Paying Extra to Park..

A "free" spot, vs a spot we are being double charged for...what to do?

Recently, when I was on campus, as usual the number of available spots were limited. However, I did notice a very large number of metered spots open which got me thinking about that.

Metered spots can be used by both ODU students and visitors. Good news for visitors, bad news for students who have already shelled out money for an extremely overpriced "possible" spot to begin with. If you're a visitor to ODU's campus and just want to park in a metered spot, well that's all fine and everything but what if you're already a student with a pass? That means you have to pay to park AGAIN and instead of staying parked for your classes all day, you only have 2 hours and then you get a ticket? Having to pay even more? Why do we even have metered spots when they just waste space for students who should be claiming those spots already to begin with.

Right now, the only garage that doesn't have metered parking (and it's not for a lack of trying at the moment) is the 49th street garage. Those "metered" spots are open to everyone as long as they have a decal until they get a metered machine in there. But the students that park there on a daily basis will be getting the boot shortly..