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University of North Carolina Department of Public Safety Parking and Transit Information |
Halloween Road Access, Parking Lot & P2P Plan
Wednesday, Oct. 31 – Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
Table of Contents
General Overview
Campus Parking
Restrictions: Wednesday, October 31 – Thursday,
November 1
Employee Parking: Friday Evening
Campus Access
Restricted Campus Parking Lots
Closed Parking Lots
Public Parking on Campus
P2P Express Halloween Changes
Town of
Chapel
Hill
Restrictions / Road Closures
It is the mission of UNC and the Town of
“The Town of
In the past,
the event has attracted an enormous crowd (upwards of 80,000 in 2007). Confined
in the downtown area, this large gathering presents many public safety concerns related to personal
and property crime, crowd panic and large scale civil disorders. Additional
concerns focus on alcohol poisoning and gang-related violence. All of which
spills over onto the University campus and adjacent neighborhoods.”
Thus, both the Town of Chapel Hill and the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are implementing several tactics
aimed at keeping the crowd size to a minimum.
Wednesday, Oct.
31 – Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
All parking regulations plus several
temporary parking restrictions will be in effect from Wednesday, October
31, 2012 at 7:30 a.m. throughThursday,
November 1, 2012 at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. (depending on the lot).
PERMIT
REGULATIONS will be implemented for Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 7:30 a.m. until
5 p.m. or 9 p.m. on November 1st for ALL weekday permitted lots with a few
exceptions. On Wednesday evening from 5
p.m. to 9 p.m., several lots will be specially monitored and restricted for
employees and graduate students reporting to work and/or class, but not having
valid weekday permits. For those lots
only, valid UNC ID’s will be required for employees and students reporting to
work, going to the library, going to class or checking on lab experiments.
Vehicles not having a valid lot permit between 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday and 5 p.m. or 9 p.m. on Thursday will be ticketed and possibly towed, unless parked in the lots deemed as exceptions during the allowed hours.
The Ehringhaus “K” Lot which normally
requires a “K” permit Monday – Friday during permit hours, will require a valid
“K” permit from 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 31st thru 9 p.m., Thursday,
November 1st. Any vehicle
without a valid “K” permit between 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 31st
and 9 p.m. on Thursday, November 1st will be ticketed and possibly
towed.
The restrictions illustrated by these examples will
apply to all permitted lots and all normal reserved spaces that are not already
24 hour spaces.
UNC
Halloween visitors are discouraged.
However, Halloween visitors coming to campus should NOT come to campus
prior to 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 31, 2012. There will be no parking available for Halloween guests until 6 p.m. on
Wednesday. At that time, parking will be
$20 and limited to only a few designated lots on the middle and south sides of
campus (See Public Parking Section).
Parking Control Officers and tow trucks will be on duty
on campus throughout the day and evening of October 31st, including
the wee hours of the morning.
Illegally
parked vehicles on the UNC campus on Halloween will be cited and towed at the
owner's expense; including
vehicles parked on the sidewalks, landscape, in fire lanes, in reserved spaces,
and in restricted areas, etc.
Payment for the citation and the tow, and any outstanding
balances owed to the UNC Department of Public Safety, WILL BE REQUIRED
BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL BE RELEASED.
Towing
fees range from $90 to $200 and citations range from $20 to $250. Only debit
and credit card payments will be accepted from 5p.m. Wednesday, October 31st
until 8 a.m., Thursday, November 1st. Debit and credit card payments will only be
accepted if debt is paid on line prior to contacting the Department of Public
Safety for release of the vehicle. On-line
payments can be made at
https://dpsdns68.psafety.unc.edu/cit/index.aspx
Wednesday, October 31st – Thursday, November 1st
Although
most campus lots will require a weekday permit from 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 31, 2012 until 5 p.m. or 9
p.m., Thursday, November 1, 2012, several lots will be monitored and made
available to evening employees and students without weekday permits. However, some of lots will be closed to all
non-emergency vehicle parking between 3 p.m. on Wednesday
and 5 a.m. Thursday.
