Media truck guidelines effective Monday, April 23

BLACKSBURG, Va., April 22, 2007 – All private media vehicles (those without a visible logo) must have a media permit. If you are planning to stay on the campus of Virginia Tech beyond Sunday, April 22, you will need a free media parking permit. All non-logo media vehicles will be ticketed if a media permit is not displayed.

• Vehicles with media logos DO NOT require a media parking permit.
• The media parking permits, parking guidelines and a parking lot map are available at the following two locations:
• • The Inn at Virginia Tech, West Campus Drive
  • Virginia Tech Parking Services Office, Tech Center Drive.
• All large media vehicles with logos (satellite trucks) can occupy:
• • The gravel parking area of the Holtzman Alumni Center at the Inn at Virginia Tech
• All private media vehicles displaying a media permit can occupy a striped parking space on campus that is designated: F/S or C/G.
• All violation of standard parking regulations at Virginia Tech will be ticketed beginning 7 a.m. on Monday, April 23.
• Unsafe vehicle parking – in roadways or on sidewalks – will be ticketed and towed beginning 7 a.m. on Monday, April 23.

• Mark Owczarski
• Assistant Vice President for News and Information
• 540-231-5223
• maowczar@vt.edu