Comments on: Treasure your national park(ing) http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/092089/treasure-your-national-parking/ Learning to love science. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:53:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ben Z http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/092089/treasure-your-national-parking/#comment-1420 Ben Z Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:29:24 +0000 http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/092089/treasure-your-national-parking/#comment-1420 What a cute project name! There's some pretty gigantic abandoned parking lots out in the suburbs near me that I wish would be permanently turned into parks... What a cute project name! There’s some pretty gigantic abandoned parking lots out in the suburbs near me that I wish would be permanently turned into parks…

]]> By: sam http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/092089/treasure-your-national-parking/#comment-1359 sam Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:03:46 +0000 http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/092089/treasure-your-national-parking/#comment-1359 astonding an actual good idea and an intelligent posting. i was going to ask why a sandwich made by someone for you tastes better than one you made yourself. but i really love this idea. astonding an actual good idea and an intelligent posting. i was going to ask why a sandwich made by someone for you tastes better than one you made yourself. but i really love this idea.

]]> By: deborahbyrd http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/092089/treasure-your-national-parking/#comment-1346 deborahbyrd Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:33:57 +0000 http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/092089/treasure-your-national-parking/#comment-1346 Wouldn't it be great to live in a time when, instead of adding more concrete to the world, we used some resources to take some unneeded concrete away? Wouldn’t it be great to live in a time when, instead of adding more concrete to the world, we used some resources to take some unneeded concrete away?

]]> By: sglasson http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/092089/treasure-your-national-parking/#comment-1337 sglasson Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:19:39 +0000 http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/092089/treasure-your-national-parking/#comment-1337 Wow, maybe they should take away the 2/3 extra parking spaces in Indiana and give us 1/3 of them, because it is terrible finding spots downtown and on campus. I'm all for conservation, take away the unnecessary spots like those in Indiana, but parking is a huge hassle, especially on campuses like UT here in Austin. As a former student, even when I had a parking permit, I had to wait outside for up to 15 minutes sometimes just to find someone leaving and take their spot. It gets so ridiculous that people are used to walking back to their cars to be greeted by waiting drivers asking where their car is parked so the waiting person can go claim the soon-to-be vacated spot. And that's for people like me who PAY for their spot! And they're even taking AWAY parking on campus. There used to be a lot just south of Jester dormitory, but now it's the Blanton Museum. They took away parking to put in something that will require MORE parking. It gets kind of ridiculous. On the other hand, I do believe that it's even more ridiculous that a county in Indiana would have 3 times as much parking as it has residents. That's just a slap in the face of conservation. Wow, maybe they should take away the 2/3 extra parking spaces in Indiana and give us 1/3 of them, because it is terrible finding spots downtown and on campus. I’m all for conservation, take away the unnecessary spots like those in Indiana, but parking is a huge hassle, especially on campuses like UT here in Austin.

As a former student, even when I had a parking permit, I had to wait outside for up to 15 minutes sometimes just to find someone leaving and take their spot. It gets so ridiculous that people are used to walking back to their cars to be greeted by waiting drivers asking where their car is parked so the waiting person can go claim the soon-to-be vacated spot. And that’s for people like me who PAY for their spot! And they’re even taking AWAY parking on campus. There used to be a lot just south of Jester dormitory, but now it’s the Blanton Museum. They took away parking to put in something that will require MORE parking. It gets kind of ridiculous.

On the other hand, I do believe that it’s even more ridiculous that a county in Indiana would have 3 times as much parking as it has residents. That’s just a slap in the face of conservation.

]]> By: astroman http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/092089/treasure-your-national-parking/#comment-1329 astroman Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:49:31 +0000 http://blogs.earthsky.org/lindsaypatterson/human-world/092089/treasure-your-national-parking/#comment-1329 What a wonderful idea! What a wonderful idea!

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