VICTORY!! THE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALLY APPROVED DESIGNATED FIVE MINUTE PARKING SPOTS AT EVERY HOUSING FACILITY AND I AM BEYOND THRILLED!! WE FINALLY HAVE A REAL SOLUTION FOR LOADING OUR GEAR WITHOUT THE CONSTANT DREAD OF THOSE UNFAIR FINES!! THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING THIS FIGHT AND KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON UNTIL …
December 3, 2017
Final supporters
Grand Canyon University needs to provide at least 2 designated "5 minute parking" spots for each housing facility on campus for the following reasons:
1. The whole entire area around each apartment and dorm is marked as a fire lane. There are no designated "5 minute parking" spots for students to temporarily use.
2. Making multiple trips with large, bulky items from 29th avenue parking garage (or Halo, for other students) is unreasonable. Students have to get to class, do homework, and study. Our academics are the first priority, and the copious amounts of time it takes to walk back and forth are unreasonable.
3. Pertaining to #2, the golf cart services are scarce and it takes just as much time to wait for them. They also fill up very quickly. The chances of catching a cart are very slim.
4. Students should not be transporting numerous bulky items, large and awkward items and furniture. The majority of the year, temperatures are in the 90-100+ degree range. Walking back and forth between campus and parking garages in extreme heat poses a serious health risk. Risk of injury also increases significantly.
Lastly, I would like to add that a $100 fine is not reasonable for many students, including myself. As college students, the balance between student debt, excelling in classes, graduation fees, grad school fees, groceries, etc. does not allow for a lot of financial flexibility. At least a 50% cut would make a huge difference to a student. Numerous students have expressed frustrations and anxiety over financial challenges and parking tickets.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
October 25, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
October 24, 2017
78 Comments
Thank you for the input; I think that as long as there is some type of small adjacent parking area that would be helpful. There is space near North Rim and across from Papago that could work.
The issue is, if we are buying groceries and avoiding the heat, we are carrying heavy things from far away at night which also poses a safety risk. Or carrying during the day, and my frozens are no longer frozen by the time I get to campus.
This is awesome, GCU definilty needs to do something about this. Finding students $100 is not showing students that you care about us and our success. Health is important to brain function and grocery shopping is necessary for good nutrition and health but we need a way to get our food to our room that is reasonable. Temporary parking would solve this issue.
As a parent it becomes an anxiety ridden adventure to pick up my student, drop something off or just want to visit in her apt for a few minutes. The lack of available parking is a huge deterent.
As a senior here at GCU I've never had a problem with tickets until this year. It is Arizona so the weather is almost always overly warm to the point if you are not fast your groceries go bad, and if you go too fast you have heat exhaustion. This is a lawsuit waiting to happen if a student passes out and needs to be addressed and changed immediately.
$200 fire lane parking is insane, especially when public safety themselves don’t follow the guidelines. I have an album of pictures to back up my statement.
WHERE ARE WE SUPPOSED TO UNLOAD BEFORE AND AFTER OUR BREAK? got a ticket today for unloading wasn't parked for only 10 mins tops.
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VICTORY!! THE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALLY APPROVED DESIGNATED FIVE MINUTE PARKING SPOTS AT EVERY HOUSING FACILITY AND I AM BEYOND THRILLED!! WE FINALLY HAVE A REAL SOLUTION FOR LOADING OUR GEAR WITHOUT THE CONSTANT DREAD OF THOSE UNFAIR FINES!! THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING THIS FIGHT AND KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON UNTIL …
December 3, 2017
Final supporters
Grand Canyon University needs to provide at least 2 designated "5 minute parking" spots for each housing facility on campus for the following reasons:
1. The whole entire area around each apartment and dorm is marked as a fire lane. There are no designated "5 minute parking" spots for students to temporarily use.
2. Making multiple trips with large, bulky items from 29th avenue parking garage (or Halo, for other students) is unreasonable. Students have to get to class, do homework, and study. Our academics are the first priority, and the copious amounts of time it takes to walk back and forth are unreasonable.
3. Pertaining to #2, the golf cart services are scarce and it takes just as much time to wait for them. They also fill up very quickly. The chances of catching a cart are very slim.
4. Students should not be transporting numerous bulky items, large and awkward items and furniture. The majority of the year, temperatures are in the 90-100+ degree range. Walking back and forth between campus and parking garages in extreme heat poses a serious health risk. Risk of injury also increases significantly.
Lastly, I would like to add that a $100 fine is not reasonable for many students, including myself. As college students, the balance between student debt, excelling in classes, graduation fees, grad school fees, groceries, etc. does not allow for a lot of financial flexibility. At least a 50% cut would make a huge difference to a student. Numerous students have expressed frustrations and anxiety over financial challenges and parking tickets.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
October 25, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
October 24, 2017
78 Comments
I was given a ticket two minutes after taking several bags of groceries from my car in the firelane in front of Agave to my room. It is absolutely ridiculous that they expect students to bring 10+ bags of heavy groceries from the 29th ave garage to their rooms.
Thank you for the input; I think that as long as there is some type of small adjacent parking area that would be helpful. There is space near North Rim and across from Papago that could work.
The issue is, if we are buying groceries and avoiding the heat, we are carrying heavy things from far away at night which also poses a safety risk. Or carrying during the day, and my frozens are no longer frozen by the time I get to campus.
This is awesome, GCU definilty needs to do something about this. Finding students $100 is not showing students that you care about us and our success. Health is important to brain function and grocery shopping is necessary for good nutrition and health but we need a way to get our food to our room that is reasonable. Temporary parking would solve this issue.
As a parent it becomes an anxiety ridden adventure to pick up my student, drop something off or just want to visit in her apt for a few minutes. The lack of available parking is a huge deterent.
As a senior here at GCU I've never had a problem with tickets until this year. It is Arizona so the weather is almost always overly warm to the point if you are not fast your groceries go bad, and if you go too fast you have heat exhaustion. This is a lawsuit waiting to happen if a student passes out and needs to be addressed and changed immediately.
$200 fire lane parking is insane, especially when public safety themselves don’t follow the guidelines. I have an album of pictures to back up my statement.
WHERE ARE WE SUPPOSED TO UNLOAD BEFORE AND AFTER OUR BREAK? got a ticket today for unloading wasn't parked for only 10 mins tops.
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I was given a ticket two minutes after taking several bags of groceries from my car in the firelane in front of Agave to my room. It is absolutely ridiculous that they expect students to bring 10+ bags of heavy groceries from the 29th ave garage to their rooms.