[Source: Andrew Shainker, ASU Web Devil] — The new Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix offers various parking options that could prove to be problematic for students, faculty, and staff this fall. More than 1,400 students will attend classes at the new downtown Cronkite campus this August. Students wishing to avoid parking tickets will pay anywhere between $210 and $780 for a parking permit near the campus. Students who attend class only a few days a week can park in nearby garages ranging from $8 to $16 a day.
Sam Sweeney, a senior majoring in journalism, will commute downtown for the first time this fall. “I am more or less trying not to think about it yet,” Sweeney said. “I know it’s going to be a problem but I would rather deal with it later.” The new residence hall downtown, Taylor Place, will house more than 500 students with only enough parking for 120. Cherie Hudson, Manager of ASU West Parking Services, believes parking will become an issue for the campus in the next few years. “Downtown Phoenix is a metropolitan area, and as the city grows, so will the parking problem,” Hudson said. [Note: To read the full article, click here.]
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