13, 2007

Beginning this month, Park & Ride officially opened its lots to all KU parking permits.

Parking Department officials said that accepting any permit would encourage students to utilize the lots and help decrease congestion on the main campus.

Campus parking is becoming increasingly difficult for students, especially with construction on lots 91 and 94 near Memorial Stadium, said Danny Kaiser, assistant director for the parking department.

He said opening the Park & Ride lots was a viable alternative for students and faculty having trouble finding open parking spaces.

“You don’t have to hunt for a place to park,” Kaiser said. “You can park immediately and hop on a bus to go to campus.”

Kaiser said Park & Ride lots hold 1,400 spaces. The parking department has sold only 900 Park & Ride permits this year.

Park & Ride permits are still available for purchase. They cost $205 and include a KU on Wheels bus pass. The lots will return to accepting only Park & Ride permits when the Park & Ride permits begin to sell out, Kaiser said. He said that students and faculty must have a KU parking permit to park in the Park & Ride lots or they could park in the meters, and violators would be ticketed.

— Edited by Trevan McGee

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