Vista: October 1, 1981

University of San Diego Digital USD USD Vista USD News 10-1-1981 Vista: October 1, 1981 University of San Diego Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/vista Digital USD Citation University of San Diego, "Vista: October 1, 1981" (1981). USD Vista. 867. https://digital.sandiego.edu/vista/867 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the USD News at Digital USD. It has been accepted for inclusion in USD Vista by an authorized administrator of Digital USD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO VOLUME XX, NO. 4 OCTOBER 1,1981 Parking Worsened by SDPD When you think of parking at with the intention of cutting down easiest process to enforce. Johnson registered commuters' parking per restrict the money received for USD these days, you undoubtedly the "hectic business of finding a explained that he didn't have mits and 580 registered residents' lighting, maintenance and general think of confusion, of anger, of fines, parking space and of opening up enough man power to check the lots parking permits, a total of 2780 per improvements of the roadways. of USD Security, of San Diego PD more commuter parking spaces. continuously because quite often mit holders and a total of only 2387 Two new and unexpected prob and many other unpleasant things in Resident students, living in the they are called upon for other jobs legal spaces, including handicapped, lems aggravated the parking situa life. Furthermore, if you're a resident Valley complex, were restricted to (bank runs, unlocking rooms and reserved, etc. This leaves a dif tion — the closure of the St. Francis in the ever increasing valley housing the lots surrounding their valley staffing the main security office); ference of 393 vehicles which could Seminary parking tot located directly complex, you surely have exper housing facilities and not allowed to hence the result is erratic ticketing possibly be unable to find parking at in front of the Bahia Loma Student ienced the uncertainty when parking park their cars on the main campus. procedures. On a more important one time or another. The designated Apartments due to construction and your vehicle as to whether or not Commuter students were then given note the issue of safety was raised in parking lot policies remain in effect San Diego PD's decision to enforce you will return to find a small piece access to all other lots on campus regard to the new parking regula with resident parking restricted to state parking laws on public streets; of paper resting on your front win designated "commuter lots, available tions. AS President Vince Guilin ex part of the Camino West lot (next to Santa Ana, the public portion of San dow, informing you that you have for general use." Many citations plained that there was a major con the Tennis Courts; space available Dimas and the public portion of San committed one violation or another. were issued and fought in the Stu cern from the female residents of for 112 residents, the rest open to ta Paula. San Diego PD, without In general the parking situation at dent Court by both commuters and Camino Founders who did not feel commuters), DeSalles parking lot warning and notification to the USD seems to be in a state of disar residents who broke the regulations safe having to walk from their (space available for 88 residents) University, issued parking citations ray. The problem is not a new one and parked in each other's lots, and designated resident parking lots to and the valley housing complex to valley residents who parked along here at USD, but is more visible due some vehicles were ultimately their dorm rooms, and a similar con which included phase B lot at the both sides of the Santa Ana road to the completion of the new Mission towed, depending on which USD cern was voiced from valley resi Mission with 242 spaces, a total of way. The violation issued: parking in resident housing facilities and the Security shift was on duty. dents who had to walk up and down 442 designated tots. a bike lane. More recently, with overall increase in student enroll The problem continued through the campus in the evening to use the Commuter students are still some form of sporadic warning, ment this year. out the year, but there was less ten facilities, especially when there were operating under the open parking SDPD cited residents for parking The USD Cabinet, foreseeing a sion felt as all concerned became plenty of open and safe parking policy. Parking is allowed in all tots diagonally on Santa Paula Avenue future problem with parking, im more familiar with the new regula places in front of their dorm rooms, designated other than resident tots. in front of the Bahias. The violation plemented stricter parking policies in tions. In May of 1981 the AS student their classes and the library. The AS Parking fees have jumped from $10 issued: diagonal parking in a parallel 1980. The Cabinet did away with government president, Vincent further pointed out that the future in for both commuters and residents to parking area. The San Diego PD in the previous policy of open parking Guilin, AS secretary of justice, Katie crease of resident students parking in $25 for commuters and $20 for formed the Vista that it had which allowed all USD Permit hold Trotter and secretary of student ser the valley would require students to residents, a 100% increase for previously warned all those who ers, commuters and residents to vices, Jessica Watson, brought the park, in the Field House parking lot, residents and a 150% increase for received citations and their license park anywhere on campus, exclud issue of parking to the attention of which could result in increased safe commuters. The sudden increase plate numbers were recorded. If they ing illegal zones, such as handi the Student Affairs Committee, the ty problems, due to its poor lighting and the distinguishing between com were found illegally parked again, capped, the area surrounding the students' direct access to the Board and remoteness. The Dean of Stu muters and residents is a result of the then they were cited appropriately. Immaculata, etc. The Cabinet's new of Trustees, which has the ultimate dents Tom Burke agreed with the USD Cabinet ruling. President In the case of the St. Francis regulations were implemented at the decision power in this matter. students that the safety is a serious Author Hughes reponded to ques Seminary parking lot, the usual beginning of the 1980 school year The AS highlighted many of the problem, though we have been very tions concerning this raise and the agreement to allow USD students much to the dismay of the USD stu existing problems. Secretary of fortunate. Mr. Burke further stated, differential in fees between com parking rights had been reaffirmed dents who suffered great financial Justice Trotter explained that "It's hard to justify having the muters and residents at an August for the upcoming year, but plans for loss due to the payment of fines, the students had not been given ade residents park in the far lots when 20 student Senate meeting, where 8 to 9 months of construction in doubling of fines incurred as a result quate time in advance to allow the there are empty spaces right in front he informed the Senate that parking which the lot is now closed for the of the new policies — "Fines double new system to run smoothly. After of their buildings." fees hadn't been raised in years and storage of heavy duty construction if not paid within 10 days of viola discussing the problem at a May 7 That was a brief summary of the that the increase was brought into equipment intervened. The word tion." The new regulations further S.A.P.S. meeting, USD Chief of extent of the parking problem for the line with present costs and inflation. was not relayed to USD Administra included designated lots for residents Security Don Johnson admitted that 1980-81 school year. Then came As to why there was a difference be tion until the day before the required and commuters, being established the open parking would be the fall, 1981, with a total of 2200 tween commuters' and residents' closing of the tot and USD did its fees, President Hughes did not have best to inform those using the tot of the information at the moment, but the new policy (note: parking in this promised to took into the matter im tot regardless of time and day will mediately. At a recent AS-Cabinet result in citation and possible towing administration retreat. President of vehicle by SDPD). As a result of Hughes informed AS President ticketing by the police department, Vince Guilin that he had read- the University has applied to the City dressed the issue to the Cabinet in Department of Transportation, ask regards to the significant concerns ing them to remove the bike lanes expressed about the differential fee and all the no parking signs on Santa and requested that they should reex Ana Drive (an answer was promised amine whether or not they are just for Sept. 29). In the meantime to try and further, President Hughes' and obtain some relief for students recommendation would be that living down in the valley, USD has there would be a universal fee spoken with the Western Division of established. This recommendation San Diego PD. They have gotten an would then be voted on by the order out to all of their officers, Cabinet and then submitted to the informing them that they are not to Board of Trustees for their final ap ticket University cars parked on proval.

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