Five blocked parking spaces have caused an uproar. Students took to social media after five spaces in parking lot 17 were blocked from student use.
Yellow barriers were put up in front of the five spaces to prevent students from parking there.
This comes as another obstacle following the loss of city parking spaces for students at USF St. Petersburg, including spots that were previously along Sixth Avenue S between Third and First streets.
“The places for parking are awkward and all over the place,” said Caitlin Clem, a junior. “We are already restrained; now we are more restrained.”
Benjamin William, the purchasing manager for USFSP, explained how the missing spaces are a result of construction on campus.
The new building for the Kate Tiedemann College of Business will cut into the parking spaces in lot 15 and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) parking lot.
These five spots in lot 17 replace the lost parking for USGS.
“USFSP has a contractual obligation to provide parking for our affiliate, the USGS,” William said.
These spots can be used for any vehicle the USGS chooses, according to William.
“It is expected that vehicles owned by USGS such as pickup trucks will be parked in these spaces in parking lot No.17,” William said.
Still, students aren’t satisfied with parking.
“If students are upset, it should be a university concern,” Clem said.
In a previous Crow’s Nest report, William stated there is enough parking, there is just a high volume of commuters between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.#the times when parking is hardest to find.
