{"102881":{"#nid":"102881","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Parking and Transportation for Spring 2012","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETorise A. Battle\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCommunications Officer, Department of Parking and Transportation\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor students transferring to Tech or returning to campus for spring 2012, there are plenty of campus parking permits available for sale. Official Georgia Tech permits are required for students\u00e2\u0080\u0099 vehicles, including motorcycles or mopeds. By purchasing a permit, students may park in their assigned lots at any time (except for special events). \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo purchase a permit, visit the Parking and Transportation Services office at 828 W. Peachtree St. in Tech Square. Students should bring their BuzzCard or driver license and their vehicle registration. All parking permits fees are transferred to the Bursar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s office for payment along with tuition and fees. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to parking in an assigned zone, all annual permit holders may park after-hours in non-residential areas.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EParking and Transportation Services also offers specialty permits, including Evening\/Weekend permits, SmartPark, for occasional drivers, motorcycle permits and carpool memberships. Visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pts.gatech.edu\/Pages\/default.aspx\u0022\u003EParking and Transportation website\u003C\/a\u003E for more information on these specialty permits.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECampus Transit\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Institute also offers a vast free-of-charge transit system to help students traverse the campus as well as the surrounding area. The Tech Trolley and Stinger buses provide the Institute with reliable transportation within the campus borders and surrounding areas. Your student can also find arrival times for each bus at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nextbus.com\/homepage\/\u0022\u003Ewww.nextbus.com\u003C\/a\u003E.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELate Night Transportation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Stingerette Nighttime Shuttle provides free after-hours transportation for students and employees, Monday through Sunday from 6 p.m. and 7 a.m., excluding Institute holidays. In addition, Safe Ride Home memberships can be purchased for students who need after-hours rides to the Home Park and Centennial Place communities. Call 404.385.RIDE(7433) or visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.stingerette.com\/\u0022\u003Ewww.stingerette.com\u003C\/a\u003E to request a ride. To use the Safe Ride Home membership, speak to a dispatcher during each call. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, the Midnight Rambler is a late-night shuttle that connects students from west to east campus. It has convenient stops at the Clough Undergraduate Learning Center and the North Avenue Dining Hall, both of which are open 24\/7. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor the Disabled \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDisability parking on the campus of Georgia Tech requires that a state-issued disability placard or license plate and a Georgia Tech parking permit be displayed. Parking is authorized in any disability space on campus with these credentials. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Stingerette Paratransit Service serves members of the Georgia Tech community who need transportation assistance on campus due to permanent or temporary mobility impairments. This service operates Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Authorization to use this service must be obtained from the ADAPTS office located in the Student Services Building (404.894.2561). \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, all of our Stingers and Trolleys are lift equipped and benefit passengers in accordance with recommendations to the Americans with Disabilities Act. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFollow us on Twitter \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/gt_park_trans\u0022\u003E@gt_park_trans\u003C\/a\u003E or join our \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/205420499508168\/\u0022\u003EFacebook group\u003C\/a\u003E to keep up with the latest improvements and innovations. Visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pts.gatech.edu\/Pages\/default.aspx\u0022\u003Ewww.pts.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E for more details about any of our services.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"For students transferring to Tech or returning to campus for spring 2012, there are plenty of campus parking permits available for sale. Official Georgia Tech permits are required for students\u00e2\u0080\u0099 vehicles, including motorcycles or mopeds. By purchasing a permit, students may park in their assigned lots at any time (except for special events).","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Permits are still available for spring semester."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2012-01-10 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:17","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"21201","name":"deadlines"},{"id":"166843","name":"Study Abroad"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERachael Pocklington\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EParents Program\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rpocklington3\u0022\u003EContact Rachael Pocklington\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-3920\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rachael.pocklington@vpss.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}