Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet

Post by wasdfff » Sat, Jan 18, 2020, 5:50 PM UTC

cortesoft wrote: post #26

> Obviously, some students thought that fee was ridiculous – just like paying for parking at a university where you’re already paying a hefty tuition fee I hate parking fees as much as the next person, and totally appreciate the creativity of the people who defeated this device. However, how should we handle distributing a limited number of parking spaces when there are more people who want to park than available spa…

Post by chomp » Sat, Jan 18, 2020, 5:51 PM UTC

ani-ani wrote: post #77

What the article doesn't state is what advantage the Barnacle offers over a more traditional boot design. OK, there's the online payment thing, but that could be equally implemented with a boot. So why the convoluted design? Is it because you can drive around a bit (dangerously) while the barnacle is on?

Post by acdha » Sat, Jan 18, 2020, 5:53 PM UTC

legohead wrote: post #97

acdha wrote: post #68

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Why should the campus subsidize the car-owning students? If those students want exclusive use of a public space why not let them pay market rates for it?

The students are paying for a service from the University. It's very reasonable that the University provide parking space for those who can't afford to live on campus. Actually, it's in their best interest, unless they want to be an online school. And thus similarly in the best interest of all students, if they want a locally accessible University to exist.

Post by TulliusCicero » Sat, Jan 18, 2020, 5:53 PM UTC

jimmaswell wrote: post #126

xyst wrote: post #49

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Mass transportation options coupled with high density buildings should be the way to go. Parking just doesn’t scale. The uni I went to had a decent bus system that had routes along the major apt complexes (private and uni owner). Buses were usually on time, and likely faster than trying to find a parking spot.

We don't need to mold the whole world into the tightly packed metropolis model. Those areas are fine for people who like that kind of living but a lot of others including me don't. Make the parking lots more efficiently packed, expand a bit of parking into grassy areas, build a parking garage instead of spending more on sports, there are lots of solutions here.

Post by wiml » Sat, Jan 18, 2020, 5:54 PM UTC

cortesoft wrote: post #91

thaumasiotes wrote: post #69

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> You could probably also set up a system to text people who have been there more than X hours that they will start to be charged due to high capacity. Your plan is to have pricing that is not knowable in advance, and assess it against the students retroactively? I'm not sure it's possible to come up with a worse plan.

I mean, the plan could be to destroy random cars if the parking lot is full, to make space for more. That might be slightly worse than this person's plan.