At UMD, you have to buy a parking pass, but during basketball and football games you can’t use them and you can’t park there, because they’re selling our spaces for more money to sports attendees. Insane.
Student Parking
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brendansimms@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 2 weeks ago
Sports have been ruining academics since ancient Greece at least.
fatboy93@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
That’s the same at our university as well.
Ofcourse I work from home like 99% of the time, so this doesn’t bother me, but the principle behind paying for parking if i have to go to work, is employer double dipping your pay
BillyClark@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Counterpoint: Fuck cars.
alcibiades@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
agree but unfortunately for a lot of students in the USA the only form of transit to their university is by car
Akasazh@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s more an infrastructure problem. I’m so glad to have had affordable tuition, bikeable infrastructure and good public transit
PlexSheep@infosec.pub 2 weeks ago
Very important point (VIP)
WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
Should be more. Parking spots for non-disabled people shouldn’t be subsidized by those who don’t bring such ridiculous things on campus.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Schools with good public transit are a real blessing. I remember living off campus at UT Austin and missing more than a few classes due to the miserable bus schedule. A big chunk of that was the result of the bumper to bumper traffic through central Austin. But it’s a problem the city/state knew existed for decades and refused to address.
Commuter schools are even worse. They straight up don’t provide student housing, then get mad when you need student parking.
JuliaSuraez@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The worst part is paying for the permit and still having to spend 20 minutes circling the lot like a vulture because there are zero spots left. You’re basically paying for a license to hunt for parking.
Ddameefrank@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
As a millionaire living my best life, I’m giving $30k to the first 20 people who message me ‘grace.’ I understand that many people are struggling with bills, and I want to help reduce that burden.
zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Oh fuck did we go back in time? We got Nigerian-Prince-level scams on Lemmy now!
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Dutch universities: “bike parking is free. There’s a bus stop in front of every building and busses are free for students. Why would we waste everyone’s money just so you can park for free?”
Ddameefrank@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
As a millionaire living my best life, I’m giving $30k to the first 20 people who message me ‘grace.’ I understand that many people are struggling with bills, and I want to help reduce that burden.
atcorebcor@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I recommend “the high cost of free parking” by Donald Shoup.
cymbal_king@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Universities are ideal places for investing in public transit, fuck cars
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You’re assuming that’s a realistic option. I’d also prefer it, but in the meantime we have to deal with reality.
Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This is such a bad excuse for subsidizing rich kids who got free cars from their parents. I used to live in a rural town in the US and the local college had usable bike paths AND decent access to bus routes.
Ironically it wasn’t until I moved to a city five times the size that I was having 1+ hour bus trips to get across town.
Accessibility is 100% a choice by the local government and university admins.
cymbal_king@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I went to a university in a rural area, they invested in local bus services to make it free for students. It was cheaper than building more parking anyways
THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I helped my buddy with a project during our freshman year and as my payment, he sent me a photo of his parking pass and its dimensions.
Better believe I used that fake pass alllllll year. Never got caught 'neither.
I did have a buddy get caught, though, and it was quite the fine.
rImITywR@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I am once again recommending everyone read Donald Shoup’s The High Cost of Free Parking.
dan@upvote.au 2 weeks ago
The way a lot of students solve this in Australia, at least in Melbourne where I’m from, is by taking the train (or a tram) to university. The university I went to was adjacent to a train station.
Students from low-income families and that are independent get money from the government which can be used for anything, including public transport passes.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I checked the journey to the university near me. It’s currently 2pm on a Thursday, using live travel data
- car: 14 mins
- bike: 48 mins (route illegal, as you’d have to bike on the shoulder of a 4 lane freeway)
- public transport: 1h40m, 3 changes, each with a 7 min walk between them
- on foot: 2h46 mins
definitelynotavampire@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Public transport to my last school was something like 4 hours, 3 changes, with a 25 minute walk between one of them. I couldn’t have left early enough to made my first class. It was a 30 minute drive. Parking was free though.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
I just read about a campus building a multilevel parking lot for students who live in their cars. They could build a residence hall, but why normalize structural living, when there is no way they could afford it with their student loans. Just preparing them for reality.
Of course, the average new car price is over $50K, so cars aren’t going to be a viable living option for many, either. Perhaps they should set up a campground area on campus, for students who can only afford a tent?
blarghly@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Another vote for “it is reasonable for universities to charge for parking.” Land on university campuses is extremely valuable. There is no reason it should be used for the least value-producing activity - car storage.
SorryQuick@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
But it’s good.
If parking is free, you’d still be paying for it indirectly through your tuition. By charging for it, only those who actually need it pay for it.
Imagine you don’t have/use a car but still indirectly pay for other people’s parking spots because they can’t be bothered to walk.
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
My taxes and tuition are paying for literally billions of dollars for stuff at my states public university system that I never use. It’s a great investment giving us one of the best education systems in the country.
