2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the Editor
Parking problems on Homecoming
Issue date: 10/23/07 Section: Editorial
Around 8 a.m. on Homecoming, five of my friends and I crammed into my car and headed down to our first university homecoming as alumni.
But our quick little drive down South College Avenue turned into more than an hour drive. We soon found out that all traffic was being directed to a single open entrance down state Route 4.
Let me ask this question to the university - "why would you only open one parking gate when there are approximately 22,000 people trying to get in?"
This was the absolute worst organized parking situation I have ever seen in my life. I have seen venues which hold more than 100,000 people do a better job.
If anything the university should be allowing as many vehicles in as possible - they would be making $2 per car faster.
Is this a sign of what is to come from the universities in president, Patrick Harker? I hope not - and lets all pray they review the parking situation.
Mort Rosenblatt
07' Alumni
mort@udel.edu
But our quick little drive down South College Avenue turned into more than an hour drive. We soon found out that all traffic was being directed to a single open entrance down state Route 4.
Let me ask this question to the university - "why would you only open one parking gate when there are approximately 22,000 people trying to get in?"
This was the absolute worst organized parking situation I have ever seen in my life. I have seen venues which hold more than 100,000 people do a better job.
If anything the university should be allowing as many vehicles in as possible - they would be making $2 per car faster.
Is this a sign of what is to come from the universities in president, Patrick Harker? I hope not - and lets all pray they review the parking situation.
Mort Rosenblatt
07' Alumni
mort@udel.edu
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