Many of the student parking spaces in Lot 2, located on State University Drive East across the street from Shasta Hall and the Hornet Bookstore, have been re-designed to accommodate more faculty parking on campus this spring. Approximately 59 parking spaces were changed from student designated areas to faculty/staff spaces.

“There is more parking in need for everyone in the CSUS community and that area of the campus is changing,” said Nancy Fox, manager of University Transportation & Parking Services.

“Placer Hall has the United States Geological Survey, which has brought the campus more employees in the past few years, almost 130 new employees now work in Placer Hall. Mendocino Hall has also brought more employees and with increases such as these, there is a need for more faculty parking in that area of campus.”

Last Fall, 250 more student parking spaces were added to the campus, which is now the new section of Lot 4, in place of the older, temporary buildings.

“We are going to be doing a study soon, but approximately 75 percent of the cars there have student permits,” Fox said.

Fox believes that the reason for this is to be responsive to the changing campus and accommodate its needs. “With dividing Lot 2, we created about 16 spaces for students that did not previously exist. Approximately 43 student spaces were left altogether and about 10 new faculty spaces created,” Fox said.

“I park my car where ever I can find a parking spot. The other day, I parked near the Fire Department,” said sophomore Monique Ramos. “They need to add more parking structures on campus. The parking situation here at CSUS is very poor, considering this is a commuter campus. More money should be spent on parking.”

Ronald Grant, director of Support Services on campus was the person who ultimately made the decision about parking this semester.

“There are plans for more parking spaces to be built between the Overflow Lot and Lot 10. There will be approximately 350 to 400 unmarked spots to be created soon,” Fox said.

According to Fox, Sac State will be breaking ground for the new parking structure in Lot 4 near the Child Development Center this summer.

“It will be completed in the summer of 2002,”Fox said. “Plans are underway for Parking Structure 3. It will be placed near Lot 10 or possibly Lot 8, holding about 1800 new spaces.”