DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE
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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR BY JOSH STONE, CAPP
Welcome to another fall semester! Over the past week, it has started to cool down significantly, and the leaves will soon begin to change. After a rather long summer of heat, I am grateful for the weather change! Since our last newsletter back in May, Parking and Transportation has completed and undertaken many tasks. D Deck is done! That is not a joke; D Deck construction that started back in July 2018 wrapped up by the end of the past fiscal year, June 30, 2021. I know I speak for everyone involved when I say our lives have gotten easier since construction concluded, and subscribers are enjoying the wider parking spaces on the deck. In addition, the carbon fiber projects on the Henry Street Decks and Laurel Street Decks wrapped up, and these decks have reopened. Our new EV charging stations have been installed and should be active by the first week of October. Our rebate application has been accepted, and we will soon submit documentation to take part in that program. Seven new dual-port ChargePoint stations have been installed, with five on N Deck and two on West Broad Street Deck. We can’t wait to have folks take advantage of them and for us to finally be able to track usage and other essential metrics. In our July staff meeting, I introduced the Accredited Parking Organization program through the International Parking and Mobility Institute. Since that meeting, I have worked with our business analyst to divide the criteria and assign them to each unit. We also met with each unit individually to talk through the process and next steps. Our goal is to have reviewed the criteria and know where we stand in the application process by December 22, 2021. Hiring has remained a challenge throughout the summer; however, I am pleased to say that applications have been steadily increasing since September 1. In the coming weeks, we plan to hire up to three ESOs, one ESO supervisor, one account representative, a special event coordinator, and several hourly employees for parking operations and RamBikes. In addition, I am pleased to announce that Stacy Marzec was promoted to MPC senior operations supervisor, and Jay Bolling was promoted to accounts supervisor this quarter. Throughout the fall, you can expect to see us focus on the APO process, hiring/training new employees, planning summer 2022 construction projects, and prepping for another virtual campus forum, which will be held sometime in November. I want to express my appreciation for everybody during these COVID times and for adhering to the university masking policy. I also appreciate everyone in Parking and Transportation either reporting their vaccination or filing for an exemption before the required date. It is greatly appreciated. As always, my door, cell phone, and email are open.
