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It is no secret that parking at FIU has been an ongoing phenomenon rehashed and disused over before, that has affect both students and faculty tremendously. Almost anyone, who has visited FIU has experienced this unfortunate occurrence. This problem continues to emerge and could become immense, if the campus is expanded by generating the addition of newly enrolled students. Therefore, a functioning solution that will remedy the difficulty of arriving, locating and obtaining a parking space at FIU, will be proposed.
Identifying the Problem
The problem of parking at FIU is not so much the number of spaces available for use, but determining where the available spaces are. The primary issue when first arriving at FIU is locating a parking space that is available for use. However, with the vast variety of parking garages and parking lots, it has become a difficult task to depict a specific location that maybe available. This creates back drafts of students entering parking garages and parking lots, searching for available parking spots, only to find that the lot or garage is completely full. At certain times of the day, traffic is congested and there is no certainty which parking spots are available. This predicament might have been over looked and should be revised to enhance the driving experience at FIU.
Proposing Systematical Solution
There are several ways to remedy the parking organization at FIU, which will provide students, faculty and even guests a simpler way to navigate throughout the campus in search for a parking space.
Monitoring parking spaces
Enhancing text messaging services
Incentivizing the use of carpooling
First, a monitoring system should be placed at each parking garage and parking lot, recording the amount of cars entering and leaving parking spaces. This system is implemented throughout the general