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Improvements Hoped

The new plan calls for
immediate improvements in parking
facilities on the Grounds, following
guidelines recommended in
December by professional
consultants and adopted by a Board
of Visitors resolution on June 4.

Kimley-Horn Associates, of
Raleigh, N.C., was retained in
December by the University to
analyze the parking problem. The
consultants base their findings on
results of a University-wide survey
which it took last year.

The survey showed that there
were 5,831 parking spaces to meet
the 7,200 car demand. The survey
noted that 45 per cent of the
faculty and staff and 52 per cent of
the students favored establishing
parking fees to defray the cost of
nearby parking development. Of
the faculty, staff and students
polled, 94.9 per cent preferred
parking on the central Grounds,
highlighting the need for increased
parking facilities.

The firm recommended
adoption of a plan which would
enable 98 per cent of the
University's medical and
non-medical faculty and staff to
park within five minutes walking
distance of their place of
employment. Student residents
would be able also would be
within five minutes distance from
class while 80 per cent of the
commuting students would be
within five to 20 minutes walking
distance.