Parking Continued
Gonzalez Jose
Posted in: Entertainment on 4/3/09 at 8:06 AM PST
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Parking spots are coveted at Los Angeles Harbor College. Valuable space for students has been lost to constructions. The razed south section of lot eight held room for 303 vehicles. With a 25 percent increase in enrollment at LAHC for the spring semester, the loss of so many parking spaces has made finding a place to park a grueling task.
"Parking is a real challenge for us right now", said LAHC president Linda Spink in an issue for the Daily Breeze, "but we will eventually overcome that problem". The lack of parking was most felt at the start of the spring semester. Students vying for limited spaces had to scour the lots or fellow students to their car in order to find a place to park. As of right now, parking is not an all day problem. "Room for cars opens up after 11am" said student Sandra Morales who attends both morning and evening classes. "In the morning it's packed. You better come a little early. It's not too crowded at night."
Although the lot has been closed since winter semester of 09, the loss was not felt by LAHC students at the time because of the low enrollment during the five week semester. With the fall 09 semester coming shortly, enrollment will increase once more and the need for student parking will again be in great demand. The south end of lot 8 is fenced off and blocks passage to lot 6. Students are inconvenienced by having to drive around campus. At times, L Street and Campus Drive are congested with cars and trucks making something as simple as going around campus a lengthy process.
LAHC has made accommodations fro the growing student body. The area across the street from the campus on L St has room for 75 cars, the auxiliary lot is a temporary provision and is rented by the school from the Los Angeles Dept of Parks and Recreation. Aside from student lots, there is parking in front of the old administration building along Figueroa Place but space is limited. Parking is also available in the lot adjacent to the one that LAHC rents. The fee is $3.00. The L.A Department of Parks of Recreation owns the lot and money paid by students to park there does not go back to their campus. Students of LAHC who park there and have already purchased a $20.00 parking permit for the spring semester will not be reimbursed by the school.
Work continues on the south portion of lot 8. When construction is complete there will be a total of 328 parking spaces for students. A memo stated from LAHC president Dr. Linda M Spink. Energy saving solar panels that can convert sunlight directly into energy will also be installed. Construction projects and campus renovation at LAHC is being funded by proposition A/AA. The dollar amount of proposition A/AA is $2.2 billion and the finances are to be distributed among Los Angeles Community College District's nine campuses. LAHC's new parking facilities will ultimately cost $28 million, stated a January online newsletter for LACCD
Parking spots are coveted at Los Angeles Harbor College. Valuable space for students has been lost to constructions. The razed south section of lot eight held room for 303 vehicles. With a 25 percent increase in enrollment at LAHC for the spring semester, the loss of so many parking spaces has made finding a place to park a grueling task.
"Parking is a real challenge for us right now", said LAHC president Linda Spink in an issue for the Daily Breeze, "but we will eventually overcome that problem". The lack of parking was most felt at the start of the spring semester. Students vying for limited spaces had to scour the lots or fellow students to their car in order to find a place to park. As of right now, parking is not an all day problem. "Room for cars opens up after 11am" said student Sandra Morales who attends both morning and evening classes. "In the morning it's packed. You better come a little early. It's not too crowded at night."
Although the lot has been closed since winter semester of 09, the loss was not felt by LAHC students at the time because of the low enrollment during the five week semester. With the fall 09 semester coming shortly, enrollment will increase once more and the need for student parking will again be in great demand. The south end of lot 8 is fenced off and blocks passage to lot 6. Students are inconvenienced by having to drive around campus. At times, L Street and Campus Drive are congested with cars and trucks making something as simple as going around campus a lengthy process.
LAHC has made accommodations fro the growing student body. The area across the street from the campus on L St has room for 75 cars, the auxiliary lot is a temporary provision and is rented by the school from the Los Angeles Dept of Parks and Recreation. Aside from student lots, there is parking in front of the old administration building along Figueroa Place but space is limited. Parking is also available in the lot adjacent to the one that LAHC rents. The fee is $3.00. The L.A Department of Parks of Recreation owns the lot and money paid by students to park there does not go back to their campus. Students of LAHC who park there and have already purchased a $20.00 parking permit for the spring semester will not be reimbursed by the school.
Work continues on the south portion of lot 8. When construction is complete there will be a total of 328 parking spaces for students. A memo stated from LAHC president Dr. Linda M Spink. Energy saving solar panels that can convert sunlight directly into energy will also be installed. Construction projects and campus renovation at LAHC is being funded by proposition A/AA. The dollar amount of proposition A/AA is $2.2 billion and the finances are to be distributed among Los Angeles Community College District's nine campuses. LAHC's new parking facilities will ultimately cost $28 million, stated a January online newsletter for LACCD
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