Thursday, January 15, 2009
Parking Problems
Time is the most valuable resource any one of us posses. Time dictates when our classes are held and provides a common meeting point for all enrolled. It is also the means by which most job holders wages are based when they receive their hourly allotment. When one recognizes the value of time he seeks to truly maximize each waking moment of the day. He is in constant search of ways to improve his efficiency. One such needed improvement is in the commute to and from school. I currently spend half of an hour each way as I walk to campus from my apartment. It seems as though, by driving, I would improve upon this time greatly, but this assumption would be wrong. The parking available for undergraduate students is almost nonexistent. The drive is fairly short and painless but finding a place to park is another story. On any given day I would spend more time driving in circles looking for a parking spot that really does not get me that much closer to campus. I think I will stick to walking.
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I totally agree with you, something most definitely needs to be done about the student parking. I drive to school every day and although I only live about five minutes away, I have to leave at least forty minutes before class starts to find a parking spot. I would really appreciate it if something was done about this, it would save me (and I'm sure a lot of other students with cars) a lot of time.
That is exactly what I'm getting at. It would save time if it didn't take forty minutes to find a spot, but I can walk there in thirty minutes and be to class faster.
Not to discourage you but I learned in Economics 110 last semester that no matter how many parking spots there were, at a university of this size we would still complain that there wasn't enough parking. The only way to solve this is to have a spot for every single student, and lets face it that isn't reasonable.
I like your topic because I totally agree with it and I think it is interesting. My friend drives to school and she walks further from her parking space to class than from her apartment. It's pathetic but don't forget possible counter arguments. I don't know any but try to think of something. :)
I'm not sure you have conveyed your thesis properly. You end by saying "I think I will stick to walking". You might consider changing it to proposing something that BYU can do to change the parking situation.
This is an important topic, because it's one a lot of students care about.
The hardest thing you'll find in writing your argument is that the people who can make changes on this--university administrators, the parking office--have been hearing hundreds of arguments about this for years, since before I've been here. Every semester the parking office holds a forum where students can ask questions and voice concerns, but it largely acts as a mechanism for them to reinforce their policies. Nothing much changes.
So how will your argument be different from the hundreds that haven't been listened to? How will you be respectful to administrators but convince them of something they don't want to hear? And from a practical standpoint, where would they put more undergraduate parking? Also, make sure you think of other alternatives to your time problem that the university might counter with--take the bus, car pool, etc.
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