{"id":63,"date":"2008-09-19T09:35:12","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T14:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=63"},"modified":"2017-06-16T11:40:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T16:40:09","slug":"first-weeks-of-class-bring-parking-headaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2008\/09\/19\/first-weeks-of-class-bring-parking-headaches\/","title":{"rendered":"First weeks of class bring parking headaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Parking can get hairy on a campus where the majority of students commute.<\/p>\n

Sinclair Community College students flock to the main campus, especially the first few weeks of each quarter, making it almost impossible to find a good parking spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn four years of attending Sinclair, this is the most traffic I have ever seen,\u201d said student Erica Allen. \u201cEverything seemed organized, it was just the volume that was the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

The main parking garage (Lot A) has 2,750 parking spaces. Lot K, which sits next to Building 13, holds 383 cars. Overflow lots are used for the remainder of student parking.<\/p>\n

Lots F and G sit just off the main campus and holds 566 cars (including the top lot). Welcome Stadium also is used and holds 1,000 cars, with a free shuttle providing transportation to both.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first couple of days, some students look like deer caught in the headlights,\u201d said Gale Wagner who works part-time as parking security.<\/p>\n

Wagner worked in Lot F the first day of classes and said cars started pulling in around 9:30 a.m. and the lot was full in about an hour. He also said that the first weeks are when traffic is the heaviest.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents start dropping classes or sharing rides with friends and around the middle of each quarter, traffic falls off somewhat.\u201d<\/p>\n

First-year students often never see the parking problem coming.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe everyone should be able to park in the garage close to campus,\u201d said first-year student Whitney Johnson. \u201cIt is ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even long-time Sinclair students were shocked at the amount of traffic the first day, but some understand the problem of cramming so many cars in a small place.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an inconvenience, but there are so many students, I don\u2019t know how they can improve it,\u201d said student Stephanie Perry.<\/p>\n

There is really only one tip to get those prime parking spots.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have morning classes, get here early,\u201d said Richard Kirkendall, general manager of parking management. \u201cThe earlier you get here, the better shot you have at closer spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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