The “Parking Lot Problem” sounds like it may be just a general and very broad topic, but just ask any student who drives that attends Marist College. The issue with such limited parking here at Marist is just one of the many questions that emerge from the student population. With the student body population on the rise over the course of a few years, the parking spaces available have not been able to keep up at the same rate. With the dilemma of there being not enough parking here on campus growing so rapidly, I decided to interview a few different people who are members of the Marist community. They all have experienced the parking situation quite different, but know that there needs to be something done as soon as possible. While the problem …show more content…
Charles, a sophomore who lives on the west side of campus in the Upper West Cedar housing, whom has a parking pass still finds it outlandish that there is never any parking when it is time to head to class. Charles has told me, “To be honest I think that it is all just a scam buying a parking pass for the school year. You are just saving some dollars for tickets by purchasing the parking pass. It just covers the $25 tickets that security hands out. No, I don’t blame them because they’re doing their job. I just wish they would realize that, yes, I am going to park in a spot that I shouldn’t if I’m running late to class and its much closer than my designated parking lot. It is just a high risk high reward type of thing”. It has gotten to the point where the tickets are not even a concern to many students anymore, it is good that their willing to risk getting a ticket if it means being on time for class. Charles noticed that even with his only night class of the week, that is when the problem is at its all time peak. Night classes, host adults who come from work along with the professors who run the class. The timing conflict seems to be a problem with Charles schedule, but even students with no car on campus know the pain that drivers go through. When parents come up it can be just as much a problem or even worse because it just adds to the traffic throughout the campus. Milan, sees the problem a