University of Virginia Library

Parking Problems

It seems inevitable that first-year men with
averages above 2.0 will be accorded car
privileges starting next semester. Relaxing the
present restrictions could bring as many as 400
more vehicles into an area already saturated
with them. The present parking problems
could reach crisis proportions.

We think that first-year men ought to have
car privileges. Considering the availability of
women in Charlottesville, they probably need
them more than anyone else. And the day is
past where Dean Runk could make the policy
that students just weren't mature enough to
drive and study. But the present parking
facilities and rules are not equipped to handle
any more cars, and as the University grows
larger, the deficiency will grow as well.

The fault with the present system is that it
allows any student to park in any student
parking area. The system should be changed so
that students would be issued different types
of parking stickers. Some would be good only
for parking in outlying lots such as Scott
Stadium or University Hall. Others would be
good for both those outlying areas as well as
the present on-Grounds facilities presently
open to all students.

The problem would lie in assigning students
to the more distant parking areas. Someone is
going to be hurt by the inconvenience of
having to park at Scott Stadium. But if the
present system isn't changed, the parking
problem will become so acute that more
repressive car regulations may be enacted. It's
better to have a car at Scott Stadium than no
car at all.