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Notice: Temple University will be open for business as usual. All classes and events will be held as scheduled. Employees are expected to report to work on time to ensure uninterrupted service to students and patients.
Additional information is available at SEPTA's website
Parking Plan
Temple will offer limited amount of reduced-rate parking, based on availability on our Main Campus and Health Sciences Center parking areas during the duration of the strike.
Car Pooling
Car pooling is an effective means of providing additional transportation during a SEPTA strike. All employees are encouraged to make rides available through car pooling with coworkers. Looking for someone to carpool with? Use the ride share board available through the TUPortal or directly at http://needaride.temple.edu. The carpooling site is divided by sections of the city and suburbs to help match Temple students, faculty, and staff who need a ride with drivers who have space in their cars.
NOTE: Posted parking regulations for loading zones, service driveways, and handicapped parking areas will continue to be enforced.
Main Campus:
Carpoolers (2 or more in a car): A limited amount of discounted parking will be available in Temple Towers Parking Area (13th Street between Oxford Street and C.B. Moore Avenue) and in the Liacouras Center Garage (15th Street, between Montgomery Avenue & C.B. Moore), at the cost of $8 excluding days designated as "Event" days (which are defined as days when any event which is open to the public will be taking place at the Liacouras Center), for student or employee parkers who carpool (valid Temple ID cards must be shown by the occupants of the vehicle).
Non-carpoolers: Discounted cash rate parking will be available at Temple Towers Parking Area (13th Street between Oxford Street and C.B. Moore Avenue) at a cost of $10 per car for both student and employee non-carpoolers (a valid Temple ID card must be shown by the parker).
Hourly cash rate parking will be available in the Liacouras Garage are as follows:
- Up to 2 hours: $5
- 2-3 hours: $6
- 3 hours to closing: $8 (if carpooling with a valid Temple ID)
- 3 hours to closing: $10 (one occupant with a valid Temple ID)
- 3 hours to closing: $12
- Event Days: $12 at all times (days when a public event takes place at the Liacouras Center)
Students and employees may still register for discounted Debit Card parking at the Liacouras Garage or the Temple Towers Parking Area at the current 2009-2010 parking rates. Please visit Parking Services in the Lower Level of the Student Center (13th & Montgomery Avenue).
Health Sciences Center:
Carpoolers(2 or more in a car): A limited amount of discounted parking will be available in the Carlisle West Parking Garage (15th Street between Tioga and Ontario Streets)at a cost of $8 for both student or employee parkers who carpool (valid Temple ID cards must be shown by the occupants of the vehicle).
Non-carpoolers: Discounted cash rate parking will be available in the Carlisle West Parking Garage (15th Street between Tioga and Ontario Streets) at a cost of $10 per car for both student and employee non-carpoolers (a valid Temple ID card must be shown by the parker).
Strike Shuttle Service
Temple University will offer limited shuttle service for students, faculty and employees. Please prominently display your Temple I.D. to ride these buses. All buses will have a Temple "T" visible in the front window.
From Cheltenham Ave. to Main Campus, 40-seat buses will make a continuous loop from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m, beginning at 5 a.m. from Cheltenham Ave., with stops at:
- Broad and Cheltenham
- Broad and 66th Ave.
- Broad and Olney
- Broad and Lindley
- Broad and Hunting Park
- Broad and Ontario
- Broad and Indiana (North Phila. Station)
- Broad and Huntingdon
- Broad and Berks
From Broad Street and Pattison Avenue to Health Science Center, 40-seat buses will make a continuous loop from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. beginning at 5 a.m. from Broad and Pattison, with stops at:
- Broad and Pattison
- Broad and Oregon
- Broad and Snyder
- Broad and Washington
- Broad and Locust
- Broad and Arch
- Broad and Spring Garden
- Broad and Girard
- Broad and Berks
- Health Science Center Campus
In order to avoid confusion and provide as much service as possible, the stops listed above will be the only pick up and drop off locations on the routes.
Other bus services, including the OWL Loop and routes serving the Ambler campus - will operate on their normal schedules. Again, please prominently display your Temple I.D. to ride these buses. All Temple shuttle buses, once they reach Broad Street, will pick up passengers at the designated intersections, if they have the capacity to safely do so.
Personnel Considerations
“Flextime” - Adjustment of Working Hours:
Where normal levels of student and/or patient service would not be interrupted, individual departments may adjust the hours of arrival and departure of individual employees, in order to avoid travel during peak hours. These adjustments will be permitted at the discretion of the budget unit head and so long as the department is covered during normal hoursof operation and the schedule is in accordance with operative collective bargaining agreements.
Vacation and Sick Time
Vacation and sick time will be treated as follows:
- Vacation days and holiday time may NOT be scheduled during the duration of the SEPTA strike. Exceptions must be approved by the relevant budget unit head.
- Vacations and personal days/holidays scheduled prior to the start of the SEPTA strike will be honored.
- In cases of sick time, a physician's statement may be required, at the discretion of the budget unit head.
- All employees will be expected to maintain their regular work schedules and will be paid ONLY for the hours worked.
Security
There will be increased Security coverage, including the following:
- Officers stationed at key shuttle bus locations
- City traffic police to cover major Broad Street intersections
- Increased patrols for all Temple parking lots
- Maintenance of the stationary patrol officer at 10th and Berks Station
- Maintenance of the dusk-to-dawn TUDoor service and Owl Loop Service
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