PARKING STRATEGIC PLAN APPROVED BY BOARD OF REGENTS
The
Board of Regents approved the
2012-2013 Parking Strategic Plan and
Rate Proposal at their February 16
meeting, allowing Parking and
Transportation Services to begin
moving forward on a number of
projects which will provide
immediate and long-term solutions to
parking demands on campus.
�We are very grateful to the entire
UH community - students, faculty,
staff and University administration
- for their continued input and
willingness to invest in the
improvements necessary to provide
the level of service requisite of a
Tier-One University,� explained Bob
Browand, Director of Parking and
Transportation Services. �We are
looking forward to developing and
implementing the programs and
projects included in our 2012-2013
Strategic Plan.�
Among the projects included in the
plan are the Robertson Stadium
Garage, with an anticipated
groundbreaking this summer; two new
small garages near the Law School in
lot 18A and the A.D. Bruce Religion
Center in 13A; an additional large
garage tentatively planned for the
north side of campus; expanded
Economy parking and additional lot
renovations.
In addition, the 2012-2013 Strategic
Plan will encourage green commuting
by establishing a �Commuter Club�
which will offer an array of
incentives designed to encourage
students, faculty and staff to find
alternative transportation options
to campus.
While rate increases are included in
the plan, rates at the University of
Houston will continue to be among
the lowest of comparable sized
universities. �The proposed rates
for 2012 and 2013 are in many cases
lower than the 2010/2011 rates at
other large universities. In
addition, we will remain one of the
only universities in the region to
offer Economy parking, and the rates
for Economy will remain below $100,�
added Browand.
Throughout the fall semester,
community input was sought at a
number of information sessions, town
halls and open meetings. The
constant theme was the need for
increased parking. In addition, with
the garages at capacity, interest
was high for additional premium
parking options, like garages. The
2012-2013 Strategic Plan was
designed with these requests in mind
and also aimed to balance these
additions with expanded Economy
parking. The parking plan may be
viewed online at
https://www.uh.edu/af/TPAC.htm.
In addition to parking lots, Parking
and Transportation Services operates
the Cougar Line shuttle service, a
free service for the UH campus, the
Visitor Information Booths, a
customer service counter in the
Welcome Center Garage and acts as a
liaison for METRO.
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