Why doesn UNH build more parking spaces?
Parking Services does not “build” parking space, we simply administer the parking space that exists on campus. If UNH builds more parking space, we will administer that too. For those who do make such decisions, there’s more to parking space than just space. Providing more parking space makes demands on the local infrastructure. Durham is a tiny little town with far too few roads to accommodate the traffic that is already coming in. Another thousand spaces in the lots means another thousand cars on the road. Finally, there is a definite cost to parking space, in dollars to build and maintain, and on the environment. These factors are all evaluated in making decisions about parking space.
