Assignment 9A – Testing the Hypothesis, Part 2

-Who: Through this set of interviews, I found new groups in and out of the people I have already located in the market. First, Prospective students that are visiting the campus, and any recruits may not currently be considering parking, but it could leave a bad taste if you see the struggle or even experience it on your visit. People living near campus could also fall in the market, due to the amount of people who legally or illegally park outside their house.

I also found a few groups outside of the market, which is those who bike, walk, or ride the bus to school, night students, and student athletes. Those who commute another way only have to deal with the drivers frantically looking for parking, while night students are able to park somewhat easily in most lots. The other group is student athletes who have designated lots they can use if needed.

-What: The students I interviewed this time gave somewhat different answers regarding the same issue. The interviewees’ that take the bus and walk don’t really see the problem, but agreed that more parking wouldn’t hurt especially on game day. Another person I interviewed is an athlete, who says he rarely uses the baseball parking, and instead struggles to park near his classes, which he agrees that plaza could easily be converted into a small scooter lot at the least. Another student I interviewed recalls hearing how hard it was to park years back from a sibling who attended UF, and their thoughts were that if the problem could’ve been fixed by now it would’ve been, and students need to be more mindful when parking.

-Why: I believe the need could eventually be needed by everyone. Whether catching a ride with a friend or needing to provide your own transportation down the road could present the issue to everyone. Night students can dodge the issue but there is always that time when you have an exam early or need to visit the library where they could run into the same problem.

 Inside                                                              Outside

  Who                                                                  Who

         Students who provide their                                      Night Students

             own transportation                                                    Athletes

           Prospective Students                                     Bikers, walkers, bus riders

       Residents living near campus

                           What                                                                What

              Ease stress of students                                  Opens up more options

                         Save time                                           reduces stress on campus

        Safer with more space available

                            Why                                                                  Why

         Peoples scooters get damaged                                   Reduce traffic

       Crammed lots add risk to drivers                          Reduce need for other transportation

 Parking delays can make a student late

 There is enough room to make changes