The following
lots will require a valid employee permit 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday,
October 31, 2012. However, they MUST BE CLEAR OF ALL VEHICLES by 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Violators will be towed at the owner’s
expense:
Swain
Coates
Porthole
The Morehead Lot will
function as a normal parking lot from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October
31, 2012. Vehicles remaining in the lot after 5:30
p.m. on Wednesday will be towed at the owner’s expense. The lot will
re-open after the Halloween festivities end and the streets re-open.
The
following lots will require a valid employee permit 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31
until 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Once
the streets close around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, the lots will not be accessible until
the streets re-open around 11:30 p.m. Any
legally parked vehicle within the lot after 9 p.m. may remain in the lot or
leave as needed.
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Arboretum Lane
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Hanes Lot
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Old East
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Steele Lot
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Swain
The
following lots will require a valid employee permit 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. or a
valid UNC One Card 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, October 31, 2012. After 9 p.m., the lots will be closed to all
traffic until the streets re-open around 11:30 p.m. to midnight.
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Nash Lot:
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Cobb Deck:
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McCauley Deck:
The Dogwood Deck will be available to
employees reporting to work from 5 p.m. Wednesday, October 31, 2012 until 9:30
a.m. on Thursday, November 1, 2012.
The
Bell Tower Deck will be available to employees reporting to work
or students reporting to class from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, October 31,
2012. Access will require a valid UNC
One Card. Once the streets close at 9
p.m., the deck will NOT be accessible again until the streets re-open.
Unless
otherwise noted, ALL other lots on the main part of campus will require a valid
weekday permit from 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 31, 2012 thru 5 p.m. or 9 p.m.
Thursday, November 1, 2012.
As part of the overall safety plan being implemented for Halloween evening, access to the UNC campus will be restricted at several key locations on October 31, 2012, beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m. and/or 8:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. unless noted below).
- Columbia Street: Hillsboro Street to South Road (approx. 9 p.m.)
- South Road: Country Club to Columbia Street (approx. 9 p.m.)
- Stadium Drive: From
- Residential streets near downtown will be closed except to residents of those streets and their guests. (approx. 9 p.m.)
DPS recommends patrons needing access to the UNC campus
use the
Restricted Campus
Parking Lots
To accommodate the Town of Chapel Hill plan for Halloween, UNC Public Safety's Emergency Access plan, as well as employees working on north campus and the general campus population, several lots will be screened or closed beginning at 7 a.m. on Halloween.
All Permitted Lots - restricted to valid lot permit holders 7:30 a.m. Wednesday until 5 p.m. or 9 p.m. on Thursday, when they resume normal operation. Vehicles without valid permits will be cited until 5 p.m. and then cited and towed at the owner’s expense unless they meet the requirements established by DPS for exceptions.
Highway 54
Rams Head Deck – The deck will operate as normal on Wednesday until 5 p.m. Beginning 5 p.m. Wednesday until 12:01 a.m. Thursday, the deck will be reserved and operate in event mode - $20 event parking or RD permit holder parking only. Normal operations resume at 12:01 a.m. Thursday morning. Anyone remaining in the lot after 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 1st will be charged the normal hourly rate of $1.50 per hour (no maximum) from 12:30 a.m. onward.
Public Safety Lot – Reserved for S1 permit holders, Public Safety operations staff and emergency vehicles only beginning 7:30 a.m. Wednesday until 5 p.m. on Thursday.
UNC Hospitals employee ID's and UNC
Employee ID’s will be honored in the Dogwood Deck from 5 p.m. on Wednesday
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday morning.
Several campus parking lots will close at 5 p.m. on
Halloween night as part of the overall safety operation. Vehicles remaining in these lots after 5:30 p.m. will be towed at the
owner’s expense. Normal operations
will resume on Thursday at 7:30 a.m. The
following lots will be closed:
- Swain Lot (5 p.m.)
- Morehead Lot (5 p.m.)
- Coates
- Utility & Porthole Lots (5 p.m.)
Public Parking on the UNC Campus
The University strongly discourages
visitors from coming to campus on Halloween.
Most parking lots will require a valid campus parking permit.
