tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777446575573091166.post6675385338361313870..comments2023-08-23T10:10:11.193-08:00Comments on UAA Facilities & Campus Services: Parking Garage Construction and Extended Closure of Mallard LaneRyan Buchholdthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08433029476590777206noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777446575573091166.post-21787926157787041612014-08-13T08:10:54.128-08:002014-08-13T08:10:54.128-08:00Thank you for sharing your concern. The site selec...Thank you for sharing your concern. The site selection process for this garage went through an exhaustive review. One of the primary drivers for the placement of parking is tied to Municipal requirements on parking for new facilities - in this case the Engineering & Industry Building currently under construction off of Providence Drive. The parking spaces for new buildings cannot be divided by a major road and must be reasonably close to the facility. The Engineering & Industry Building was placed in a parking lot in central campus, so we also have to replace the parking lost there - again, reasonably close. This site was the best option to meet Municipal requirements and not further displace parking in the core of campus. The realignment of Mallard has been a plan the University has had for quite some time. The current road does not safely connect to UAA Drive. Ryan Buchholdthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433029476590777206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777446575573091166.post-6663825769280588652014-08-12T18:34:25.842-08:002014-08-12T18:34:25.842-08:00This is extremely upsetting and I don't unders...This is extremely upsetting and I don't understand why a parking garage couldn't be built on an existing UAA parking lot. The construction is really disheartening (it was a beautiful road) and really inconvenient--there are many people, including myself, who use it to get to the north end of campus. A bit more notice would have been really appreciated, too--this seemed to come out of nowhere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com