Despite numbering in the thousands, commuter parking is scarce and inconvenient. Unacceptable for a University that can afford to build revolutionary new science centers but can't drop 10% to pave a god damn lot and paint it with lines. Or, drop 50% and build a parking structure.
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Anonymous
7 years ago
As a commuter, this is something I am very passionate about
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Anonymous
7 years ago
Especially being a commuter student it has been especially difficult to not only find parking but, never really explained the bus systen used for the commuter lots, where to pick up my parking pass, and the hours of the building its located in, now they are ticketing on Monday and the building is closed so i can pick uo my pass which makes no sense.
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Julia Truong
7 years ago
Its unbelievably hard to get parking if you don't get up incredibly early and it fills up in an INSTANT.
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Tyra
7 years ago
Parking is terrible PLEASE fix it.
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Anonymous
7 years ago
Totally agree with this. I’ve gotten ticketed so many times because parking is so limited and I barley have enough to pay them off and I have a permit.
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Mike Winters
7 years ago
We need change in this parking system.
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Michael Winters
7 years ago
We need change quick
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John Miller
7 years ago
For the first half of the semester, I had to get to the university by 9:20 or else parking would completely fill up.
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Megan Sendatch
7 years ago
The parking on campus and in town is a complete scam—students need a place to park. Commuter or not, the fact that parking is a risky, expensive game (and that’s how the university and borough treat it—like a game) is ridiculous. People aren’t paying thousands in tuition to be ticketed by the parasitic parking authority.
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Christopher Thomas
7 years ago
The parking system has been a scam for YEARS
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Emily white
7 years ago
Things are really getting ridiculous! You can’t get a break in this town!
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Marissa Vernoia
7 years ago
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Students shouldn’t be late for class just trying to park when they’re commuters and have no where else to go. I had to arrive two hours early to campus to secure parking last semester!
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Marie kelsey
7 years ago
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As a parent, I must say, this seems to be something to take into consideration when choosing schools. I'd rather pay for a parking permit than to have students harassed while trying to get an education. This needs to be addressed ASAP.
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Cole Yazujian
7 years ago
Parking sucks! Spent over $600 this semester alone on meters
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Rachel lynn
7 years ago
Parking is ridiculous
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Anonymous
7 years ago
Parking tickets are A bigger money maker for West Chester Borough than anything else. It’s disgraceful. And didn’t a Magistrate get caught skimming money? The whole thing is a crime. The poor students at The University are sitting ducks. There is no parking and then they are told to switch sides of the street at dawn so the streets can be cleaned which they rarely are. It’s a corrupt system and needs to be cleaned up and made fair.
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Ben Miller
7 years ago
Students already pay a very high premium for their education, and they should not be further exploited as a revenue stream for the university/borough. Instead of using a punitive system, provide small tuition reimbursements to students who prove that they do not use a car on campus. This will encourage students not to drive, and will look great from both a parking and sustainability perspective. I think the case could also be made that charging a flat fee for parking permits/tickets adversely affects students from lower income brackets, and impedes their ability to learn. WCU and the Borough of West Chester would show great insight if they could be the first to figure out how to do parking in a way that absolutely every end-user doesn't completely hate.
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Donna Lowry
7 years ago
Been a problem since I was a student there in the late '70's, how is this still not fixed!!!
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Anonymous
7 years ago
I get everywhere has parking issues, but being a passed resident, it’s seriously such an issue. It’s as if the borough does not give a sh*t at all.
Despite numbering in the thousands, commuter parking is scarce and inconvenient. Unacceptable for a University that can afford to build revolutionary new science centers but can't drop 10% to pave a god damn lot and paint it with lines. Or, drop 50% and build a parking structure.
As a commuter, this is something I am very passionate about
Especially being a commuter student it has been especially difficult to not only find parking but, never really explained the bus systen used for the commuter lots, where to pick up my parking pass, and the hours of the building its located in, now they are ticketing on Monday and the building is closed so i can pick uo my pass which makes no sense.
Its unbelievably hard to get parking if you don't get up incredibly early and it fills up in an INSTANT.
Parking is terrible PLEASE fix it.
Totally agree with this. I’ve gotten ticketed so many times because parking is so limited and I barley have enough to pay them off and I have a permit.
We need change in this parking system.
We need change quick
For the first half of the semester, I had to get to the university by 9:20 or else parking would completely fill up.
The parking on campus and in town is a complete scam—students need a place to park. Commuter or not, the fact that parking is a risky, expensive game (and that’s how the university and borough treat it—like a game) is ridiculous. People aren’t paying thousands in tuition to be ticketed by the parasitic parking authority.
The parking system has been a scam for YEARS
Things are really getting ridiculous! You can’t get a break in this town!
Students shouldn’t be late for class just trying to park when they’re commuters and have no where else to go. I had to arrive two hours early to campus to secure parking last semester!
As a parent, I must say, this seems to be something to take into consideration when choosing schools. I'd rather pay for a parking permit than to have students harassed while trying to get an education. This needs to be addressed ASAP.
Parking sucks! Spent over $600 this semester alone on meters
Parking is ridiculous
Parking tickets are A bigger money maker for West Chester Borough than anything else. It’s disgraceful. And didn’t a Magistrate get caught skimming money? The whole thing is a crime. The poor students at The University are sitting ducks. There is no parking and then they are told to switch sides of the street at dawn so the streets can be cleaned which they rarely are. It’s a corrupt system and needs to be cleaned up and made fair.
Students already pay a very high premium for their education, and they should not be further exploited as a revenue stream for the university/borough. Instead of using a punitive system, provide small tuition reimbursements to students who prove that they do not use a car on campus. This will encourage students not to drive, and will look great from both a parking and sustainability perspective. I think the case could also be made that charging a flat fee for parking permits/tickets adversely affects students from lower income brackets, and impedes their ability to learn. WCU and the Borough of West Chester would show great insight if they could be the first to figure out how to do parking in a way that absolutely every end-user doesn't completely hate.
Been a problem since I was a student there in the late '70's, how is this still not fixed!!!
I get everywhere has parking issues, but being a passed resident, it’s seriously such an issue. It’s as if the borough does not give a sh*t at all.