However, several parking lots will
be designated as $20 public parking for evening: (1) Highway 54
Highway 54
Rams Head Deck – This
lot is accessed via
Bowles Lot – This
lot is accessed via
Halloween P2P Express Campus Shuttle Information
Attention:
The Point-to-Point Express campus shuttles will
run during their normal hours on Halloween night. However, the route will be modified due to
the closing of portions of
On Halloween ONLY, the P2P Express shuttles will run in the opposite direction (clockwise) of normal service. Also, rather than traveling on Rosemary and Franklin Streets, the route will travel east along Cameron Avenue before turning right onto Raleigh Street.
P2P Express will NOT serve the following normal stops:
- Swain Hall,
- Stops
along Rosemary or
- Stops
along
P2P Express WILL stop at the following extra stops on
Halloween night only:
P2P Express WILL serve the following normal stops on the opposite side of the roadway from the traditional stop:
For complete P2P Shuttle information, visit the UNC Public Safety website at
http://www.dps.unc.edu/NewsLinks/HalloweenWeb/HalloweenP2P.pdf.
(This Link Includes a Halloween
UNC
Students seeking to ride the P2P shuttles must
abide by all safety policies and or procedures for riding P2P, including
ensuring costumes do not violate Town of Chapel Hill Costume policies. P2P safety guidelines will be strictly
enforced for the evening, including rules relating to maximum capacity.
Patrons not abiding by all rules will be prohibited from riding or will
be removed from the shuttles. Failure to
abide by all P2P, Town of Chapel Hill, state and federal policies may also
result in Honor Court proceedings, police detainment and / or arrest.
Town of Chapel Hill Street
Parking,Chapel Hill
Transit Information
Town
of Chapel Hill Police * 828 Airport Road Chapel Hill , NC
(919) 968-2760
Fax (919) 968-2846
The Town will NOT provide shuttle bus service from four
Park-and-Ride Lots this year.
Out of Town patrons are encouraged to stay at home or go
somewhere other than
Key traffic lanes will be reduced to make it more difficult to
enter
Street Closures:
The following downtown streets will be closed to vehicular traffic at 8:30 p.m.
on Oct. 31:
- Columbia Street: Hillsboro Street to South Road
- Stadium Drive: From
- Residential streets near downtown will be closed except to residents of those streets and their guests.
Parking:
- All Vehicles parked inside of the festival area will be towed beginning as early as 3 p.m.
- Parking will not be allowed
on streets in or near downtown
- Vehicles that are illegally parked will be ticketed and towed, with a minimum recovery cost of $200.
Prohibited Items:
Alcohol will not be permitted in the area where traffic is blocked. Open
containers of alcohol and coolers are not permitted on any public street,
sidewalk, or right-of-way. Alcohol Law Enforcement Officers will be enforcing
state laws and local ordinances concerning alcohol possession and consumption.
Town ordinances and state statutes prohibit the following items in the closed area:
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Weapons
- Glass Bottles
- Paint
- Fireworks and Explosives
- Flammable Substances
- Animals
- Coolers
Items, even as part of a costume, which can be used as weapons or look like weapons will be confiscated. This includes items made of wood, metal, cardboard or hard plastic. For a list of all rules, restrictions, and street closings, transit changes, as well as press releases and statistics, visit the link through the Town of Chapel Hill website at:
CHT will adjust some routes and schedules the evening of Wednesday, October 31, 2012, to accommodate the Halloween celebration on Franklin Street. The following schedule modifications will be in effect:
- NS
Route will end at 8:38 p.m. at
- NU Route will end at 8:29 p.m. at RR Lot
- EZ Rider service will end at 8:30 p.m.
All other routes will operate on
regular routes and published schedules, although minor delays
may occur due to increased traffic.
Please
be advised that due to road closures and traffic pattern changes, CHT may be
unable to operate published schedules for these routes.
Safe Ride buses
will operate from 11 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., along detoured routes.
Safe Ride is a service funded by the UNC-Chapel Hill Student Government for the
safety of students. Safe Rides will not serve the
- Safe
T - pick up and drop off from
- Safe J - pick up and drop
off from Passport Motors (
- Safe G - pick up and drop off from
For further information (including
a link to a map of the Safe Ride routes), visit the following website:
For
more information, contact Chapel Hill Transit at (919) 968-2769.