2008 Woodie Awards
A familiar refrain: campus parking situation in need of fix
Our View
Issue date: 9/21/07 Section: Opinion
For example, at Clarion University, the issuing of permits is capped at a predetermined number to ensure that there aren't more students with parking passes than parking spots available on campus. In the event that the number of applicants exceeds the number of permits to be allotted, Clarion has put in place a lottery system to determine who can and can't park on campus. This is an idea that, in all of its understated brilliance, hasn't crossed the minds of campus administrators to this point.
Limiting the number of permits issued to commuters would also help, and especially when it comes to the "commuters" who live within a mile of campus. To combat this problem and limit parking problems on its campus, Indiana University of Pennsylvania has devised a system that includes a boundary in the area surrounding its campus. If you live within that boundary, which encompasses a large portion of the area immediately surrounding the campus, no parking pass can be issued. If put in place at SRU, this would mean that no permits would be issued to (at least) those who live on Main Street, Elm Street, or at the South Rock or Pine Glenn apartments.
Understandably, putting a new system into place like either of these is easier said than done. But it is ultimately the duty of all who are involved with the creation of parking regulations to serve all members of the university community, which has been a victim of negligence in the madness that has drivers legitimately asking, "Are there any open spots at the football stadium?"
Limiting the number of permits issued to commuters would also help, and especially when it comes to the "commuters" who live within a mile of campus. To combat this problem and limit parking problems on its campus, Indiana University of Pennsylvania has devised a system that includes a boundary in the area surrounding its campus. If you live within that boundary, which encompasses a large portion of the area immediately surrounding the campus, no parking pass can be issued. If put in place at SRU, this would mean that no permits would be issued to (at least) those who live on Main Street, Elm Street, or at the South Rock or Pine Glenn apartments.
Understandably, putting a new system into place like either of these is easier said than done. But it is ultimately the duty of all who are involved with the creation of parking regulations to serve all members of the university community, which has been a victim of negligence in the madness that has drivers legitimately asking, "Are there any open spots at the football stadium?"
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