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Miami Parking Services

Learn about the problems with Miami's campus parking services, the concerns of students, and proposed solutions to improve the situation. Find out how budget constraints and limited parking space are affecting students' ability to park conveniently.

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Miami Parking Services

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  1. Miami Parking Services Driving Students crazy Perry Quayle

  2. Overview • Problems • Student Concerns • Proposed Solutions • Budget

  3. Problems • Overly-eager ticketing officials • Multiple colored passes for students • Limited availability of parking lots/spaces

  4. Ticketing Problems • Student vehicles ticketed on move-in weekends • Meters in many lots make student passes irrelevant • Testimonial of visitor: “You don’t even want to know what I had to go through to get this [parking pass].”

  5. Color-Coded Permits RED PASS Faculty Permit GREEN PASS Graduate Assistants YELLOW PASS Off-Campus Students BLUE PASS General Student Permit CONFUSING AND RESTRICTING

  6. Limited Space • Campus parking lots with meters • Why even bother having a permit then? • Fewer parking spaces • Loss of over 200 parking spaces from recent construction • No plans to create new parking or make up for these lost spaces.

  7. Student Concerns • Do you believe that campus parking services needs reformed? • If it were easier to find a parking spot, would you be more willing to drive to class?

  8. Proposed Solutions • Short-Term Solutions • Somewhat more lenient polices from ticketing officers. • Metered lots that also accept student parking permits. • Long-Term Solutions • Switch from multiple colors to student vs. faculty permits. • Construction of new parking facility.

  9. Budget • New permits = $0 • Same number, but single design (might actually save money) • Parking garage construction • $8, 721, 200

  10. Questions?

  11. Sources • http://www.miamistudent.net/news/miami-changes-on-campus-parking-policy-1.2886449#.Up7NU8RDv1l • http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/rsmeans/models/garage/

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