Parking Headaches

View from the back of the Duck Pond parking lot. The walk to campus from here can be anywhere from 10-25 minutes.

Estevan Molinar leaves his apartment at Campus Lodge 30 minutes before his class starts in order to make it to class on time. It takes him five minutes to get to campus, and 25 minutes to park and walk to class.

Students at OU have been experiencing serious headaches when it comes to parking this semester. Work is being done on the lot on the corner of Lindsey and Jenkins, which severely limits the number of spots for commuter students.

There are approximately 100 spaces that are missing due to construction near the Huston Huffman Physical Fitness Center that should be regained once that construction is over, said Vicky Holland of the OU Parking Services. That lot should provide some relief until the Lindsey and Jenkins lot is finished.

Estimates for the Lindsey and Jenkins lot are that it will be finished in the Fall of 2010 according to Holland. Until then students will have to make use of the Duck Pond parking lot, which can leave them up to 25 minutes away from their destination on campus.

Students that want to get to class on time should be sure to get to the lots early, or invest in a bicycle.