Antique shows adds to parking problem on campus
Marjorie Madresh
Issue date: 4/16/04 Section: News
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The parking problems on 32nd and 33rd streets have reached a new zenith as the Philadelphia Antiques Show is set to take place at the Armory.
The show has parking meters and available spaces barricaded. Though the University has no apparent control over what goes on in the Armory, which is controlled by the state as a military facility, students are still affected by the lack of available parking and congestion on the streets.
"As a Drexel student, I feel that the administration should take care of us and shouldn't use the resources that we need for other means," Roger Lee, an information systems major and commuter said. "Commuter students drive to Drexel and expect a certain amount of parking to be available to them."
Students often circle the blocks in search of a place to park.
"I have to drive around for hours sometimes before finally giving up and parking in an illegal spot, knowing that I will come back to find a ticket on my car," Kristen Giuffre, a junior majoring in communications said. "The parking is minimal around campus."
Students already have difficulty parking around the Armory due to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania National Guard's installation of barricades after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Director of New Program Development James Katsaounis said.
Regarding the Antiques Show, he said that the University is working with the Powelton Village Civic Association and the City of Philadelphia to allow the 32nd and Baring streets' lot to be used for limited-time parking to alleviate street parking congestion.
The show has parking meters and available spaces barricaded. Though the University has no apparent control over what goes on in the Armory, which is controlled by the state as a military facility, students are still affected by the lack of available parking and congestion on the streets.
"As a Drexel student, I feel that the administration should take care of us and shouldn't use the resources that we need for other means," Roger Lee, an information systems major and commuter said. "Commuter students drive to Drexel and expect a certain amount of parking to be available to them."
Students often circle the blocks in search of a place to park.
"I have to drive around for hours sometimes before finally giving up and parking in an illegal spot, knowing that I will come back to find a ticket on my car," Kristen Giuffre, a junior majoring in communications said. "The parking is minimal around campus."
Students already have difficulty parking around the Armory due to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania National Guard's installation of barricades after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Director of New Program Development James Katsaounis said.
Regarding the Antiques Show, he said that the University is working with the Powelton Village Civic Association and the City of Philadelphia to allow the 32nd and Baring streets' lot to be used for limited-time parking to alleviate street parking congestion.
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