UT-Tyler To Build Two New Parking Lots By Fall 2024

Sign to event parking at The University of Texas at Tyler. (Source: James Hescock) 

UT-Tyler plans to build two new parking lots by fall 2024, Director of Emergency Management and Safety Robert Cromley announced to student government on Sept. 19.

“We have engaged some engineers to build two new parking lots,” he told the assembly.

According to Cromley, the university will restore the lot that was the former faculty parking lot, the lot between Ritter Tower and The Patriot Plaza (roughly 110 spaces) and it will also build a second parking lot in the wooded area adjacent to The Patriot Walkway and Liberty Landing Apartments (roughly 246 spaces).

"So we're going to try to increase [parking by] at least 350 spots by fall of next year," the director said. "That’s a great deal. We’re excited about that."

However, he said meeting the fall deadline will be "a challenge", but communicated that executive university leadership realizes that parking is a priority.

Parking Shuttle

In the meantime, the university launched a remote parking shuttle this week to transport students from off-campus parking in the former Behavioral Health building on University Blvd to on-campus locations. 

The shuttle runs every 20 minutes between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday for the rest of the semester. Riders must own a parking permit to participate.  

Cromley encouraged student representatives to spread the word and encourage students to participate.

Read the full summary of Cromley's parking update in this week's student government meeting recap

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