[Mpls]: Tragic "misplanning" by Metro Transit

[Leurquin, Ronald]

The U has plenty of parking, though not all in the optimal locations.
The U also charges a pretty penny for the optimum parking, thus putting some students out on the street.  Part of this is to create employment for students to staff the cashier booths.
As a part time student at the U, I have to factor in cost of parking to how many classes I can afford to take each semester.
Ron Leurquin
Nokomis East

Laura wrote:
Southeast Como residents have known for years that their city streets 
are parking lots for UM students who can't buy space or can't afford to 
park in the UM ramps. It's a pain, to be sure. But if the U can't build 
its way out of the need for more parking space, how could the transit 
authority?

The city streets are public and thus students or commuters are able to 
park there. I'm frequently irritated when I have to park away from my 
house, but I don't mistake the street for my personal property.

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