Page 1 Oce of First-Year Experience Lee Hall, Rm 106 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337-482-6599 Oce Website ofye@louisiana.edu OFYE Facebook Page Academic Success Center Lee Hall, Rm 115 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337-482-6818 Oce Website asc@louisiana.edu The Learning Center Lee Hall, Rm 209 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337-482-6583 Oce Website tlc@louisiana.edu This “How To” will focus on Parking & Transportation. For questions specic to your student, please call or email the appropriate department. If you wish to stop receiving our emails, click the unsubscribe link in the original email. A Resource for Parents of Ragin’ Cajun Freshmen ’ Cajun Connection Information Students living on campus may purchase fall semester parking permits starng tentavely Log into ULink, select “Campus Services”, then select “Access my Parking Account”, next select “Get Permit”. Permits are $40 per semester, $20 in the summer, and must be renewed each semester. The zones for residenal parking are: ZONE 22R Olivier Tower - entrance located on McKinley St (parking—3rd level and above) and Ta Street Parking Tower (all levels). Overow parking is located in Zone 15 (EK Long o of Girard Park Circle). ZONE 29R Smith Street and Zone 27 along Rex Street. Overow parking is located in Zone 15 (EK Long o of Girard Park Circle). All students (including commuters) must have an acve permit for their vehicle with transportaon services every semester. Students not living on campus may park at Cajun Field with a free commuter parking permit and be bused to campus. Be sure to arrive at Cajun Field at least 45 minutes before class. Buses start running at 7:00 am Monday—Friday. See schedule. On-campus parking permits may be purchased through ULink for Girard Park Circle Garage for $300 per semester (permits must be renewed each semester). This locaon oers 1,000 guaranteed permit parking spaces on oors three through six. Permits go on sale tentavely on July 30, 2018. Night permits for campus lots are also available to commuter students for $25 per semester (permits must be renewed each semester). Parking access for these permits will begin at 3:00 pm in non-gated lots and 4:30 pm for many gated lots Monday—Friday.
A Resource for Parents of Ragin’ Cajun Freshmen ’ Page 2 Guests may park on levels one and two of the Girard Park Circle garage. Accepted methods of payment: debit cards and credit cards. Cash, checks, and Cajun Card are not accepted. For fees associated with visitor parking, click here. The Girard Park Circle Garage is the only hourly parking on campus available to visitors. Free 30 minute parking is available in the side lot of the Student Union. Any individual who requires special accommodaons for handicap parking on campus must contact the Oce of Transportaon Services and provide appropriate state issued credenals in order to obtain a handicap parking permit. & Vehicles in handicap spots without displaying the proper state issued credenals will face a $300 citaon from the university and may be immobilized or towed at the owner’s expense. If immobilized, a $100 ne is added to the balance due and all nes must be paid prior to removal. Tr Transportaon services ulizes virtual parking permits and LPR (license plate recognion) for enforcement. Decals and hangtags are not issued. License plate recognion soware is used to idenfy parking privileges in certain locaons. It is imperave when registering for parking on campus that you enter your plate number correctly. When registering, you will need: student ULID phone number home address assigned housing community (if an on-campus resident) license plate number license plate state of issue vehicle year, color, make, and model (SUV, truck, sedan, etc.) Parking regulaons remain in place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Any parked vehicle must be registered with the university. A vehicle can be immobilized or towed aer a vehicle accumulates three unpaid citaons. The university provides transportaon from the main campus to the satellite facilies of Bourgeois Hall and Cajun Field. During the school year, these shules run connuously from 7am to 9pm Monday - Thursday and 7am to 7pm on Friday. Night shules are available from 9pm to 11:45pm Monday - Thursday and 7pm to 11:45pm on Friday by calling 337-482-5305. Please download our app "Ride Systems" for either Apple or Android devices. Choose the Agency = "University of Louisiana Lafayee". Select the type of route you would like to see all buses on that parcular route along with all stops associated with it. You can get esmated mes of arrivals for any of the stops. Find pertinent information regarding the UL Lafayette campus and community. Oce of Transportation Services 619 McKinley Suite 100 337-482-6858 Oce Website parking@louisiana.edu
A Resource for Parents of Ragin’ Cajun Freshmen ’ Page 3 UL Lafayee is a bike friendly campus oering special bike lanes on St. Mary Blvd. and mulple bike racks across campus. All bikes on campus and their use must be in compliance with state requirements and regulaons which chiey consists of having lights and reecve materials on your bike, as well as ulizing streets instead of sidewalks. Rules of the Road for bicycles. Register your bike. Other rules include: Bicycles must be secured to a bike rack. Individuals are encouraged to ulize a U bolt style lock as they are the most secure. Bicycles cannot be secured to a handrail, fence, trash receptacle, tree, trip rails, sign posts or anything other than a bike rack. Bicycles not properly secured to a bike rack will be impounded by Transportaon Services. Bicycles which remain in bicycle racks or other places 7 days aer the end of the semester will be impounded by Transportaon Services. Bicycles which remain unclaimed for 6 months will be disposed of according to State of Louisiana rules and regulaons. Look for the yellow stars on the campus map to see all of the residenal parking areas on UL Lafayee’s campus. The black stars show commuter and visitor parking areas. For more informaon and a detailed map, visit the Oce of Transportaon Services website. Residential Parking Areas Commuter & Visitor Parking Areas Oce of Transportation Services: 619 McKinley Ste 100 337-482-6858 Oce Website parking@louisiana.edu
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