Telecommute or share the ride to ease Commencement day traffic
May 8, 2013 By Leslie King
Travel tips for attending Commencement
Free Cliff shuttle service is available from all parking areas to the Quadrangle and to Commencement event venues. See the special Commencement-day shuttle service routes.
Parking on campus is free in designated Emory parking decks only. A passenger drop-off area is located on Dowman Drive near the Administration Building, closest to the accessible seating area of the Quadrangle.
For more information, see: Planning your visit to Emory's Commencement.
Employees are being asked to help ease Commencement day traffic by considering working alternate or flexible schedules that day.
In a request to managers throughout the University, Michael Kloss, director of the Office of University Events, asks "As part of our effort to reduce the negative impact of traffic and critical parking constraints, we ask your help in actively assessing your workforce and identifying staff members who do not need to be on campus on the morning of May 13 for mission-critical or Commencement-support roles."
Suggested alternatives are formal or informal telecommuting, home assignments, or flexible schedules. For employees who must come to campus, organized carpooling is urged.
These efforts have the endorsement of Emory's leadership, Kloss says.
Emory's WorkLife Resource Center has guidelines for work flexibility and telecommuting.
The University's shuttle service is available and maintains its regular schedule that day for employees. "We still welcome, park and transport University and Healthcare staff to their jobs as if it’s a regular day," says Alice P. Sloan, Transportation and Parking communications specialist.
She notes that transportation on Commencement day "is particularly challenging as we have much more demanding traffic issues in the Clifton [Road] Corridor as well as other approach routes to campus from about 6 a.m. until 9 a.m. or so."
"Every car removed from the streets, decks and lots makes a significant difference for the graduates and their families," notes Kloss.
