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The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

A temporary bike lane and back-in angled parking spots have been added to Main Street. The trial will continue until September.

City officials describe temporary changes to Main Street

ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter June 26, 2020

Temporary pop-up trials of back-in angled parking spots and a bike lane are on Main Street until the end of September. The trial cost the city less than $5,000.  Clayton Forsmann, Pullman deputy public...

Councilmember Al Sorenson asked whether the monitoring and video surveillance system has failed. His question was answered with an affirmative.

City council plans for bus surveillance improvements, in-person meetings

SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter June 24, 2020

The Pullman City Council rejected a bid 6-1 that would resurface streets near Pioneer Hill because the bid did not satisfy requirements to hire more construction firms owned by members of underserved communities...

The WSU Transportation Services will begin fining drivers Wednesday if they do not have parking passes or if their meter is empty.

Parking permits, meter payments now required on campus

ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter June 17, 2020

WSU Transportation Services is now requiring drivers to pay meters and use parking permits on campus.  Chris Boyan, associate director for WSU Transportation Services, said the department stopped requiring...

Mary Jo Gonzales,  Vice President of Student Affairs, said students fees are used to help WSU pay for outstanding deficits.

WSU will not refund student fees

SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter May 15, 2020

WSU officials confirmed in an online town hall that the university will not refund spring semester student fees, following a national trend of universities who either only partially refunded fees or did...

WSU President Kirk Schulz said he believes the university will return to face-to-face instruction in the fall.

Second virtual town hall covers COVID-19 updates

LAUREN ELLENBECKER, Evergreen reporter April 11, 2020

WSU officials discussed topics ranging from WSU employment, student aid and resources, academic deadlines and student living during a virtual town hall on Friday. University faculty discussed changes...

Cleanup to cause temporary parking restrictions

JARED BRADLEY, Evergreen reporter March 10, 2020

Parking on College Hill will be partially restricted over spring break in order to clean the city’s streets from winter debris.  Vehicles found parked on affected streets between 2 and 9 a.m....

Brian Scott, Principal of BDS Planning and Urban Design, says suggested changes in the plan could take $5 million and, spread out over several years, that is manageable. He says it will take a lot more money if city officials decide to build a bypass over Paradise Creek.

Mastering Pullman’s future

KAITLYN TEJERO, Evergreen reporter March 2, 2020
"It’s not free, but it also isn’t a ton of money, and I would start there," said Brian Scott, principal of BDS
Airport sees fewer canceled flights

Airport sees fewer canceled flights

KHADIJAH BUTLER, Evergreen reporter February 20, 2020

The amount of flights cancelled due to low visibility has decreased for the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport. Around 18 percent of winter flights were canceled over the past four years, but that rate will...

Tony Bean, Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport executive director, says travelers who will be parking at in the lots should arrive at the airport an hour and a half before their flight takes off.

Airport receives grant

BREANNA RONEY February 20, 2020

The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport received a $6 million grant on Feb. 14 to fund the reconstruction of the new taxiway. The new taxiway is part of the runway realignment project which began in May...

Pullman transit to reduce bus services

Pullman transit to reduce bus services

JARED BRADLEY, Evergreen reporter February 13, 2020

Pullman Transit will be offering reduced hours and running on community service for most bus routes this upcoming Monday because of Presidents Day. “On Saturday and Sunday, it will be a normal weekend,”...

College Hill parking restricted over break

College Hill parking restricted over break

KHADIJAH BUTLER, Evergreen reporter November 22, 2019

Pullman Police Department issued a news release about parking restrictions on the College Hill during breaks. Pullman Police Officer Elizabeth Oje said the restrictions were established as snow and...

Associate Director of Transportation Chris Boyan discusses how citations are meant to help parking on campus on Oct. 24 2018 at Transportation Services. In 2019 they employed a new license plate recognition system to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the way that they administer parking citations to people on campus.

New parking enforcement critiqued by students

ELAYNE RODRIGUEZ, Evergreen reporter October 2, 2019

WSU Parking and Transportation has upgraded the parking system for this fall semester to ensure accuracy and efficiency on parking permits and tickets given to students, faculty and staff. Chris Boyan,...

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