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the great benefits that come with working and studying here. However, the UBC Employee Transit pass encourages faculty and staff to consider transit as an affordable commuting option. UBC’s Parking &Access Control Services (PACS) introduced
the first pay-and-display parking equipment on campus in 1996 and has continued to introduce technology through the years. Back in 2000, we developed a web-based lottery system that
allows students to apply and pay for parking permits online, thus reducing frustrations for students and staff alike. In 2006, the FlexPass was launched that allowed commuting students, faculty and staff a flexible parking option.With parking a market-driven commodity on campus, customers were, for the first time, afford- ed the ability to customize “specific” parking options. UBC’s PACS has recognized through time that success comes
with foresight. At first via browsers, e-commerce, RFID and now through smartphones, the department continues to embrace tech- nology and seek creative ways to streamline parking and service delivery on campus. Initiatives moving forward include bundling the UBCcard
(student ID card) with iClass (smartcard) chip technology, so that all cardholders can use a single card on campus that facilitates multiple uses from verifying their identities, commerce, IT access, and access to building and parking facilities.
UBC’s Parking & Access Control Services has become and
will remain an industry leader in order to provide exemplary service to the students, faculty and staff who are required to drive their cars to campus.We will continue to strive to find a balance between customer needs and wants, sustainability initiatives, and the university’s economic needs. The business model for parking services must shift as the
university’s objectives and community shift. There undoubtedly will be more challenges ahead, but we are committed to seeing those challenges as opportunities to improve our campus com- munity, rather than obstacles to be overcome.
Danny Ho is Director of Parking & Access Control Services at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He can be reached at
danny.ho@ubc.ca.
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