Being a student at Texas Woman’s University I am aware of some of the problems that occur on campus. Unfortunately, the parking situation here on campus sticks out like a sore thumb. Whether you can’t find an open parking space anywhere on campus or whether you just can’t justify paying $70.00 for a parking permit when it doesn’t guarantee you a parking spot. Not only are students fighting traffic to find a parking spot, but they are also having to park long distances from their class, which can become a major problem in the middle of winter in Texas. All of these problems faced by students that attend this university all boil down to how more parking needs to be added to this university. Throughout this essay I will inform you about a possible …show more content…
solution that could be helpful in preventing further parking problems faced by the students and commuters of this university. I will also identify a few ways that the university can afford to pay for the solution that could eventually solve the on-going parking problem. Clearly, the problem with parking on campus is that there is little to no space left to add more parking lots or spaces to accommodate all of the students and commuters to attend this University. The parking lots were first added to this university in 1976, the total number of student enrollment at that time was 8,728 students (Huey). According to the U.S. News, the student enrollment at Texas Woman’s University in 2013 was just above 12,400 students (TWU-U.S. News). While the number of parking spaces this university offers totals a shocking 3,497 available spaces (Duncan). Just by comparing student enrollment numbers from 1976 up to 2013, student population has grown to more than the total number of parking spaces the university has to offer. The total number of parking spaces that are available as of today would have worked back in 1976; due to the low enrollment number, but not with the number of commuters and students the university has today. Almost anyone could agree that having a 4:1 ratio of students to parking spaces could produce serious problems as well as parking issues to any commuter that attends this campus. If this college wants to increase student enrollment numbers in the future, action needs to be taken regarding the number of parking spaces compared to the number of students. Not only are students facing this parking problem, but faculty and staff of this university face the problem everyday as well. Relax; there is a possible solution that could end this madness! A possible solution that could relieve some of the stress from the parking situation would be to add a parking garage or two on campus. The University is working with a limited amount of space; there is not much room to add hundreds of parking spaces that cover a lot of land. Therefore, building a parking garage would require less land to be used, while adding a parking structure that utilizes the air space that is available and ultimately adding up to 600 additional parking spaces. According to The Newton Group, which is a company that designs parking structures, estimates that a parking structure that can accommodate 600 parking spaces would take anywhere from 18-24 months to complete ("How Long Does It Take to Build a Parking Structure?”). If the university were interested in this solution, an architecture firm would need to be hired in order to design the parking structure based on the location and size. According to Jenna Duncan, staff writer of the Denton Record-Chronicle newspaper, a 600-car garage structure designed by a design and architecture firm is estimated to cost $12 million to $15 million dollars depending on the design and actual construction costs (Duncan). By adding the parking structure, campus congestion would greatly decrease. Even if there was only an additional 600 parking spaces added to campus, this would decrease the number of commuters who drive around searching for an empty parking spot. The parking garage would also increase the number of parking permits that are purchased each year since more parking spaces would be available. If the Texas Woman’s Universities Board of Regents were to meet and all agree upon adding the parking structure on campus, the next question would be, where is the university going to come up with all of the money to afford the parking garage?
How much will the parking structure cost? According to Ryan McClain, president of Fehr and Peers, a construction company, the total cost estimate of a parking structure containing 600 available spaces would cost around $36 million dollars, this cost estimate does not include any of the demolition fees or surface work to the existing parking lot or ground area that would need to take place beforehand (McClain). $36 million dollars is a lot of money to just having lying around; it could be quite difficult to come up with that large amount of money. The Texas Woman’s University has many different ways that it can obtain that amount of money. First, lets start with the Texas Woman’s University Foundation, the purpose of this organization is to receive and administer gifts to enhance educational excellence at TWU (TWU). Individuals have the opportunity to donate money to the University, whether they have attended this university or not, in order to help students achieve a better education. Don’t students have to have a place to park in order to attend class, correct? If students aren’t able to attend class this can lead to a poor education. Additional parking sounds like a perfect start to continue giving students a better education. There are also other charity organizations that donate money to the university as well. Alumni giving can also be another way colleges tend to receive donations every year. Alumni giving is known as a time when a student graduates from the college that they have received their degree from and decides to they want to give back to their school, by donating a certain amount of money. The goal of alumni giving is for the graduating student to sustain that certain generosity for a lifetime, while
maintaining a true indicator of the love for and loyalty to one’s alma mater by supporting the college financially ("The Alumni Factor"). By adding more parking on campus this could satisfy more students that are graduating resulting in more donations from the Alumni. These are just a few of the ways the university can obtain that large amount of money in order to pay for a parking structure. In conclusion, not only would a parking garage add more parking spaces, but also it could increase the amount of revenue TWU is bringing in. Starting with an increase in the number of parking permits bought, to an increase in donations coming from Alumni. The solution to add a parking garage to help fix the horrible parking situation, based on the limited amount of space, seemed to be a solution the university had drawn interest upon. According to Jenna Duncan, staff writer for the Denton Record-Chronicle, the university’s Board of Regents all agreed that the university is going to add a parking garage on the campus (Duncan). Jenna Duncan also stated that the estimated cost for the parking garage was currently totaling $53 million dollars and that the parking structure project will be funded from money that the university has saved in reserves (Duncan). A parking garage on campus will result in many positives for the university and happier teachers, students, and commuters is the first positive.
