I interviewed five more people to find out more information on the parking situation on UF's campus. One law student, one graduate professor, and 3 other students. Interestingly, the law student says she rarely experiences parking issues. She said that by the law school, there usually is enough parking for everyone. The graduate professor says he struggles daily with parking. He often is late to the classes he is teaching because of the amount of time it takes him to find a spot. He said he feels really bad that he is constantly late for his students, but he has no other way of getting on campus. He is very frustrated with the parking system and wishes UF was working on a solution. 2 students interviewed are freshmen who live in the dorms. One lives at Broward and the other at Jennings. They said it is a struggle for them to find parking. If they cannot find parking in the garage next to Rawlings, then they have to park in the commuter lot, which is very inconvenient for them. They believe that students, who live on campus, should not have to park as far away as they have to. The last student I interviewed lives off campus behind midtown. He said that he chose this location for its convenient location. He knew he did not have the money to purchase a scooter, so he had to pick a location where he could walk to all of his classes. He says that it is not the best area to live in, safety-wise, but he had no other option if he wanted to be able to make it to his classes.
| Inside the boundary | Outside the boundary |
| Who is In: students and faculty. | Who is Not: law students, people who live in areas where they can park. |
| What the Need Is: More parking. | What the Need Is Not: the need is not useful for those who do not have cars on campus. |
| Why the Need Exists: There is not enough parking spots on campus. | Alternative Explanations: expanding parking will save students and faculty money. |
Remi,
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job summarizing the experiences of your interviewees and finding out cases where the need is missing. I think this second round of interviews strengthen your hypothesis about the amount of parking on campus and helps you build the case for your venture. The professor’s story is particularly moving, because it creates secondary problems for students as well and gives a different perspective about the parking problem. My only recommendation would be to use a more readable table for the inside/outside the boundary section; as it is, it is hard to understand what it is about. Other than that, great job with your post!
Hey Remi,
ReplyDeleteI was very interested in your blog after reading the summary of it and the experiences and point of views from your interviews. Testing your hypothesis a second time is obviously a great way to strengthen it. This overall caught my eye because this parking situation is a big issue and something that has affected me in all of my years at the University of Florida. Everything was detailed and labeled out nicely, great post.
Remi,
ReplyDeleteOverall I am very interested to see what your solutions are to this issue. I completely agree that parking on campus is absolutely insane considering our status as a top 10 public university. It doesn't make sense to me that you can have all this money and resources but you can't fix the issue of overselling parking passes to students or not supplying enough parking for those that need it. I currently live off campus so this definitely effects me. I thought this second evaluation of your hypothesis was well done. It expanded on your previous interviews and shows that the boundaries that you have placed are accurate for this investigation. Can't wait to see what else you provide for this issue as the semester continues.
Hey Remi!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a wanted, much less a needed, business opportunity. Parking on campus can be a headache and something does need to be done considering we are one of the top public universities but it can take 30 minutes to find a parking space just to go to class. By analyzing those who do not have an issue with this, it definitely gave some insight into what those individuals are doing to avoid the parking lots on campus and will help you further develop and enhance your business proposal. Nice work!