Parking Problem if a University

Parking Problem

If a university parking lot is closed for an entire month during semester time, drivers must find alternative parking immediately. How long will it take to find alternative parking facilities? This is a time related issue; the campus cannot afford to have an entire lot-full of students, faculty, and staff without parking for more than a day or two. Therefore, finding alternative parking must be a top priority for campus affairs.

What is the budget we have to deal with this issue? Issues related to the cost involved in finding and securing alternative parking must be taken into consideration by the team. The university must investigate the various options available for purchasing or renting temporary parking passes in a local commercial lot, within our budget. Students, faculty, and staff should not be expected to pay for the full price of the commercial parking but may be offered partial compensation.

Effective procurement, the processes required to acquire goods and services from outside, will also be necessary during this minor upheaval. The team must work with the community, possibly asking the city to offer the university temporary free parking. If free parking is not available from the city, perhaps local organizations might be willing to donate unused spaces.

4. The team must send out notices to all campus residents, faculty, and staff regarding the changes that will take place during the month. Contingency plans will be mentioned in these communications efforts. In addition to sending notices to affected parties, the team must place flyers on campus bulletin boards and especially near the parking lot in question.

5. Our team must work in tandem with campus officials and community officials, requiring solid integration of all required processes and procedures. In short, we need to coordinate our efforts. Is the parking lot privately owned and operated? If so we should contact the lot owner to determine whether they are responsible for helping us find alternative parking options. If the parking lot is owned by the university then we need to find out which department(s) has a stake in the matter to avoid possible conflicts.

6. One issue that will rise during the parking lot closure is finding appropriate alternatives for disabled drivers or disabled passengers. Are there ways we can offer temporary month-long spaces for disabled individuals? Is it possible to offer our disabled staff and students an opportunity to park for free in nearby lots? This question pertains to the quality required to ensure that the project will be successful.

7. Another time related issue is how long alternative parking will be available. It is possible that commercial lots or local organizations will only be able to offer parking spots for three weeks. If this is the case, the team must find alternative parking for the entire time that the lot is closed.

8. Affected staff and students will wonder whether they can park in restricted permit-only lots located on campus. Someone on our team needs to investigate this option as a possibility to alleviate the problem. This is a risk-related issue. Because of the potential for other lots on campus to become chaotic and over-crowded, we need to identify and respond to the risks associated with the lot closure.