Final Week to Take Part in Transportation and Parking Survey

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – All University of Arkansas students, faculty, staff and campus visitors are invited to fill out an online survey about the campus transportation and parking issues. The survey is part of a comprehensive study of current and future transportation challenges and opportunities on campus. The survey information will be used as part of the study to help develop a long-term transportation and parking plan for the campus. The survey will remain open until Friday, January 30.

“This is an important undertaking for the university,” said Jill Anthes, campus planner and project manager for this effort. “We want to hear about your experience getting to, from, and through campus.”

An interactive map is also available. Site visitors can click to add comments and also view notes that have been made by other people. This map enables visitors to offer suggestions for improvements to specific locations on campus.

Last August, the university contracted with Nelson\Nygaard and Carl Walker Inc. to help reshape the university’s transportation and parking system into one that is effective, efficient, transit-oriented, environmentally sustainable, and financially viable for the next 20 years and beyond. The new plan will cover travel to campus as well as travel on and around campus, to meet the needs of the students, faculty and staff at the U of A, as well the people who visit campus or attend events here.

The planning team is working with campus, city and regional stakeholders to find solutions that enhance the university’s livability, strengthen the community, and address the contentious issue of parking.