(Aug. 22, 2017) – As nearly 31,000 Roadrunners, including a record 8,000 new students, sprint to campus today for the first day of classes, students are encouraged to prepare for more car and pedestrian traffic, especially near the Main Campus.
UTSA Campus Services offers these suggestions:
- Allow an extra 30-45 minutes to commute to campus and park.
- If you’re arriving mid-day at the Main Campus, go straight to lots BK 3-5 or East Campus 1 and 2 and ride The ’Runner, UTSA’s shuttle service.
- Use Temporary remote parking at Park West, The ’Runner will take you from Park West to the Campus Oval. Download The ‘Runner GPS app to track the shuttle in real time, view schedules, and monitor arrival times.
Two new UTSA parking lots are open, creating 400 additional spaces for students, faculty, staff and guests on the Main Campus. The new Resident Lot 4 located at the corner of Tobin Ave. and Brenan Ave. across from the Roadrunner Café has approximately 275 new resident spaces for students with Resident “H” permits. The Devine Ave. Lot north of the Business Building between Devine Ave. and Cocke Dr. adds another 125 Reserved, Employee A and disabled spaces.
Additionally, UTSA has reallocated parking across campus. Resident spaces in Barshop Lot 1 and Barshop Lot 2 (formerly Resident Lot 4) are now assigned to commuters, providing approximately 100 additional spaces for students who drive to campus each day. Bauerle Rd. Lot 3 is now Employee B, bringing much-needed employee spaces to the north side of campus.
>> View the new Main Campus parking map for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Students, faculty and staff should be advised that traffic patterns have changed at key places on the Main Campus. The Ximenes Ave. entrance has been reconfigured to one inbound lane and two outbound lanes. The Brackenridge Ave. Lot 5 entrance was moved to the east of its previous location and now contains one entrance lane, two exit lanes and bike lanes.
Students will also notice improvements around the construction site of the new Science and Engineering Building on the south end of Main Campus. The Paseo del Sur from the Ford Ave. Lot and Bauerle Road Lot 1 is open for pedestrian traffic. Additionally, temporary sidewalks were created along Bauerle Rd. and between the north end of the construction site and the Arts Building. Nineteen parking spaces in Bauerle Road Lot 1 and twelve spaces in the Ford Avenue Lot are now open for use by the campus community.
To navigate the Main Campus smoothly, UTSA Police Chief Gerald Lewis recommends that drivers enter on Barshop Blvd. from UTSA Blvd. or the Loop 1604 frontage road, both entrances that experience less traffic. Additionally, he asks all Roadrunners and visitors to be calm and courteous drivers, especially in parking lots and at interdivs. Also, keep your cars locked to secure your property.
As the City of San Antonio works to improve the roads around San Antonio, ’Runners are advised to follow construction signs around the Downtown Campus, primarily on Frio St. Also, UTSA PD advises drivers to watch for pedestrians when traveling in the area.
’Runners should be advised that the speed limit on all campuses is 20 mph.
