In case you missed it on today’s UVA Today, Parking and Transportation has a new weapon against parking ticket deadbeats.
Something like that could ruin your whole day.
Got a nice note from Marie Payne at the Darden School, and thought it was worth sharing:
Can you please include a great big THANK YOU to all of the people who have been shoveling and cleaning the sidewalks, parking lots, etc throughout all of this crazy weather? My husband works as a painter at Facilities Management and he has been one of many who have been working so hard – and with tired aching muscles and backs – to keep everything as open as possible. The rest of us who are employed at, or attend, UVA aren’t even aware of how much it takes to make it easier for us to come to work and get around once we’re here.
… to which I say, HEAR, HEAR! Those folks have been doing incredible work, and deserve our gratitude.
(Incidentally, here’s a piece about their efforts that UVA Today published a couple of storms ago.)
Saturday’s scheduled concert at the JPJ Arena with George Strait and Reba McEntire has been moved to April 3 due to “potentially hazardous travel conditions.”
The weather forecast is calling for snow, and apparently concert organizers don’t want people to face the choice between risking life and limb and eating pricey concert tickets.
All tickets and parking passes for the event will be honored on April 3, according to the announcement.
Rumor has it that there is some sort of Irish music group coming to Scott Stadium next week.
Not sure how Riverdance will sell out a 60,000-seat stadium, but …
OK, OK, just kidding. U2 is headed for Charlottesville for a big show on Thursday. In fact, they’re already setting up a stage that apparently requires some 102 tractor-trailer loads of stuff be hauled in.
Such a large undertaking requires a lot of accommodations, particularly on a weekday. The U.Va. Department of Parking and Transportation has the lowdown on the parking situation, road closures and bus schedules.
(A word to the wise: I would avoid the area around JPA and West Main like the plague before and after the show.)
A head’s up for those of you in or near Charlottesville: Bike Virginia, a major five-day biking event featuring hundreds of riders, is wrapping up today at Charlottesville High School. Bikers often head out in their own or in groups for little side trips — especially to the University area — so keep your eyes open and share the road.
Just back from the first day of the Board of Visitors‘ regularly scheduled quarterly meetings in the Rotunda. No blockbusters today, really. Read on for a quick report.
This just in from the Med Center: Lee Street will be closed this weekend to allow for the installation of a crane to help with the Emily Couric Cancer Center construction.
Not sure if this is related to the crane that’s coming down on Water Street, but it could be.
We have a traffic advisory up on UVA Today regarding the South Lawn construction. Beginning Sept. 13, workers will begin installing the steel support beams in preparation for building the terrace that will extend over JPA.
The South Lawn Web site has an excellent web cam that you can use to watch the progress.
If you’ve driven around U.Va. this summer you know that there’s lots of construction projects currently under way, causing various degrees of traffic interruptions. On UVA Today, we have a travel advisory page where you can monitor the latest contruction/traffic updates. The most recent update is from yesterday regarding a stretch of of Emmet Street near the Bavaro Hall construction site that will be temporarily reduced from three lanes to two to accommodate installation of a fire hydrant.
