Tag: Parking and Transportation Services

Shannon Lattimore, Administrative Coordinator, Center for Human Genetics
“A huge shout-out to Shannon, our incredible administrative coordinator, whose positivity and dedication make her an absolute joy to work with. Her consistent willingness to go above and beyond in supporting staff, students, and faculty is truly invaluable, and we are so grateful for her outstanding contributions!” – Anonymous

Melissa Aderhold, Accounting/Fiscal Analyst II, Payroll
“Melissa is extraordinary, without her help we’d all be ‘punched in’ but ‘not punched out.’ Keep those minutes in line, Melissa, you’re the real GOAT of time! #TickTockTigers.” – Anonymous

Vanessa Weston, (Sr. Assoc. Dir Parking Ops with Parking Services); Celena Webb (Fiscal Technician I with parking Services), Bridget Cobb (Fiscal Technician I with Parking Services); Heather Chun (Fiscal Technician I with Parking Services)
“Shoutout to Vanessa, Celena, Bridget, and Heather for all their hard work, help, and expertise with parking for events across campus! You all are the best!” – Anonymous

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By Jackie Todd, Office of Media Relations

Changes are in store for riders who use Greenlink’s Tiger Commute route that connects Clemson and Greenville. Beginning July 1, Greenlink will alter its partnership with Clemson University to provide bus service on the Clemson/Greenville route.

But fear not. Clemson’s Parking and Transportation Services will provide transportation to the university’s faculty, staff and students via Tiger Transit. To board the bus, faculty, staff and students must show their Clemson ID card.

The change comes with good news.

Tiger Transit buses on this route will now leave every 30 minutes during the peak hours, instead of every 60 minutes. This change becomes effective in the fall. The bus stops will remain the same, according to Dan Hofmann, director of Parking and Transportation Services.

“Riders will be able to board their bus at the same location that they always have,” he explained. “Additionally, the buses will offer a more comfortable ride.”

Hofmann said Tiger Transit buses will have a GPS function installed. Riders can use the my.clemson mobile phone app, to track the exact location of the bus.

Although WI-FI will not initially be available on the Tiger Transit buses, Hofmann said that his department is in talks with Verizon to offer that service to riders.

The decision to cease service on this route was purely financial, according to the Greenville Transit Authority (GTA). The authority reported that federal and state funding cuts precluded its ability to subsidize the service. Clemson University also provided financial support for the bus route. By bringing the service “in house,” the university will reportedly save approximately $100,000 annually.

Clemson will continue to partner with GTA to provide service to satellite Greenville campus locations. GTA reports that the Clemson connector route in Greenville will be replaced by its new “Circulator” route. The new route will provide service to CU-ICAR, the University Center, Haywood Mall, Greenville Health System’s Patewood Campus and Bon Secours St. Francis Health System’s Eastside and Millennium campuses. According to GTA, passengers on Clemson’s Tiger Commute route will also be able to connect to Greenlink’s Route 14, which will now include both inbound and outbound stops at CU-ICAR connecting to downtown Greenville. Faculty, staff and students can also ride these routes fare free by showing their Clemson ID.

Campus permit holders and visitors can park at more locations across campus. Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) has expanded multi-space meter parking to an additional seven locations. This expansion comes with another way to pay for parking. PATS has partnered with the TigerOne office to allow the use of the TigerOne card to pay for parking at any meter across campus.

Additional metered spaces are located at:

• Fort Hill Street (7 spaces)
• Gentry Hall (10 spaces)
• McGinty Circle (8 spaces)
• Byrnes Hall (12 spaces)
• C-1 commuter lot off of Perimeter Road (31 spaces)
• Bryan Circle (62 spaces)
• Energy Drive (18 spaces)

Many of the spaces that have been converted were previously free 30-minute spaces. Through the partnership with TigerOne, faculty, staff and student drivers will be able to get an hour’s worth of parking for just 50 cents with the use of the Tiger One card payment option.

“There was a high trend in parking violations in those spots – and those were from drivers who remained over the 30-minute limit,” according to PATS director Dan Hofmann. “We want to reduce those violations by giving drivers additional time at the meters. Now, drivers who pay with their Tiger One card at select locations, will still get 30 minutes free parking and they’ll just pay 50 cents for the additional 30 minutes.”

This most recent meter expansion brings the total available metered parking spaces for visitors up to 405 spaces at 21 locations across campus.

Visitors who park and pay the meter at these locations do not require a parking permit. Faculty, staff or students are not considered a “visitor” at any time and are required to purchase a permit.

“This additional meter revenue is helping us to equitably distribute the cost of parking to all users thereby keeping parking permits for faculty, staff, and students as low as possible,” explained Hofmann.

For a map of all metered locations across campus, click here.

Download the Parker app, available for iPhones and Android at the App Store or Google Play, to locate “real-time” available metered parking on campus. Drive directly to an available lot using Parker’s maps or voice-guided directions .