{"id":3770,"date":"2019-11-07T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T18:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/?p=3770"},"modified":"2019-11-07T13:24:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T18:24:28","slug":"expand-availability-of-water-bottle-fillers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/2019\/11\/expand-availability-of-water-bottle-fillers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Odum Village Space for New Parking Options"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all know parking is a major concern on campus. The cost is significant but it is really the time spent walking in addition to my commute that is the challenge. I understand having to pay to park at a major academic center, I just want to get something for the cost. I currently park in S11 and spend 15 minutes each way to walk to my building. These walks can turn short commutes into an average one and average commutes into long ones.<\/p>\n

There remains an incredibly underutilized resource on campus. That involves what I believe used to be graduate housing along the S12 parking lots. These buildings have been abandoned since I first arrived on campus in 2013. In an area lacking space, these abandoned buildings represent an untapped resource for the Carolina Community. It seems extremely strange that these have not been torn down, especially for a parking deck. Just 2\/3 of these would represent a massive upgrade to the current parking system. Being that they are located downhill from the Bell Tower, they can be build much higher than the Craige deck as well.<\/p>\n

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Response (Plan in Progress)<\/h2>\n

Your suggestion is timely \u2013 the University and School of Medicine are currently in development of master plans for space use.\u00a0The University in May received approved from the Board of Governors on the 2019 University Master Plan<\/a>.\u00a0 I think you might find this information interesting, as it addresses plans for new parking decks in the Campus South area where we are located.<\/p>\n