Parking director: Easy Streets a success
Sean Griffin
Issue date: 5/5/08 Section: News
As the end of the school year approaches, Gary Graham, director for the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation, said Easy Streets has been an overall success.
Easy Streets and the gates were implemented at the beginning of this school year to make the campus more pedestrian friendly, he said.
"The main goal was to enhance safety by getting the traffic that didn't belong on campus out of there," he said. "To the extent of that goal, it has been extremely successful."
Graham said the gates did pose some minor issues for faculty and staff. He said they still have some issues because they are waiving their access cards instead of keeping it in one place. Graham said the office will have to work harder to make sure faculty understands the gates have trouble reading a moving card.
Graham said the big issue with students is they are not aware they can obtain permission to access the gates if needed.
"They don't realize that if they have a need to get into the center of campus, whether it's a medical reason or they need to drop off something, that we can accommodate them," he said.
Graham said loading permits are available. Those permits can be purchased at the Visitor's Center and the Public Safety Building.
Graham said Easy Streets helped the bus routes because there is less traffic on campus, especially during class changes.
"Without having to compete with all those additional cars, [Easy Streets] really has aided [traffic flow]," he said.
Graham said Student Government's outgoing Director of Transportation, Corey Weber, worked with the office throughout the year.
Weber held Talks with Transportation - conversations with students in Free Speech Alley to learn about transportation issues on campus. After noting student comments about Easy Streets, Weber worked on fixing the problems he could.
"At first, there were a few tweaks with [Easy Streets]," Weber said. "I noticed that the biggest concern came from students with night classes that wanted to get into the gates earlier."
Easy Streets and the gates were implemented at the beginning of this school year to make the campus more pedestrian friendly, he said.
"The main goal was to enhance safety by getting the traffic that didn't belong on campus out of there," he said. "To the extent of that goal, it has been extremely successful."
Graham said the gates did pose some minor issues for faculty and staff. He said they still have some issues because they are waiving their access cards instead of keeping it in one place. Graham said the office will have to work harder to make sure faculty understands the gates have trouble reading a moving card.
Graham said the big issue with students is they are not aware they can obtain permission to access the gates if needed.
"They don't realize that if they have a need to get into the center of campus, whether it's a medical reason or they need to drop off something, that we can accommodate them," he said.
Graham said loading permits are available. Those permits can be purchased at the Visitor's Center and the Public Safety Building.
Graham said Easy Streets helped the bus routes because there is less traffic on campus, especially during class changes.
"Without having to compete with all those additional cars, [Easy Streets] really has aided [traffic flow]," he said.
Graham said Student Government's outgoing Director of Transportation, Corey Weber, worked with the office throughout the year.
Weber held Talks with Transportation - conversations with students in Free Speech Alley to learn about transportation issues on campus. After noting student comments about Easy Streets, Weber worked on fixing the problems he could.
"At first, there were a few tweaks with [Easy Streets]," Weber said. "I noticed that the biggest concern came from students with night classes that wanted to get into the gates earlier."
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Spelling Police
posted 5/05/08 @ 9:58 AM CST
Faculty are "waiving" their passes? Are they "waving" their passes?
I'm confused.
Jason B
posted 5/06/08 @ 5:52 PM CST
I've noticed the lack of traffic jams on campus, but now it seems that the traffic that is on campus just moves a lot faster.
And it seems the LSU maintenance vehicles and LSU Police are more likely to not stop for you than everyone else. (Continued…)
Trae Pappas
posted 5/07/08 @ 6:44 AM CST
Because of Easy Streets, it takes me 5-10 extra minutes to get to class every day. So that's 10-20 there and back. Let's assume I go to class 60 times a semester. (Continued…)
Rachele
posted 5/07/08 @ 10:55 AM CST
Though Easy Streets may have cut down on the amount of traffic on campus, I'm still not convinced that its pros outweigh its cons. I've found that, since Easy Streets was implemented, many of the vehicles that are still allowed on campus are not yielding at crosswalks. (Continued…)
l
posted 5/13/08 @ 11:50 AM CST
Easy Streets is a waste of money and time and really doesnt help the student body overall, as far as i can tell.
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