Sunday, March 1, 2009

Parking

Administrators still believe that parking isn't a significant problem at CUW. I just spent 15 minutes driving around looking for a spot until I found one on the exact opposite side of campus. There is enough parking available for all of the cars that stay overnight at Concordia, but these spots are not very convenient for many residents. There are ways in which overnight parking could be easily improved for students.
Administrators refuse to do something about the parking problem because they think there is sufficient parking space on campus. This is probably true because there are often overnight parking spots available that are left unoccupied. The problem is that all of these spots are only convenient for one resident hall and sporting events located in the field house. Although there is enough room for students to park at CUW, the spread of the lots seems to be very ineffective.
Many things can be done to improve this problem at Concordia. For example, a parking ramp could be built to relieve almost all parking problems. Also, more lots could be made into overnight parking lots. It seems useless to have parking lots where overnight parking is prohibited. Currently, students can find a spot to park, but more and more students are attending the growing Concordia each year. This is why some advancement for more accessible parking should be made.
Those in charge don't currently feel the need to improve the parking situation at Concordia. This is because it is thought that there is plenty of spots for students to park on campus. Unfortunately, most convenient parking spots are always filled so students are forced to walk long distances in the cold. Right now parking isn't a huge problem, it is just in inconvenience, but in the future parking may become scarce. This is why something should be done to relieve the parking problem. Soon!

2 comments:

  1. I whole-heartedly agree with your post, Brock. Parking is a huge issue here at CUW. Personally, I think that more spots should be turned into overnight parking spots. Or, we should take a page from Concordia Chicago's book and build a parking garage for our students. It would make everyone's lives a little easier.

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  2. I agree with your thoughts on parking. I've been having many of he same problems with the lot near my dorm. I think there should be a few temporary parking spaces near the entrance to each dorm. This way when students need to unload their cars and carry things inside they can easily do this. Its challenging to park a distance from your dorm and transport belongings. Let's hope they do something about this soon!

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