We all know the drill. We want to find a parking spot close to Founder’s, close to Dixon or close to our residence. We are willing to circle the lot until someone leaves. We are willing to waste our time and gas. Sometimes it seems worse than the King of Prussia Mall at Christmas.
The vicious cycle of spending so much time to look for a parking spot is all due to the fact that there are not enough on campus.
The lack of parking is a huge inconvenience. In addition, students are getting hit with numerous parking tickets. The crackdown on parking is understandable because people who do not have permits are used to parking on campus, but now they cannot because they are getting ticketed. Still worse are those who have paid their $55 for the semester and are still getting tickets for no clear reason. This situation is extremely frustrating because they have to go through the appeal process.
What happens if students refuse to pay for the ticket?
Well, on Cabrini’s website it says, “If the ticket is not paid or appealed in the allotted time additional costs will accrue.”
Once the parking ticket has been given, students have 15 days to appeal the ticket. We advise any student who has been given a parking ticket and has a permit or just thinks the reason for the ticket was unfair, to appeal it.
Sixty percent of students live on campus, according to Cabrini’s website, and there are 12 residence halls. Let’s say that half of that 60 percent has a parking permit, where are they supposed to park?
The amount of people who are walking from complete opposite sides of the campus just to find a parking spot is absolutely ridiculous. We are not asking to have a VIP spot right outside of every building, but we are asking for there to be more spaces on campus.
The editorial staff understands that this is easier said than done, but is it possible to get more parking spots?
All in all, parking is obviously an inconvenience and we propose that public safety should allow students to park closer to their residence hall, whether that is in Founder’s parking lot, in front of the Mansion or even eventually adding more parking on campus.
Editor’s note: How many residents have permits? How many permits have been sold in total? How many staff members have permits? How many spots are there for staff alone? How many spots are there for just students? In regards to getting more parking spots, what are Radnor regulations for parking lots? Is there a limit on paved land, sewage, or run-off? Loquitur will be trying to get these answers soon. Be sure to check out our follow up in a future issue.
