{"id":16699,"date":"2025-02-24T23:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T06:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/?p=16699"},"modified":"2025-02-24T23:31:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T06:31:18","slug":"opinion-the-new-parking-permit-system-is-not-the-right-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/?p=16699","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: \u00a0The new parking permit system is not the right choice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Long Beach City College\u2019s new virtual parking permit is not the way to go as it now links the permits directly to students\u2019 license plates instead of issuing a sticker to put on the windshield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the administration may believe the system is supposed to be more efficient, it is actually creating problems for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the largest problems with this new system is the lack of flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the old system, students could buy a physical sticker from the school for thirty dollars and move it between vehicles if it was necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical permit was convenient for students who share cars with their parents or siblings or switch vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The daily parking permit meter in the parking structure across from the V building on LAC campus on Feb. 18. LBCC changed their parking permit system to be a virtual permit instead of a physical sticker. (Emma Lloyd)<\/em><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For students sharing vehicles, they must buy another permit for each car they drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The potential for mistakes increases with a digital system, and one must wonder how parking enforcement is making sure students don\u2019t get wrongly ticketed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the arguments in favor of the new system was the reduction of waste and saving money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it\u2019s true that LBCC saves money on the production of the physical stickers, virtual ones place a financial burden on the students who are paying the same price for a system with fewer benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If LBCC wanted to modernize the parking system, they should\u2019ve offered reduced prices or provided more parking availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although, there was no need to completely eliminate the physical parking passes entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LBCC could’ve established a hybrid system, giving students the ability to choose between a digital or physical permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This option would have maintained the convenience of the old system while still allowing for modernization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If LBCC truly cares about its students, they should reconsider this change and implement a more balanced solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until then, students are left to deal with yet another frustrating policy that makes their lives harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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