As one of the most contentious departments on campus, Texas Tech’s Transportation and Parking Services is largely known for being despised by many who get caught parking illegally on campus. But the department operates with millions of dollars, deals with thousands of students and cars on campus each day, and plans for growth years in […]
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TTU Parking: By the Numbers
August 24, 2014 by
Texas Tech University Transportation and Parking Services has issued 135,332 parking citations since January 2012. That’s the equivalent of nearly a ticket per student per semester for the last four semesters. By comparison, Texas State University – which has a slightly larger enrollment than Tech – issued just 36,761 citations on its San Marcos campus in 2013. In the […]
TTU Parking: Enforcement
August 24, 2014 by
Using a system that issues nearly 34,000 tickets per semester on Texas Tech’s campus, Transportation and Parking Services has its work cut out when it comes to catching parking violators in any of the nearly 20,000 parking spaces on campus. The 10 most ticketed areas on campus 1. Rec Parking lot (C11 rec) – 10,097 2. […]
TTU Parking: Money
August 24, 2014 by
Although many students complain about a $25 parking citation, Eric Crouch has bigger numbers on his mind. Among million-dollar projects and operating costs in the hundreds of thousands, Texas Tech’s Transportation and Parking Services’s budget is enough to keep Crouch, the managing director, more than busy. Citations Crouch said the department’s revenue budget is heavily supported by citations and […]
TTU Parking: Garages
August 24, 2014 by
While the seemingly vacant but always sold out Flint Parking Garage may currently be the only garage on the Texas Tech University campus, the Texas Tech Transportation and Parking Services Department has plans to build a second garage in the near future. Eric Crouch, the managing director of parking services, said the department is eyeing […]
TTU Parking: The Future
August 24, 2014 by
Texas Tech University Transportation and Parking Services maintains there is enough commuter parking on campus to support the university’s goal of 40,000 students by 2020, but potential deficits could be seen in both residence hall and employee parking in the future. However, Transportation and Parking Services Managing Director Eric Crouch said there has been a shift happening […]
Governor Perry Honors Chancellor Hance
April 2, 2014 by
Students, regents and politicians rubbed shoulders at the United Spirit Arena Wednesday night as Governor Rick Perry honored outgoing Texas Tech University Chancellor Kent Hance. Hance has been chancellor since 2006 and has made contributions to Tech such as raising over $1 billion and increasing student enrollment by 45 percent since taking office. Perry was […]
SGA Results: Straight Ticket Victory for One Tech
March 7, 2014 by
See Full Election Coverage One Tech won every remaining executive seat, beating out competing bloc Experience Where It Counts, in the widely anticipated Student Government Association runoff, the SGA announced Friday evening. In the presidential race, Hayden Hatch captured nearly 150 more votes than his opponent, Tyler Frevert. President-elect Hayden Hatch said record voter turnout among students helped his […]
Final Campaign Efforts Underway for SGA Runoffs
March 5, 2014 by
See Full Election Coverage With runoffs looming, The Hub@TTU is giving voters a final look at the remaining Student Government Association presidential hopefuls and their executive boards. Two campaigns, One Tech and Experience Where It Counts, are continuing to campaign for students’ votes before the runoffs on March 6 and 7. Each campaign’s presidential candidate was […]
ICYMI: Executive Candidate Forum and Election Coverage
February 26, 2014 by
For the first time ever, the Student Government Association and the College of Media & Communication’s The Hub@TTU co-hosted the Executive Candidate Forum. The forum was a debate-style meeting of candidates who had the opportunity to promote their platforms, their senatorial endorsements and their executive candidates. This year’s candidates include One Tech, Experience Where It […]
