At peak hour, disabled-parking spots mostly filled
Out of 58 spots, only 7 were open at 10 a.m. on Thursday
Eric Ludy
Issue date: 2/18/09 Section: News
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Using Twitter, a social networking tool, they took an inventory of all 58 disabled-parking spots on campus at 10 a.m. on Thursday. They found that only 7 were vacant, and of those only one was centrally located at the Weber Music Hall parking lot. The others were at outlying areas of campus like the Health Services building and the Sports and Health Center.
Asked about the student's findings, Cheryl Love with UMD's Department of Parking Services said that while she sympathizes with people not able to find spots, the university has no control over who parks where. The fact that there is no regulation over who comes on and off campus means that there is no way to ensure a spot for anyone, she said.
"We can't guarantee that anyone will have a spot closest to where they want to be," she said.
To view the UMD Journalism student's posts to Twitter, click here.
Keep checking umdstatesman.com for further updates on this story.
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NIck R
posted 2/19/09 @ 6:17 PM CST
I think it's a shame that UMD officials would rather make excuses for the issue, than dealing with it head-on. It is clear that UMD has parking issues, and it is unbelievable that so many students can voice their opinion about the issue, and have little support or change from the administration. (Continued…)
Alice W
posted 2/19/09 @ 9:18 PM CST
With all due respect, parking at UMD isn't terrible when you compare it to other campuses.
The problem with disabled spaces getting snatched up is another matter. (Continued…)
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