The success of credit card acceptance in the parking garages have sparked changes that are planned to take effect as early as spring break.<\/p>\n
All booths are to be removed from Lot A, and new automated card readers are to be installed in their place.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe credit cards worked very well and we had a lot of positive feedback,\u201d Business Services Director Paul Murphy said. \u201cWhen we chose the new equipment, we integrated so that it would take both the Tartan card and the credit card.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although cash will not be accepted in Lot A after spring break, the choice to remove cash completely was not made to hinder students, according to Murphy.<\/p>\n
\u201cCash is a very slow process,\u201d he said. \u201cMost students use their Tartan cards, and visitors use cash \u2014 to offset that, the staff parking lot on Fourth and Perry Streets will be converted into a visitor\u2019s parking lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the visitors parking set to be in the lot at Fourth and Perry Streets, Murphy said Lot A would be a true “student\u2019s garage.” With the addition of the new automated equipment, the garage will allow students to enter and exit more quickly, and will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<\/p>\n
The cashiers that are currently in the booths will be converted to \u201ccustomer service agents,\u201d who will help if a student is in need.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to have customer service agents walking around,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not like you\u2019re going to pull up if something goes wrong and have no one around to help.\u201d<\/p>\n
Intercoms will also be available for students when a customer service agent is not in sight or nearby.<\/p>\n
Murphy said the ultimate goal of the new equipment is to help students get out of the garage more efficiently.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think students will love the new change because it enables them to get out faster,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want people to understand why we are transitioning and to see how easy this machine will be to operate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lot K, however, will remain the same, with a booth and a cashier following spring break.<\/p>\n
\u201cLot K will be phase two,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are doing this in phases and it is a very large project.\u201d<\/p>\n
Murphy said not only can the change be seen as a way for quicker exit, but it has given the campus a chance to replace the old equipment that has been around more than 25 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI encourage students to use their Tartan cards because of the discount,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you use your Tartan card you won\u2019t have to bring cash to campus.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new equipment was paid for through capital funding.<\/p>\n
For students who find that the magnetic stripe on their Tartan card have stopped working, it is recommended that they get their Tartan card replaced.<\/p>\n
\u201cI agree with everybody, it\u2019s not easy to get out of the parking garage \u2014 it takes time,\u201d he said. \u201cPulling that cash out of the parking garage and making it a true student lot, I think for our students is best.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think students will love the new change because it enables them to get out faster,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want people to understand why we are transitioning and to see how easy this machine will be to operate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lot K, however, will remain the same, with a booth and a cashier following spring break.<\/p>\n
\u201cLot K will be phase two,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are doing this in phases and it is a very large project.\u201d<\/p>\n
Murphy said not only can the change be seen as a way for quicker exit, but it has given the campus a chance to replace the old equipment that has been around more than 25 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI encourage students to use their Tartan cards because of the discount,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you use your Tartan card you won\u2019t have to bring cash to campus.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new equipment was paid for through capital funding.<\/p>\n
For students who find that the magnetic stripe on their Tartan card have stopped working, it is recommended that they get their Tartan card replaced.<\/p>\n
\u201cI agree with everybody, it\u2019s not easy to get out of the parking garage \u2014 it takes time,\u201d he said. \u201cPulling that cash out of the parking garage and making it a true student lot, I think for our students is best.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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