OPINION: New WSU parking app is a success
GRACE LAPIERRE, Evergreen columnist
September 2, 2020
It should come as no surprise that I am not fond of parking on campus at WSU. When paying for a more expensive dorm, like Olympia Avenue, which is where I lived last year, no one wanted to pay over $300 to park in the parking lot outside the hall. I forked over roughly $120 and took a hike down...
WSU Transportation Services launch parking app
HUNTER ORCUTT, Evergreen reporter
August 24, 2020
WSU Transportation Services launched a new app students, staff and visitors parking on campus can use. The app, Aims Mobile Pay, will be used along with WSU Transportation Services' current app, Way to Park. The move was spurred by the department’s desire to have easier access to the information ...
OPINION: Restructure WSU parking
SARAH DANIELS, Evergreen columnist
July 15, 2020
As a commuting college student, I can’t help but hear and feel WSU students' frustration at the cost of WSU parking permits. There is certainly a lot of — I believe — understandable animosity toward WSU Transportation Services and a lot of things are problematic. But there are a lot of things...
Delayed parking permit renewals, sales to begin July 9
ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter
July 8, 2020
Students can renew their parking permits through WSU Transportation Services on July 9 and buy permits on July 28. Chris Boyan, WSU Transportation Services associate director, said permit renewals and permit sales typically occur earlier in the year around late April. However, due to COVID-19 there was a lot of ...
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 works director, said the city will keep the pop-up trial going as long as it is functioning wit...
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 meter payment and parking permits when the stay-at-home order was issued. However, some parking ...
OPINION: Accessibility infrastructure at WSU not enough
SARAH DANIELS, Evergreen columnist
June 10, 2020
On Feb. 22, 2019, I broke my ankle in two places when I slipped on ice. After three nights in the hospital, two screws and a packet from my doctor giving an overview of services available to me, I was on my way to learn what my new normal would be for a few months. As unprepared as I was for a broken...
Candidates for the Whitman County Commission debated Thursday night about the county’s role in handling the pandemic, support of small businesses and...
