"Midnight Clear" returns to University Park again this winter. Its goal is to announce when snow removal is likely, so that all vehicles may be cleared from parking lots before removal activity begins. Parking will be restricted in faculty/staff lots from midnight to 7 a.m. on nights of an announced "Midnight Clear." This restriction includes University vehicles. Overnight parking will be available in:
n all parking decks -- under roof areas only, between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m., in metered or unmetered spaces, with no need to "feed the meter;"
n lot Orange H -- head-in only along the north and west sides of Materials Research Laboratory;
n areas with fenced parking compounds, for example Fleet Operations and The Bryce Jordan Center;
n all farm areas;
n lot Orange A Curtin -- Curtin and Bigler intersection between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. only; and
n lot Orange W -- west of Atherton between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. only.
Special provisions can be made for the few oversized vehicles that do not fit into a parking structure by calling Doug Holmes of Transportation Services at 865-2513 or sending e-mail to wdh1@psu.edu.
The plan will be communicated by e-mail to all parking chairpeople, and via the Summary of Faculty and Staff Parking Rules and Regulations brochure which already has been sent to all people holding a University parking permit.
The Office of Physical Plant will declare when a "Midnight Clear" is required. The Office of Public Information will inform radio and TV stations. Housing and Food Services will roll the announcement on their message boards. Police Services will enforce the restrictions when a "Midnight Clear" is in effect.
"Midnight Clear" will not impact personal and departmental vehicles every night, since the plan is in effect only on nights of probable snow removal activity.
"Midnight Clear" is specifically designed to:
n alert the University community when parking restrictions are in effect;
n provide alternate parking locations for vehicles that must remain on campus overnight;
n reduce the likelihood of parked vehicles receiving a parking citation;
n remove snow from roads and parking lots in a timely, efficient manner;
n eliminate the safety issue of zigzagging around vehicles, leaving unplowed snow to melt and refreeze for days after the storm; and
n provide a safer surface on which to drive and walk.
If there are any questions relating to "Midnight Clear," contact Holmes at 865-2513 or wdh1@psu.edu; or Lloyd Rhoades of the Office of Physical Plant at 865-0477 or lar2@psu.edu.