The picture doesn’t say where they are but my youngest is at university in a rural area about two hours drive away. They have plenty of land for parking and it’s tough to get anywhere off campus without a car. More importantly I need to take a full day off work to drive him back after break, when he could get himself there if there was a spot to park
Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Why burden the kids who don’t require parking with paying for parking for kids with cars?
Parking lots are one of the most expensive parts of modern infrastructure often requiring massive vaults or ponds to offset stormwater runoff increases from paving over large areas and rendering huge swaths of land ( 30% in some places) unusable.
Imo parking is subsidized way too much and bus routes are not subsidized enough. The solution before car companies lobbied mandatory parking minimums into existence was simply provide more busses per person
RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You already pay for stuff you don’t use that’s just the nature of how business works. Why draw the line at parking?
I personally don’t like public restrooms so if I agree not to use them can I get cheaper tuition? It’s not fair for me to pay for something I don’t really use right?
Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Car transit is literally the least cost efficient method of travel, and only affordable because it’s heavily subsidized.
NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Draw the line at parking because North America subsidizes car ownership waayyyy too much already
wieson@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Nah. I paid 200€ a semester student contribution for a train ticket and the student parliament and stuff and 0€ tuition. But I ended up taking the 30min car ride instead of 2h bus+train and the car park was free (it was just a gravel plot but who cares).
TomMasz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I teach at a local university and it provides some free parking in addition to paid parking. Of course, the paid spaces are closer to the buildings, but at least there’s some free spaces, too.
Montagge@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I just parked on the streets by campus and ate the parking tickets. I think I only got four tickets over the five years of college, and each one was $28 I think.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m a third-party non-employee lecturer at my local university. I teach scuba, underwater photography, and scientific diving. The courses are taught off-campus at a dive shop using the shop’s its classrooms, pool, and equipment. The liability insurance is paid by me.
There’s a lake on campus we dive at, and the university charges students to enter it.
The students have to pay $3000+ in tuition for some of my classes.
…and the university doesn’t give me or the shop a dime. The students have to pay a 200 dollar lab fee, and that’s split between me and the shop for the semester. The only thing the university provides is the course numbers and taking the money, and they get 30 times as much money as I do.
I have multiple individual cameras I use to teach the class that cost more than I make in 5 years of teaching the photography class.
And they want to charge me $800/year for parking for the rare occasions when I need to go on campus.
Fuck that - I just let them ticket me. The parking services department isn’t a law enforcement agency. The biggest threat they really have is withholding grades for students who owe parking tickets.
Nomorereddit@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Its almost like university’s see you as a pay check!
Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I gotta say 200 is cheap for university parking. Should be 2k. If you can afford a driving commute to a university you can afford a parking permit.
Ddameefrank@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
As a millionaire living my best life, I’m giving $30k to the first 20 people who message me ‘grace.’ I understand that many people are struggling with bills, and I want to help reduce that burden.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
We don’t have parking on campus. >:(
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
What did you hurt? Iv been dealing with a nagging shoulder issue
My back and hips used to be so bad from working now they are much better
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
I tore the shit out of soft tissue in my foot, they are still trying to figure it out years later. Basically extreme turf toe.
Nomorereddit@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Gotta get the kids ready for real life. Free parking exists in place where you dont wanna be. Like your mom’s house.
unmagical@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
My uni charged a parking fee to every student.
You still couldn’t park unless you also bought a parking pass.
aarRJaay@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I WORKED at a university and had to pay for parking!
djehuti@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
My employer has an attached garage that is free to us. It’s not big enough for everyone, so you better get in before 9:30 if you want a spot. Parking nearby is $18.
CluckN@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
My Uni secretly wouldn’t give tickets during finals week because they didn’t want to drive students over the edge.
unmagical@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Mine withheld transcripts and diplomas if their were open tickets and absolutely would have given tickets out during finals.
CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
My first one, which was downtown, did the exact same thing, so everyone parked juuuuuuuuuust off campus. All the houses within a 3 block radius were owned by either faculty or people who rented them to students, so they didn’t care at all. The only students who really used the lots were either living on campus and had to pay to store the vehicle anyway, or disabled people who didn’t have to pay.
The second one, however, was amazing. Every building could be accessed via tunnels, and was set up like a wheel with spokes so each building connected to the center as well as its neighboring buildings, iirc. You could navigate the entire campus without going outside (Midwest winters). Every building also had a huge parking lot nearby, which was free because the campus was not close to anything but residential housing; campus was completely surrounded by conservation study acreage, as ecological sciences were very important there. Busses came mostly as scheduled. It was a dream of a place to go to school, honestly.
djehuti@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
I popped into a dorm for 5 minutes to drop off a book to a friend, and paid the meter out front even though I was just gonna be there for 5 minutes.
Came out to find a ticket on my motorcycle for parking it in a car spot. There was no motorcycle parking available.