October 11, 2005
Has the Man got you down?
By Jim Dallas
So... the University of Houston and the City of Houston fail to provide enough parking spots for people, and then send out friendly notices like this (not to me, but to the students generally):
We have just received word from UHPD that the City of Houston will be ticketing and towing cars that are parked on Calhoun on the theory that they are parked illegally on a city street. Several additional facts: (1) You should probably move your car immediately if you are parked there; getting towed is very expensive and no fun; (2) UHPD wants to make clear that it did not instigate this action and does not have control over parking on this public street; (3) the Law Center has zero control over this matter. Please spread the word.
Although this isn't exactly FEMA-esque, "you're doing a heck of a good job Brownie" insanity, it still is pretty upsetting.
Posted by Jim Dallas at October 11, 2005 05:44 PM
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i am in student government at the university of houston, and ironically enough i found myself towed from a lot on calhoun on wednesday. parking is the number one problem at this school and in this city, and i hope leaders on every level of government some day will wake up and take on this issue with the intensity it requires.
Buses are too practical, and reducing the number of cars on the road would only improve Houston's air quality, and we don't need to do that. What we need are some more parking lots. Spot of grass by that building? PAVE IT! Got an empty lot next to a row of houses? BUILD A GARAGE! If I have to ride through mass transit with all those poor people, with all their different colors, I'm going to move back to Salt Lake City where white isn't just the name of a mayor, it's a way of life.
