40The Tar HeelMonday, August 24, 1987
The good amid Ibadl -aboMt-oaffMinig at UNC
Freshmen still can not have cars,
and the future does not look bright
By RON CRAWFORD
University Editor
Chapel Hill's parking problem
is not likely to go away soon,
campus officials say, and the big
losers again this year are the
freshmen.
"Freshmen have been prohi
bited from parking for at least six
years," said Mary Clayton, UNCs
director of transportation. And,
because of limited parking space,
there's no end to the ban in sight.
There's certainly no immediate
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"There's only so much space.
There's a fixed limit. When land's
at a premium, buildings are going
to get priority over parking."
The campus will lose 350 park
ing spaces to construction this
year, she said.
Clayton said the Traffic and
Parking Office handles about
15,000 requests for parking space
a year. But the campus only has
about 1 1,000 parking spaces.
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Most freshmen who are caught
parking on campus are fined $10
for parking without a permit, said
Mary Fox, UNCs parking control
coordinator. Student parkers
discovered to be freshmen are
fined an additional $25.
Anyone who receives three or
more violations is considered a
repeat violator, said Fox. After the
third violation, the violator's car
will be towed.
Students who wish to purchase
permits should register during the
preceding spring semester, said
Clayton, but even then, they are
not assured of getting a permit.
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sale at registration in Fetzer Gym
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Prices range for these spaces
from $10 to $114.75 for an aca
demic year. .
The least expensive is P Lot,
which is located down Airport Rd.
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Students who buy this permit for
$10 also receive a free bus pass
to get them to campus.
For a spot around the residence
halls, students can expect to pay
around $80. Law students or
medical students who may park
in employee zones must pay a little
over $100 for their spaces.
The number of spaces allotted
for the 1987-88 year is about 350
less than the previous year, Clay
ton said. This number is a per
manent loss due to construction
advancements.
"The University has grown
greatly and land is a premium for
growth,'' Clayton said. "Parking
lots are flat and cemented and
great for building. Parking decks
are expensive, but they are per
manent and an important
alternative."
But until such advancements are
made in parking, students must
continue to struggle for a spot.
Clayton encourgages students
who fail to get a permit at reg
istration to check with the parking
office in the basement of the
Campus Y building for permits
that have been turned back in.
"Permits are turned in that go
unused," Clayton said. "During
the first week after Labor Day we
have permits returned and
other students who want them
have already given up.
"We encourage people to check
back because there are changes
throughout the semester. We post
a list of available spaces by 4 p.m.
each Monday. Those spaces will
be distributed the following morn
ing beginning at 7:30 a.m."
If a student's need for a parking
permit meets the hardship qual
ifications established by Student
Government, then a student may
receive a permit through that
established process. Student
Government is allotted several
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