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Parking and transportation improvements on main medical campus

Parking and Transportation Services has been making changes to improve commuting and parking for Health System employees, and even more changes are on the way. Here’s a look at recent and upcoming efforts:

Recent changes

• Installed two heated/lighted bus shelters on E. Medical Center Drive (north side of Mary Markley Hall and south side of Mott/Simpson parking structure)
• Added a 6:30 a.m. run to the Commuter Northbound service (from Crisler Arena lots to medical campus)
• Expanded Commuter evening/night bus service to accommodate medical campus staff using offsite parking so it’s now a 12-month service that runs nearly 24 hours a day—6:30 a.m. to 1:10 a.m.—Monday through Friday

In the works

• Replacing aged buses
• Installing four bus shelters at the Kellogg Eye Center, Cancer Center, CVC and Kresge buildings
• Considering several sites for expanding commuter parking capacity
• Developing enhancements to the car pool program to entice more staff to car pool to work. An example is GreenRide—the new car pool matching application.
• Analyzing home and work ZIP code data to determine which communities could be served by Commuter Express bus service directly to and from the U-M. Parking and Transportation Services is looking at several areas, including Canton and Chelsea.

For more information on bus routes, alternative transportation options and more, visit Parking and Transportation Services online.

Comment on this article

"I was very surprised to read that two heated and lighted bus shelters have been installed on the south side of the Mott parking structure. I take the AATA bus to and from work every day, and if these shelters are there, they are invisible. The one old bus shelter (unheated and unlighted) is still there. A concrete "pad" was put in next to that shelter about a year ago, but no shelter was ever built. Very recently, two old concrete benches were added to that pad." - Mary Anne Stoner

Response to Mary Anne's post, from Grant Winston, Associate Director, Customer Service, U-M Parking & Transportation Services:

The company that fabricates these special bus shelters has had a real high demand for their product, so they were late in getting to us. When the Inside View article was composed we were more optimistic as to the delivery date.

We are now looking at installation of the two new shelters beginning April 28 with a targeted completion date of the first one by approximately May 12 and of the second one by approximately May 26.

We appreciate your patience.