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Parking Survey of Vacant stalls in the University Lots done March 25, 2009: http://www.byui.edu/parkingservices/Parking%20Survey/Mar2509.pdf

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Parking that once was free around campus soon may not be. Currently hundreds of cars park on the perimeter of campus and surrounding streets free of charge, but that all might change. The Rexburg City Council proposed a new parking plan that will charge students for parking on the streets around campus.

“We don’t have any problem right now with students parking on our street.” Said one community member.

Another community member had a similar comment. “My belief is that we don’t perceive that there is a real problem, or at least I don’t, and I’m closer to the campus…”

There were mixed comments and feedback to the new parking proposal presented by the Rexburg City counsel just a few days ago. The counsel claims that the new plan will remove congestion on the streets close to campus.

“To me that’s the problem, I drive second east everyday and you can’t get up and down that street. It’s designed to move traffic, not necessarily park cars on it.” Said Randall Schwendiman, a Rexburg City Council member.

The proposed plan will dramatically change parking around campus. The new plan eliminates parking on second east, charges for campus perimeter parking, and reserves some outer streets strictly to residents.

Kyle Smith, a senior from Louisville, Kentucky said, “They are trying to serve the citizens and serve the University as well, and it is a hard thing to do.”

A difficult task, but since when are whose who attend the university not considered citizens?

“We have people who’ve called up the city and say ‘I can’t get out of my driveway today because somebody has over parked into their driveways.’” Said Chris Mann, President of the Rexburg City Council, and Food Services Operations Supervisor at BYU-Idaho. “So, the students are not our enemies, they are our friends. But we also have to make it safe for everybody, including students.”

“The University wants to go to a pedestrian campus and we are willing to help.”

While no final conclusions have been made on the parking proposal, they do want to cement the plan and have it all ready for the fall, but it is still very much in the developing stages. On the north end of campus, I’m Brian Johnson, I-News.

The city council would like to finalize and make the changes within July. They want to have the new program start in September with the fall semester.

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I think that the problem is that people don't think that where they are parking is a big deal. Most of them are late and running to class. They should make the parking on 2Nd East parking for residents only NO student parking. The school already makes students pay for parking and I know that there is parking going down the hill by the temple that is being used for construction vehicles. Once those vehicles have left that opens up that much more parking.

It feels like in the last so many months that the school is almost trying to find ways to charge for so many things. What is the real need? Is it the school or it the city wanting money? Students already pay for housing, food and school not to mention trying to find a job isn’t always easy. Why is parking something that needs to have a meter.

Something that would also cut down on people parking is maybe every student that has a car should HAVE to get a parking pass. The school is growing in size and therefore there are more cars. If BYUI made it so that people that lived within 5 blocks (or some number) away cannot park at school there is something else that might help. Or even building a parking structure that make LOT’s of parking it could start underground two to three levels and then have three or four above ground. That would be amazing! And in building this you could just raise the price of tuition by a “small” amount making a “little” extra and then get the rest from the city or state or perhaps start making fundraisers.

Please just keep in mind everyone opinions and try to find a solution for everyone not just one side.

Thank you

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We as students should be sharing our side while we can and before something happens.

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