Kory's Korner

There are over 11,000 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, along with over 1,000 faculty and staff members who are currently employed at the university. With that many people coming to the campus daily and the campus acreage totaling 400 acres, the streets and parking lots around the bustling college are typically very busy. There are 25 designated parking lots across the campus in which students and staff are allowed to park as long as they have the proper permit.

However, with multiple reserved sections in some parking lots and the vast number of people with permits admitted, the parking lots at UW-Whitewater are known to be a controversial topic among commuters. This issue is the main reason for the UW-Whitewater Parking Enforcement vehicles that drive through the parking lots every day. With the difficulty of finding good parking on campus, some people choose to park in lots that they are not permitted to use, leaving the parking enforcement no other choice but to give them a ticket.

This is not the only issue regarding driving at UW-Whitewater. Erratic and unsafe driving has been observed across the campus, and recently, some actions were taken to reduce this behavior. In the fall of 2024, Starin Road, one of the busiest streets across the entire campus, was briefly shut down so some professional observations could be made about how to make pedestrian crossings safer. This caused a few changes to occur on this street, including the speed limit decreasing from 25 miles per hour to 15 and multiple new stop signs placed at crosswalks. Since this implementation, there have been fewer reported endangered pedestrian incidents in this area.

Police and other organizations are still monitoring Starin Road, as a speed indicator sign was placed on this street in recent weeks, alongside a traffic camera being placed at the intersection of this street and North Prairie Street. While there are issues regarding driving and parking around the UW-Whitewater campus, there are steps that are being taken to ensure safety for both drivers and pedestrians.

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