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Major changes being made in off-campus parking
Students will soon see large reduction in off-campus parking
Natalie Jurgen
Issue date: 9/17/08 Section: News
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Major parking changes are being made in the areas between Elm Street and Reade Street and from 5th Street north to the Tar River.
The first change that is being made in the area is a change from two-hour parking spaces to residential spaces. Residents in the affected areas will be able to purchase up to three parking permits per household.
Permits can be purchased from Public Works for five dollars with the required documentation. Owners must submit proof of residency that gives the address applied for and tenants must provide a copy of their lease with all parties showing the length of term for the lease.
These spaces will be parking-by-permit-only spaces between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Outside of these times anyone will be able to park in those spaces.
Also, roads that are less than 32 feet in width from curb to curb will allow parking on only one side of the street. "No parking" signs are currently being placed throughout the neighborhood on the side of the street where parking is not permitted.
"We're making one side of the road no parking," said Wes Anderson, director of the City of Greenville Public Works. "That's to make sure that emergency vehicles can get through."
Once all of the signs are placed, and in the areas where signs already exist, there is a chance of receiving a ticket or being towed if parked in a residential space or on the wrong side of the road.
The project was set in place by the City of Greenville but has been supported by ECU, according to Stacey Pigford, assistant traffic engineer for the City of Greenville.
"We've been coordinating this with ECU parking and they said that they have ample on-campus parking for students that won't be able to park there anymore," said Anderson.
Pigford, however, "foresees this only pushing students out further" into the community to find parking.
According to Anderson, it will take until about mid-October to get all of the signs up, but students could be ticketed or towed in the areas where signs are already posted.
This writer may be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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Susan
posted 9/18/08 @ 6:29 PM EST
There are some MAJOR holes left in this article. With only two newspaper issues running each week, there should be plenty of time to include all the necessary information within these articles. (Continued…)
Hmm
posted 9/19/08 @ 12:20 PM EST
Nothing more than the City of Greenville and ECU collaborating to increase parking revenue for both.
ECU is pissed that people find other places to park besides their overpriced lots, and they apparently found a way to talk Greenville into helping them screw us all over just a little bit more. (Continued…)
pirate parking
posted 9/23/08 @ 9:03 AM EST
private assigned parking at pirate parking is available for students looking for a place to park 1106 east 10th st
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