Parking Office aims to please
commuters
Now
that the holidays are gone, the new year brings good news from the
MUSC Office of Parking Management, for those who use the MUSC transit
system, with the completion of an additional bus shelter and the
promise of two more. As employee and student traffic has increased in the Hagood and surrounding parking lots during the last couple of years, Melinda Anderson, parking management director, and her staff responded to employee requests for more facilities to shelter those waiting for buses during the morning and afternoon rush to work.
“With the help of Engineering and Facilities design and project management staff, we’ve added an additional shelter to the parking lot located on Lockwood. Two more [shelters] should be completed in the coming weeks, one at the Hagood Annex on Line Street and the other in the main Hagood lot,” Anderson said. “We are always looking for ways to improve the parking experience at MUSC, and this was one way we could make things better for our students and employees by upgrading the system.”
MUSC commuters wait
in the newly completed bus shelter on Lockwood.One of the largest concerns morning commuters voiced in the past was the lack of shelter during inclement weather for those waiting for the bus during high traffic times. Of course, no one likes to be left in the rain, cold or heat, so Anderson and her team worked diligently to construct the shelter at the Lockwood lot and ink the deal with the City of Charleston for the shelters on the other two lots.
“There just wasn’t enough room during peak arrival times, so these shelters will all be bigger and able to accommodate more commuters,” Anderson said.
In addition, a renovation of the D-lot at 159 Rutledge Ave. was completed during the holiday break. The lot was redesigned for greater convenience and efficiency, lighting was added, and a fenced area was created at the rear of the lot to shield the waste receptacle from view. “It has made such a difference for employees assigned to this area, and has improved the appearance of the MUSC campus. Again, this project was accomplished with the expert help from the Engineering and Facilities design and project management team,” Anderson said.
For more information about parking at MUSC, go to http://www.musc.edu/businessservices/Parking/. Also, look to The Catalyst in coming weeks for more parking information and updates to the campus system as they occur.
Friday, Jan. 12, 2007
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