Residents not satisfied with CSULB parking

Although students pay an arm and a leg for parking at CSULB, local residents are still not satisfied with the parking. Residents are complaining that students are taking up parking in a nearby elementary school and one to two hour parking on streets. If it is not bad enough that CSULB pampers the residents by paying for their residential permits, the residents want tighter restrictions on parking.

Patrick O'Donnell,the fourth district council member of Long Beach,said the university agreed to pay up to $12,000 this year for resident's preferential parking permits,according to the Daily 49er.

If it is not enough students fork out money to the university they do not have, residents want to place even tighter restrictions on parking in nearby neighborhoods. Residents claim they have seen students park on their street then walk to residential halls....Okay...and your point???

Students are tortured enough at CSULB. Students must fight traffic to get to school, then while at school, scramble for a parking space, then you must hike for ten to fifteen minutes to get to class. Whew it really sounds fun attended CSULB. Residents could careless about the students pain of parking. All the residents care about are their well manicured lawns. If they would try for just once to look at it from the students perspective, they would have a total change of heart.

Some of the residents are even talking about banning parking on their streets on the weekend.


Students pay high priced fees, are struggling working and attending school,the least of their problems should be a parking space.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSB2IXWfSfs

Before you Park there....

Spring semester is now in full swing. Traffic at the University is heavy as usual.Some students long await when school began and other are well, not so excited. CSULB has made parking on campus and getting around on campus more assessible than ever.
With the contract CSULB signed with the Long Beach Transit,students can now ride free althroughout long beach. CSULB has cheaper rates that two other local CSU's, Fullerton and Dominguez Hills. At Fullerton, it is eight-dollars for a day pass and one-hundred-sixty-two dollars for a Spring semester pass. CSULB boasts rates of one-hundred-twenty-three dollars for the entire semester.

A new option for student permits is the Academic Year Permit – available at the Parking Office in Lot 15 and at Brotman Hall Cashiers area for $246 and valid from Aug 23, 2008 to May 29, 2009. Only one permit valid for the Fall/Spring 08-09 and only one visit to the Parking Office,according to the CSULB Parking website.

Disabled spaces and spaces marked with regulations by a sign are still enforced in lots requiring no permit. Meters require payments at all times,accoring to the CSULB parking website.

A valid CSULB Permit required at all times from Monday through Friday. A valid CSULB parking permit is required to park on Campus Parking Lots. Parking regulations are enforced at all times. Please follow instructions posted in Lots to avoid recieveing a citation.