MOBILITY - PARKING ALLOCATION

Challenges with the current parking system include:

• A perceived shortage of parking supply and competition for premium parking in the campus core

• Underutilization of lots outside of the campus core, primarily in the Athletics and Agriculture and Lott and Revels neighborhoods

• A lack of connectivity between parking lots and key campus destinations

Key goals for the parking allocation system are:

• Reduce parking congestion and zone infractions by providing or incentivizing alternatives to chronically congested lots

• Create a more beautiful, organized campus core by consolidating smaller interstitial lots into larger lots around the core’s periphery

• Reduce the need for new parking lots by maximizing utilization of the current supply

• Clarify parking zones through improved regulatory signage and wayfinding

• Provide sufficient Welcome Center parking and expanded game day parking

Additional parking strategies include improving pedestrian infrastructure to facilitate access to lots outside the campus core, provision of ADAcompliant parking stalls near building entrances for all parking zones, and the development of a campus-wide parking strategy for special events that explores additional mobility and transit options.

To address these issues and goals, the campus plan proposes a parking allocation strategy that preserves residential, staff, and visitor parking in high demand areas, and incentivizes commuter and long-term parking outside the campus core. This strategy establishes a system of parking zones, each with separate permits and fees:

• Residential Student Parking: Adjacent to residence halls; only available to students living on campus

• Faculty and Staff Parking: Adjacent to academic and administrative buildings and employee housing; only available to employees

• Premium Parking Zones: Within convenient walking distance of key destinations such as academic buildings, the Dining Hall, Campus Union, and Whitney Complex; envisioned for both commuters and residents who wish to travel by car. Permits will be more expensive in exchange for the convenience

• Remote Parking Zones: Outside the campus core and currently underutilized, but largely within a five- to ten-minute walk of key destinations; envisioned for commuters, residents who need their vehicles infrequently, and visitors on event days. Permits will be free or the least expensive

• Visitor Parking Zones: Convenient to visitor, tourist, and community engagement facilities; only available to visitors

Residential Parking

Faculty/Staff Parking

Premium Parking

Remote Parking (free/reduced price)

Visitor Parking (Extension, tour groups)

General Parking (Natchez)