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BYU parking

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On average how long does it take you to find on-campus parking?



Question & Answer

What are we going to do to fix this problem?

We propose to build a parking structure in one of the "Y" lots south of campus.

How much is the structure going to cost?

According to information provided by parking.org the proposed parking structure will cost approximately 8 million dollars.

How many parking spots will this provide?

The parking structure will provide 500+ parking spaces.

Where are we going to get the funds to build the structure?

Currently the parking is free for students but in years past they have charged for parking. We think that if we charge students again in order to provide the funds to build the structure it can help cut out some of the cost each year.

What are we going to do while the parking structure is being built?

According to the BYU Police website, BYU campus is meant to be a walking campus. In order to deal with parking issues, Campus Poice recommend parking in Y lots further from campus and walking. Although this may not be desireable for some it is a reasonable solution to a long term fix.

BYU parking

Does this look familiar?




Does this look like most BYU parking lots in the morning?

Do you want this to happen?

THIS is what we are trying to avoid at BYU

Parking Solution

How do you feel when every time you leave your house to head to campus you are either late for class, have to wait forever to park, or end up getting anxious and park illegally? Does this sound familiar to anyone? We are putting our heads together trying to come up with a legitimate proposal in order to fix this problem. We have come up with one simple solution to improve this but there are a few opposing viewpoints that could be brought up. If administration would provide the funds to create one parking structure in one of the “Y” lots south of campus, it would eliminate the parking problem for a large number of students. You would never be late for class again due to parking, never find yourself paying an annoying parking ticket due to illegal parking, or find yourself stuck in the parking lot waiting for someone to leave so that they can free up a spot. Now our opposition could ask how we are going to provide the funds for this, and our answer would be that we could charge students to park on campus. If the parking structure can but built for 8 million dollars and would provide an additional 500 spots we could charge for on-campus parking once again as they have done in the past. This would help pay for the cost, not in full, but year after year it would help begin to add up so it is not so steep.

We pay so much money each year to keep campus looking so good, but what about all of the non students or “visitors” that come to check out our world-renowned campus. The parking structure would only free up more space for them so that it would not be such a head ache on a busy day to find parking.

Another plus to having a parking structure would be that on a snowy or rainy day you can park your car and do not have to worry about getting covered in snow or soaked in the rain. Or in the summertime when the Utah heat is blazing shade is always welcome so your car isn't scorching hot when you get out of class.