The number of complaints relating to Cal State Fullerton’s parking is out of control. Considering the prices CSU Fullerton charges to park at their school, students should be guaranteed a parking space. Students are currently outraged regarding the Cal State Fullerton’s parking conditions. Some students even decide to not attend the school based on the pricing and availability of parking. A school losing an immense number of students only because of the parking situation is insane. Cal State Fullerton should reduce the pricing towards parking for reasons of availability, cost, and profit.
Texas A&M University and the University of Texas have been rivals for over 90 years. Every year Texas A&M held an annual bonfire tradition which attracts thousands of people. It is a tradition for Texas A& M to build a huge bonfire right before the game against rivals with University of Texas. Students would spend several weeks building the bonfire. On November 18, 1999 the stack of logs collapsed over and killed 12 A&M students. The aggie bonfire tradition would never again be the same.
...ce to become independent but also creates additional jobs for teachers. Corresponding to the new teachers being hired, they need to be able to generate good ideas. Usually, that help comes from references and resources on the internet. With that said, all classrooms in every building on the campus should be fully up to date with new technologies such as projectors and the latest Windows® software. Having such software makes the teachers’ life and students learning experience more enjoyable. Finally, to put a cherry on top of making Camden County College one of the best educational institutes would be to have more parking. Inconvenient is one word that comes to mind. A parking garage can help eliminate the stress about finding a parking spot and making it to class on time. All in all, accessible parking is another great way to make this an optimal learning environment.
In her article “College Is a Waste of Time and Money”, Caroline Bird attempts to pursued her readers that colleges are overflowing with students who don’t belong there. Her article first appeared in Psychology Today (May 1975). Since this material is outdated, I find it hard to believe that most of the responses by students and parents quoted in the article still hold true. The author has set out to pursue the readers that college is a bad and unnecessary choice for today’s youth. Yet the author holds a bachelors and a masters degree from two different universities. I would think that if she thought college was really a bad choice and a waste of time and money, she would not have gone back to get her masters degree.
Parking on Campus is a Pain New students entering Concordia College are not permitted to have a car on campus. With each new freshman class entering every year, parking represents an issue. Concordia is as of now constrained in its parking on campus and since first year students are not permitted to have cars, the students are confronted with the problem of having no place to park or parking very a long way from their goal. There are parking issues everywhere throughout the campus, making backups in residence hall and other lots, bringing about students parking illegally to avoid from walking far distances, which can be very aggravating in the bitter cold. Parking nearer appears like the reasonable thing to do, however it is a hazard, which
Students, you, as well as I, have always felt the strain of limitations brought upon you this and past school years. These past years, the school board has been closing students’ ability to do almost what they please to an oppressive detention in which you cannot even walk the hallways to get a sip of water. How many times have you or heard that someone has been given a detention for just walking around the halls? How many times have you been hassled for trying to go to your car and sent back into the school by a so called “rent-a-cop” and a new enforcer cop? All of these and more are related to the idea of a closed campus. I, on the other hand, am on the behalf of an open campus. An open campus gives the student more freedom and responsibility to make the right decisions. As opposition, the closed campus concept would argue that not all or any of the students should receive such trustworthiness from the school. I think that not all but a select group of students should have the open campus opportunity. Another matter with open campus is money issues in many areas in which I will discuss.
