by Elizabeth Gray

In 2003 when American Public University System (APUS) moved to Charles Town, West Virginia from its original home of Manassas, Virginia (where the university system continues to maintain its student services and marketing offices), the system’s leadership was cognizant of the historic nature of their new home.  As the institution has grown in student population and added additional employees, adequate parking for employees commuting to work became an ongoing problem.  APUS currently owns eight structures in the downtown area of the city and leases six additional buildings and space in three others.  Several of these buildings do not have their own parking lots and this has forced employees to contend with other downtown businesses and residences for parking on the street. Read the rest of this entry »