Is the City of Rexburg really looking out for BYUI students’ best interest when it comes to parking or are they out to make an easy buck?
The Problem
Freeing up Parking Spaces
The Failure of Reverse-Angle Parking
Hurtful for Businesses
Conclusion
Freeing up Parking Spaces
The Failure of Reverse-Angle Parking
Hurtful for Businesses
Conclusion
Unlike the game of Monopoly, the City of Rexburg charges for their parking. |
As the student population has increased at BYUI, the City of Rexburg decided to start charging students for permits to park on city streets along campus. Their claim was that they would be helping to control the flow of traffic.
Students are already burdened with enough fees:
Students are already burdened with enough fees:
How much is the City Charging? |
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- Tuition
- Housing*
- Food
- Classroom materials
- Textbooks
- Clothing
- Other miscellaneous items
In the Rexburg Standard Journal the city attorney Stephen Zollinger said that by issuing parking permits it would “free up parking for those who drive in from out of town.” While the permit parking may have freed up parking spaces, the students coming in from out of town don’t have much more of an advantage. ᵗᵒᵖ
1-2-3 and it's gone! |
Reverse-angle parking was a terrible mistake that was introduced when the city of Rexburg incorporated permit required parking. It was former Mayor Shawn Larsen’s idea after he had observed the same parking standard in Salt Lake City. It was wrong to compare a city that consists of 1.2 million people to a city that has just a little over 28 thousand people.
Instead of improving traffic flow along campus streets, it actually congested them. After complaints from the students and the citizens, reversed-angle parking was repealed. Ironically, Salt Lake abandoned their reversed-angle parking a few months prior. ᵗᵒᵖ
Since the introduction of permit parking, some businesses have suffered. Many students try to get around buying a parking permit by parking in business parking. This creates a hassle of business owners because they have to take care of the nonpaying customers. The only business that truly benefits from city parking permits is the towing company. ᵗᵒᵖ
How else will the City of Rexburg get their money off of BYUI students? |
The city of Rexburg generally tries to put the people first, but sometimes they forget to include the students of BYUI. Their opinions weren’t well represented in such a big decision. It created a real bad image for the city when they passed an ordinance without considering the voice of the students. ᵗᵒᵖ
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