Greetings!  

News for OLLI members... 

We wanted to get the word out about the New Parking Management Plan in Downtown Medford since we heard that some permit options are based on a limited supply only.

We also wanted to let you know about an OLLI member discount for tickets to a talk by Sam Anderson tomorrow (Thursday) night.

The City of Medford is implementing a new Parking Management Plan within the Parking Enforcement Area in Downtown Medford. Employees, residents, students, and visitors will see some changes happening as early as October 1st.

• All on-street parking will remain free, but in the busy "core" area, it is restricted to (1) one hour free parking. 
• Students and visitors can park for free for (3) three hours in the Middleford and Evergreen parking garages.*
• Time limits will change in some areas to better manage parking for short-term parkers.
• The old parking machines will be replaced with new machines that will offer hourly, daily, and weekly parking in designated facilities. Machines will accept credit card and coin.
• Customers will have the option to pay for parking via their cell phone.
• Monthly Parking Permits are offered in most parking facilities. See brochure* for details, including information about weekly and quarterly permits. Some permits are specific to certain lots, whereas other permits are interchangeable and can be used in several facilities.
• Action Parking Services manages the City of Medford's parking permits and enforcement. Please contact Action Parking if you are interested in purchasing a permit: Action Parking Services, 116 E 6th St., Medford OR 97501 - Tel.#: (541) 324-6157

* All of the details of the new parking plan as well as a link to a Downtown Medford Parking Brochure (that includes a parking map) in PDF format can be found at the City of Medford website.

Sam Anderson 

a critic-at-large for the New York Times and a graduate of SOU 

Thursday September 29, 2011
7:30 PM
North Medford High School Auditorium

Known for his "imitative reviews", Anderson takes on the style of the writer being reviewed while working in the standard elements of a book review - summary, context, verdict. A funny guy whose reviews and essays are full of great wit and humor, he blends academia with pop culture and wise guy, off-the-cuff observations that make the reader laugh out loud.

See www.jclf.org for details and online ticket purchases, or Bloomsbury Books in Ashland for event details and tickets. OLLI members pay $15 each; use coupon code: ollisam