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Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon
Contact: Health and Safety Director Sandy Ing-Wiese, (541) 463-5561
For release September 20, 2005
Fall parking tips for LCC main campus
EUGENE, OR - Parking congestion on Lane Community College main campus is common the first few days of fall term each year as students learn their way around and adjust their schedules. Lane will have 70 more parking spaces from paving the southwest gravel lots this summer, but campus safety officials still expect up to 5,000 vehicles to vie for the 3,500 total slots the first few days. Here are some tips to ease the crunch:
Parking is prohibited on the shoulders of Gonyea and Eldon Schafer access roads. These roads are subject to local law enforcement control and ticketing.• Take the bus. Most main campus credit students and English as a Second Language students at main campus or the LCC Downtown Center qualify for a free LCC Bus Pass. For more information, see 2011sitearchive.lanecc.edu/instadv/lccbuspassinfo.htm or call 463-5727.
• Carpool. Drivers and riders can sign up for carpooling via the LTD Commuter Solutions website at www.ltd.org or the Rideshare Alliance website at www.rideshare.us (type LCC in the start here box).
• Ride your bike. In fact, join the regional Bike Commute Challenge which takes place all September as participants bike to work and tally their miles. For details, see www.bikecommutechallenge.com/bcc05 or contact LCC BCC organizer, Gaston Figueroa, at 463-3172 or figueroag@lanecc.edu.
• If you drive, arrive a half-hour early to find a parking space.
• Lot N above the baseball field is the last to fill.
• Parking traffic will be directed the first few days beginning at about 8:30 a.m. until lots are full. Exceptions will be made for persons with disabled parking permits, dropping off children at child care, or dropping off passengers. When traffic direction is discontinued, drivers may search for spaces that have opened up.
• Park in a legal, marked space. Parking and traffic regulations will be enforced for the safety and convenience of college commuters. Violators may be cited or towed if necessary to maintain a safe and orderly campus. View LCC vehicle regulations at 2011sitearchive.lanecc.edu/cops/mvreg.htm.
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