Parking Problem In School

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We began the process of developing GryphonPark by first asking ourselves a question: If education is the foundation of this nation, shouldn’t school systems do everything in their power to improve students’ physical and financial access to this education? As a business, we have decided that the answer to this question is a resounding and uncompromising “yes.” While school systems in the area can and should be applauded on the numerous efforts they make to improve access to education for every student, GryphonPark has identified, and seeks to remedy, a blatant, yet often overlooked, deficit in this universal access: parking. Especially in downtown settings, such as the campus of the L&N STEM Academy, students are faced every morning with unsafe, …show more content…

This issue is not only present at the L&N STEM Academy, but is also present at other schools. Limited parking forces students to wake up and leave for school earlier in order for them to find a parking place. For example, a student in New York comments about how parking issues have affected his time. An article points out, “FOR Evan Dunn, the morning commute is a pain. ‘I wake up earlier and earlier to get a parking spot,’ he said” (Rosenberg). High school parking has become a problem for multiple school around the country, and the article also mentions, “As enrollments surge, incomes increase and many parents think little of buying their child a car, parking has become a problem at many high schools” (Rosenberg). This problem has not only been noticed by students, but also parents and school faculty. The superintendent comments, “'We've asked the students to park on the street.” (Rosenberg). Some would say that students should use school buses more often; however, buses do not wait for students who are in extracurriculars or have a work schedule. Students need to be able to drive to and from school based on their own personal schedules. There are reasons why driving to and parking at school is important to students, and a solution should be created to help …show more content…

This service would allow a student to arrive at school without having to search for parking. The service would then return your car at the end of the school day. There would be time frames for when the service would be offered which would provide time for students to participate in before and after school activities. A group of students from the L&N STEM Academy thought of this idea as a solution to the parking issue that is present at STEM and other school in the United