Next year students will be issued hangtags rather than decals in order to park on campus, according to a Parking and Transportation release posted Monday.
A university parking decal on a vehicle on campus. (Brigance/The DM)
In an effort to simplify the process of registering student vehicles, The University of Mississippi Department of Parking and Transportation announced Monday that for the fall semester they will begin using hangtags for parking rather than the currently-issued decals.
Director of Parking and Transportation Isaac Astill said that his office aims to make compliance with parking regulations easier.
“Hangtags provide a lot of flexibility when cars need repairs, etc.,” Astill said. “We wanted to make coming and going to campus more flexible.”
Students will be allowed to purchase their hangtag beginning on July 1 online at olemiss.edu/parking, and must apply for a hangtag before Aug. 9 to receive it before returning for the fall semester.
Tags will be mailed to student’s permanent or home addresses and can be picked up from the Parking and Transportation office in Lester Hall.
Alongside extended O.U.T. bus hours and modified routes, updates will be made to parking zones, according to Astill.
“Many of the areas will remain the same,” Astill said. “But, we will be designating specific areas to visitors across campus. Residential designations will only be allowed to park in their specific areas and the trips around campus to pick up and drop off will be discouraged.”
Pricing information and updated parking maps will be made available before the July 1 registration date.
Astill said that Parking and Transportation Services will work over the summer to put the new policy in place.
“It will provide more flexibility as to which vehicle you use but will require a lot more on the enforcement side,” Astill said. “We will have this streamlined over the summer to ensure we are ready for the new school year.”
Students who do not receive their hangtag before the beginning of next semester will be able to print a temporary pass to place on their dashboard.
