2008 Woodie Awards
No Thefts in Parking Decks
Charelle Collins
Issue date: 12/5/05 Section: News
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Despite many students' complaints earlier in the semester about the new ID swipe at Parking Deck II on Washington Street, the added security has resulted in no break-ins or thefts at the deck.
Beefed up security has included new cameras with DVR systems, two card-swipe systems and locking the deck's entrance door facing Halsey Street.
This prevents people from the neighborhood from using the deck and makes it accessible only for students, said Martin B. Ryan, associate vice provost of facilities.
Ryan said that any thefts that reported in the Observer's "Campus Crime Report" haven't happened in the decks or lots around campus.
These crimes occur "when students are parking on the streets," he said.
Campus parking manager Joseph Vocaturo said students have no reason to park in the street when there are plenty of spaces available in the campus parking lots.
"We're getting 80 percent of students in the decks," Vocaturo said.
He challenges students to call him at (973) 353-1839 if they can't find a parking spot.
Officials cite the new car pool program as a reason for the available spots.
Two or more students who drive to campus together can purchase a permit, hangtags, and stickers for the designated car, decreasing the number of cars coming to campus and bypassing the long lines that sometimes form when driving into Deck I, officials said.
And if a student doesn't want to drive to campus, a student can always take the shuttle. On-campus shuttle service has been increasing over the semester.
Both Ryan and Vocaturo said that they are looking into adding more visible signs around campus so that students are more aware of the available services.
R-N supports five different shuttle lines that escort students to Newark Penn Station, the towns of Kearny and Harrison, the Robert Treat Hotel, Broad Street Station and the parking lots north of campus.
The Council for Higher Education in Newark (C.H.E.N.) provides a shuttle that connects Rutgers students with nearby institutions such as the University of Medicine and Dentistry, Essex County College, and NJIT.
The schedules for the shuttles range from every 10 minutes to every half-hour and are located at various spots all over campus.
Shuttle maps - which can be found in the Robeson Campus Center, the Center for Law and Justice, and the police station at Parking Deck I - also provide the locations of Blue Light Emergency Phones, which can be used by someone to call the police in an emergency.
When the button on the blue phone is pressed, the student is connected to a police dispatcher who can send out a car if they are having auto trouble, need an escort, or notice something unusual or dangerous in that area.
Also, the blue light on top of the phone will begin to flash, alerting everyone around that someone needs help.
There are currently over 50 blue light phones on campus, officials said.
Beefed up security has included new cameras with DVR systems, two card-swipe systems and locking the deck's entrance door facing Halsey Street.
This prevents people from the neighborhood from using the deck and makes it accessible only for students, said Martin B. Ryan, associate vice provost of facilities.
Ryan said that any thefts that reported in the Observer's "Campus Crime Report" haven't happened in the decks or lots around campus.
These crimes occur "when students are parking on the streets," he said.
Campus parking manager Joseph Vocaturo said students have no reason to park in the street when there are plenty of spaces available in the campus parking lots.
"We're getting 80 percent of students in the decks," Vocaturo said.
He challenges students to call him at (973) 353-1839 if they can't find a parking spot.
Officials cite the new car pool program as a reason for the available spots.
Two or more students who drive to campus together can purchase a permit, hangtags, and stickers for the designated car, decreasing the number of cars coming to campus and bypassing the long lines that sometimes form when driving into Deck I, officials said.
And if a student doesn't want to drive to campus, a student can always take the shuttle. On-campus shuttle service has been increasing over the semester.
Both Ryan and Vocaturo said that they are looking into adding more visible signs around campus so that students are more aware of the available services.
R-N supports five different shuttle lines that escort students to Newark Penn Station, the towns of Kearny and Harrison, the Robert Treat Hotel, Broad Street Station and the parking lots north of campus.
The Council for Higher Education in Newark (C.H.E.N.) provides a shuttle that connects Rutgers students with nearby institutions such as the University of Medicine and Dentistry, Essex County College, and NJIT.
The schedules for the shuttles range from every 10 minutes to every half-hour and are located at various spots all over campus.
Shuttle maps - which can be found in the Robeson Campus Center, the Center for Law and Justice, and the police station at Parking Deck I - also provide the locations of Blue Light Emergency Phones, which can be used by someone to call the police in an emergency.
When the button on the blue phone is pressed, the student is connected to a police dispatcher who can send out a car if they are having auto trouble, need an escort, or notice something unusual or dangerous in that area.
Also, the blue light on top of the phone will begin to flash, alerting everyone around that someone needs help.
There are currently over 50 blue light phones on campus, officials said.