Parking & Transit
Proposal to Alleviate Harmon Traffic
Tuesday night, ASG Sen. James Wesolowski proposed a resolution to minimize traffic delays at the Harmon Avenue Parking Facility and improve pedestrian safety. Delays increase directly following the end of class periods and pedestrians face more of risk during this …
ASG Delays Voting on Parking Legislation
ASG will vote on a bill next week to introduce a more consistent warning system for first-time parking violations. The current warning system runs on a case-by-case basis, and this makes it really difficult to for warnings to be issued …
Parking Officials Plan for Heavy Baseball Traffic
The transit and parking department will provide adequate parking options for fans going to this season’s baseball games, UA officials said. During this baseball season, UA officials will provide free parking services for its fans. Specifically, fans will be allowed …
Safety Concerns Behind Dickson Street Closure
As each of us begins the new year with resolutions, the UA has its own resolution — to keep students safe. It has taken nearly six months of careful deliberation; however, the city of Fayetteville has finally granted the UA …
UA Board of Trustees Will Discuss Parking
Residents of Sunshine Place Apartments may be evicted if the University purchases the land on West Cleveland Street across from campus to continue expansion. A committee of the university Board of Trustees will meet Thursday to discuss a $2.25 million …
Parking Officials Prepare for Growth
University officials are making plans to establish more parking areas dedicated to university students and faculty, officials said. University officials plan to demolish the townhomes located on both Brenda Drive and Court Street and establish more university parking, said John …
Date Not Set for Blocks Demolition
The university will delay the demolition of the houses on Court Street and Brenda Drive until they decide what they will put in place of the homes, officials said. Officials have yet to establish a demolition date for the property, …
Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Traffic
Fayetteville officials will present a town hall meeting at 5 p.m. Oct. 11 in the UA Law School courtroom. A focus of the town hall will be traffic concerns around campus. Mayor Lioneld Jordan and city department directors will be …
Biker Rally Causes Transit Route Changes
Bikes, Blues and BBQ will affect Razorback transit routes starting today, according to a news release. Routes that will be affected include the Brown Route, Green Reduced Route and the Purple Route, according the release. Brown Route will be affected …
UA Expansion Forces Residents Out of Homes
UA officials are planning to clear two blocks of houses off Razorback Road to make way for a new parking lot, officials said. The university bought the entirety of Brenda Drive and Court Street in April 2011. Since then, residents …
Request Received to Control Traffic
The Fayetteville mayor has received a request from the UA department of Facilities Management to close part of Dickson Street to traffic during school hours Monday through Friday, officials said. Mike Johnson, associate vice chancellor for Facilities Management, has …
UA Transit Receives Various Funds
It costs about $100,000 to run one bus on the Razorback Transit for a year, transit officials said. That money goes to paying for fuel, driver salary and maintenance, said Andy Gilbride, education and instruction specialist for UA transit. In …
New Buses Added to Ease Crowding
To alleviate stress on the Red bus route, two additional buses have been added in the morning from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Red buses will also be stopping at Blue stops on Leverett Avenue to prevent overcrowding, officials said. …
Students Explore Parking Options
Many students are turning to other options for parking and commuting to class as a result of increased enrollment and less parking space. Officials have noticed numerous students purchasing parking garage permits, said Andy Gilbride, education and instruction specialist for …
Intersection Becomes Four-Way Stop
The UA has made some changes to accommodate the growing campus population and pedestrians walking in and around campus. The corner of Razorback Road and Maple Street has become a four-way stop this summer after the Arkansas Highway Department received …