In these cases, providing free or low-cost housing will make no difference. Therefore, the other citizens who use the sidewalks must view the unhoused as advantageous to the sidewalks, thus “bettering” the street. Consequently, those citizens, the higher status members of society, must understand the unhoused or, at least, benefit from their presence. In order to bring awareness to the homeless and to the cause of it, I would promote a series of public service announcements and advertisements, depicting the unhoused as people just like the housed, but who prefer not to live in houses. With this, I will be attempting to eliminate the stereotype that all homeless people are lazy, drug-addicted degenerates who refuse to put any effort into making their lives comfortable. Of course, there will be citizens who do not care whether the homeless like being homeless or not. In those circumstances, I will demonstrate the advantages to having people out on the sidewalks. Most importantly, I will present the city with statistics and facts that exhibit situations in which the unhoused prevented or reduced crime, which will prove the worth of having extra “eyes on the street.” Ultimately, the goal is to educate the housed population about the unhoused and their function in order to make the sidewalk been seen as a more appealing
We are writing to voice our support for the solutions proposed by the Capitol View Park Civic Association in regards to the rising problem of traffic in Lyttonsville. Traffic and speed along Capitol View Avenue continues to be a growing concern among residents of Lyttonsville. This in conjunction with the Purple Line construction which will close the Lyttonsville Bridge and detour traffic directly through Capitol View Park, has brought a need for a remedy.
Most of the time some people do not realize that they should ask for a benefit or special treatment when they face a difficult situation or necessity. In this case, the focus is on pregnant women, so those individual that need a temporary parking space should ask for it, a simple question does not mean that they will have a solution, but at least they express their needs which is a way to demonstrate power. A motive for the lack of expression is the fear that requesting more than the company offers could be an excuse to be fired. I agree that everyone has to speak out and express their opinion even if they do not find a solution. In this case, a parking permit for pregnant women could be a deserved benefit for those that
The space on campus that I chose to analyze is the quad. After spending a substantial amount of time observing the quad I listed the negatives and positives that it had in terms of the quad encouraging communication and realized that there were many more negatives than positives. One of the reasons I decided to write about the quad is because after watching the video "The Social Life of Urban Spaces" I found it interesting that people will utilize and congregate only in certain spaces, only if certain criteria are met to suit their desires as far as the layout of the space and how inviting it is will people use the space. In my opinion every school or area where a large amount of people work should have an inviting area which encourages communication and comfort, a place where you can eat your lunch or take a break at and be able to do it in a social atmosphere which in my opinion the quad does not do. One of the things I learned from the video is places where people can sit draws more people, this may be one of the reasons that you rarely see a substantial amount of people at the quad at one time because there are very little places to sit there which would discourage anyone from being in the quad for any extended amount of time. Another reason I feel the quad does not have an inviting atmosphere which would encourage more people to go there more often is because the grass areas that they have are very small and not ideal for sitting on or doing anything on for that matter, better grass areas would allow people to sit and eat at to lay on, or do various social things like throwing a football around or something of that nature.
Parking by the dormitories is almost impossible. Students who live at particular dorms find themselves faced with the problem of having to park on the other side of campus. Those who live in Brown Hall, which is behind the Thompson center, have the most parking problems on campus. This is because the Thompson center is a very large building housing various departments on campus. Therefore it receives a lot of traffic all day. Visitors to the campus are taking over the parking lots around the Thompson center, which is forcing students to park other places on campus and some students chose to disregard the signs posted for reserved parking.
...s, fundraisers, and hotel fees are all great solutions to the deterioration of our sporting complexes. I hope we now realize that this is an indeed problem due to lack of parking, lack of maintenance to said complexes, and lack of concessions stands. If all or even some of these ideas are implemented, the possibilities are endless. Maybe in a couple of years down the road, I will be able to travel to my brother’s games and say, “This is as good than what we have in Nebraska City.”
There have been many reasons why on-campus parking has become difficult in recent years. Increased student enrollment at Kent State University has posed many problems. The parking lots cannot facilitate the growing need for vehicle parking. Campus officials have undertaken construction projects to curb the parking problem, but these renovations have closed lots in the near term. Also, the increased enrollment of students has caused overcrowding on campus buses. These on-campus parking problems also have indirectly affected off-campus parking problems.
Homelessness is an issue in Louisburg and has some humane solutions. I wrote this to explain ways and to tell why I think the municipal government should take action to this issue. Man have had experience with the homeless and I took this chance to tell of my experience. The homeless have a huge impact on some concerned citizens and we have taken action so why can’t our local government help our
A Preferred Women’s Health Center administrator Calla Hales also spoke up during the meeting, saying the protests are affecting all the businesses located on Latrobe Drive. She said free speech should not be given at the cost of others and that the right to parking spots is not provided for by the Constitution.