Inside Iowa State
Nov. 10, 1995


Where To go If There's Snow

by Linda Charles
Cold, snowy mornings are just around the corner. When they 
come, after you've found your boots and mittens, shoveled the 
driveway and cleaned off your car, there's one more thing you 
should do -- listen to your local news station.

Area radio and TV stations and newspapers will be notified 
when the Iowa State winter storm parking plan is in effect, 
said Gary Reynolds, director of facilities management. When 
it is, drivers should park in one of three designated parking 
areas -- the southwest corner of the Iowa State Center, north 
of Molecular Biology or south of Food Technology.

These lots will be cleared first and available for parking by 
7:30 a.m., Reynolds said. All valid ISU parking permits will 
be honored in the designated lots while the plan is in 
effect. Drivers parking at the Iowa State Center can catch 
Cy-Ride buses to campus. The buses (with orange signs on the 
front and side) run at 4- to 8-minute intervals from the 
center.

The plan, developed last year, is intended to ensure that 
streets and sidewalks are cleared adequately for campus 
traffic and that drivers have a place to park. When the plan 
is in effect, drivers are asked not to park in their usual 
parking lots until they have been cleared.

The plan will be invoked only when heavy or late-falling snow 
prevents staff from clearing all streets, sidewalks and 
parking areas by 7:30 a.m. Reynolds said the plan gives 
priority to streets, sidewalks and the designated parking 
lots. 

During poor weather, faculty, staff and students are 
encouraged to use the city Cy-Ride system. Additional buses 
will be added to regular routes during these times, Reynolds 
said.

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University Relations
Iowa State University