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Williams Street Parking Lot Struggles to Accommodate Students
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Students struggle with finding available spots in the Williams Street parking lot.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/parking/)
Students struggle with finding available spots in the Williams Street parking lot.
Due to an influx of illegal parking at the University, Cornell drivers may now face parking citations of up to $150, as of Sept. 1.
It should be the newest varsity sport at Cornell: racking up parking tickets. You’ll hear stories about how many these “athletes” have this semester: 10, 11. Like true sportsmen, these drivers trade stories about the spots to use and avoid. The Gates Hall bus stop lets you hide in plain sight. I’ve never seen a ticket in front of Bartels Hall.
The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly discussed and voted on proposals and resolutions to address rising costs of parking and installing Plan B vending machines on campus.
Damage to cars ranged from upward-bent license plates to snapped–and even stolen–windshield wipers.
The CC Lot on North Campus closed as the North Campus Residential Expansion entered its next phase on Sunday, a move that prompted complaints after forcing students to find alternative parking options.
Members of the Employee Assembly met Thursday to try and tackle Cornell’s “difficult to manage” parking system that leads to multiple spots being unused and certain spots being underutilized.
Ithaca will consider raising weekly and monthly garage parking rates and adding stop signs to an intersection between the Fall Creek neighborhood and downtown.