Fieldwork Assignment 1

Assignment 1

Because of my close proximity to the Regents parking lot, I routinely take the Regents shuttle to get to campus. The trip can take anywhere from 25 minutes to 45 minutes, depending upon the time of day. Consistently there seems to be long lines, lack of space on the shuttles, and multiple stops before library loop, where I usually get off. These variables can change the time the trip takes immensely, causing me to always try to arrive at the shuttle stop at least 30 minutes before my class starts.  While the shuttle system is not ideal, the alternate route that I chose for this assignment, driving, had many of its own problems. The most apparent is the actual parking situation on campus. Most students resort to parking in the Regents lot anyways because there are little to none "S" spots on campus after 9am. Along with the pain of finding a spot comes the exorbitant price of the yearly parking permit. If people are paying over $500 to park right across the street from my house then it doesn't seem logical to purchase that same permit to drive 100 feet. However, I could see myself purchasing the day permits or hourly permits if I am ever running late to class, because those do allow for "B" spots, leaving more space available closer to the class rooms and causing the trip to be much shorter. -Ari Cover

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Ari Cover

Undergraduate, University of California, San Diego