May P&T Updates
5/1/16 – Campus Connector Summer Schedule
Beginning on Monday, May 16, the Campus Connector will operate on a reduced schedule for the summer – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday-Friday. There will be no weekend or Express service. All other routes will remain the same. To track the status of RamRide in real time, visit vcu.transloc.com or select RAMRIDE on the VCU mobile app.
5/1/16 – P&T’s Lease Ends at S Deck
VCU Parking and Transportation’s lease will end at the S Deck on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Beginning on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, VCU parking permits will no longer be accepted at this facility.
Subscribers who would like to continue parking at the S Deck after May 31 are welcome to contact Standard Parking directly to coordinate payment; however, you would need to return your current VCU parking permit to customer service so that we may process your cancellation. If you wish to continue parking through our system, you may choose to park in one of our newly acquired facilities—R Lot or RT Deck.
The R Lot, located at 508 South 14th Street, just over the 14th Street Bridge on Mayo Island, is open from 5am until 12am, Monday through Friday. RamRide shuttle service is provided every ten to twenty minutes to transport subscribers to Sanger Hall.
A traffic guard will be on-site at the R Lot to assist subscribers with an easy ingress to and egress from the R Lot during peak periods. Additionally, a VCU Parking Enforcement Officer is stationed at this facility during hours of operation as an added measure of safety and convenience. The monthly rate for the R Lot is $50.00 ($25.00 per pay period). If you would like to switch your parking location to the R Lot, please send an email to parking@vcu.edu with your name, current parking location and employee number, and a customer service representative will confirm your effective parking date.
Located at 300 East Franklin Street, the RT Deck adjoins the Richmond Times Dispatch building in the heart of Shockoe Slip. This facility offers enhanced security, upgraded maintenance, proximate distance to the Franklin and Fourth Street transit stop, and is but a short 10-minute ride to Sanger Hall on the Campus Connector. Hours of operation for this facility are Monday through Friday, from 7am until 12am. The monthly rate for the RT Deck is $72.00 ($36.00 per pay period).
5/9/16 – BSD Annual Emergency Testing
On Tuesday, May 10, from 6 am- 8 am, crews will be on-site to perform emergency testing on the Bowe Street Deck. Please note, during testing, lighting at this facility may be reduced to emergency generator lighting levels.
Subscriber accessibility to the Bowe Street Deck will not be impacted at this time.
5/12/16 – A Lot Relocation
As you may be aware, on Monday, May 16, we will lose a portion of the A Lot, located at 500 E. Franklin Street (beside Main Street Station). Sunday, May 15, is the last day VCU Parking permits will be accepted at this location. Signage has been posted in the area to reflect the upcoming change.
Beginning on Monday, May 16, all A Lot subscribers will be able to utilize the following parking locations:
- 212 N. 18 Street (located behind the Exxon gas station)
- 300-320 Oliver Hill Way (located at the corner of Broad & Oliver Hill Way)
- 400 Oliver Hill Way (located at the corner of Oliver Hill Way and Marshall Street, directly behind 300 Oliver Hill Way)
Additionally, beginning on Monday, May 16, subscribers will be able to utilize two A Lot transit stops, located between 17th and 18th Streets on East Grace Street and 300 Oliver Hill Way (currently the A4 stop). You may view the new transit routes here.
As always, you can track the status of RamRide real time by visiting vcu.transloc.com or selecting “RAMRIDE” on the VCU Mobile App.
For further clarification regarding the portion of A Lot that we are losing, the new A Lot location, or available transit stops, you may reference this map.
5/12/16 – WBSD Lighting Project
On Monday, May 16, crews will close the Shafer Street stairwell, located in the northeast corner of the deck, until Tuesday, May 17. This stairwell will reopen on Wednesday, May 18, at which time crews will close the Harrison Street stairwell, located in the southwest corner of the deck. This stairwell is expected to reopen on Friday, May 20.
Please note, throughout the duration of this project, only one stairwell will be closed at a time. The deck elevators and center stair tower will remain in service.
5/13/16 – N Deck Stairwell Closure
Beginning on Monday, May 16, crews will be onsite to re-paint the stairwells at this facility. This painting project will be completed in phases, and during each phase of work, one stair tower will be closed to customer traffic at a time.
On Monday, crews will close Stairwell #2 (adjacent to the center elevator tower on 10th Street) for painting. This stairwell is expected to remain closed until Tuesday, May 31. On Wednesday, June 1, the next phase will begin, during which time crews will close Stairwell #3 (located at the corner of 10th & Leigh Streets) until Wednesday, June 15.
Throughout this painting project, Stairwell #1 (located on the northwest corner of the deck, facing 10th Street) and Stairwell #4 (located on the southeast corner of the deck, facing Leigh Street) will be open to customer traffic. All elevators will remain in service.
5/25/16 – N Deck Stairwell Closure – Update
Due to unforeseen weather events, the N Deck painting project has been extended.The new schedule and closures will resume as follows:
- Stairwell #2 (adjacent to the center elevator tower on 10th Street) will remain closed until Monday, June 6.
- On Tuesday, June 7, crews will close Stairwell #3 (located at the corner of 10th & Leigh Streets) until Tuesday, June 28.
As a reminder, only one stair tower will be closed to customer traffic at a time. Stairwell #1 (located on the northwest corner of the deck, facing 10th Street) and Stairwell #4 (located on the southeast corner of the deck, facing Leigh Street) will be open to customer traffic. All elevators will remain in service.Please note, from June 29- July 14, crews will also perform touch-up painting throughout the deck. Subscribers will not not be impacted at this time.
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