Comments on: Penn parking woes

By: Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:29:54 +0000

Hi there…Man i love reading your blog, interesting posts ! it was a great Monday

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:28:24 +0000

While I love the thought of having my car on campus (MY campus, not yours, obviously), I don’t think any college student really NEEDS a car. Most major cities do have public transportation, reliable or not, love it or hate it, and with ridiculously high under-age-25 / out-of-state-driver insurance plus parking plus the potential risks of leaving cars in not-too-friendly neighborhoods, it’s really not worth it. (Not that I’m not still arguing with my parents whether or not I can drive my car 700 miles back to Chicago). Driving is a luxury, so doesn’t it make sense to pay luxury prices for it?

By: just a thought

just a thought — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:11:28 +0000

Perhaps the disincentive for students to bring cars to campus is a true reflection of the resources (fuel, street space, air) that they consume relative to other transportation alternatives.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:52:36 +0000

“does he not have the right to vehicular safety at an affordable cost?”

Yeah, princess. It’s up there with his right to an A in every class and his right to jump over the line at Starbucks because he’s “got a class in like, five minutes, bro.”

By: L

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:22:57 +0000

I agree with you and don’t appreciate 42nd street’s “degrading” comments. For those of us who do a lot of community service work in the outer reaches of North, South, and West Philly, public transportation just doesn’t take us where we need to go and cabs can cost upwards of $20 round-trip. Having a car on campus would allow students to branch out much further in their community work.

By: 42nd Street Resident

42nd Street Resident — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:13:36 +0000

“The sheer unreliability and limitations of mass transit routes”? I actually find that mass transit can get me just about everywhere I need to go, and a taxi is an alternative if you’re pressed for time. I think a lot of Penn students just think mass transit is inconvenient or degrading (don’t want to be around any of those poor people, now, do we). How many Phildelphia residents survive just fine taking the bus or subway every day? And free and safe parking is definitely not a right, especially in a city with a highly developed public transit system.

By: Cam

Cam — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:46:28 +0000

Do any cities in the northeast have cheap and readily available parking? For 99% of the kids here there’s no need for a car. I do think its true that those with cars are most likeliy rich because in the VAST majority of cases, no one NEEDS a car in philly.