Friday, September 28, 2018

Testing the Hypothesis, Part 2

Interview 1: A student living in 2nd Ave Apartments, uses her bike and the bus. She would be the perfect candidate benefiting from increased parking however, she does not have a car nor plans on bringing one up. Her need for a car is there, but since she does not have one she is not faced with the parking dilemma. Her need is different just because she does not have a car. She says at times she is conflicted living so far and not having a faster means of getting places. 
Interview 2: A student living in Savion Park, she uses the zipcar system. She lives in the direct range of congested parking, however she has gone to a different source to solve the parking issue. She was able to find a parking garage for cheap very far from campus where she keeps her car for trips home, and uses the zipcar for daily errands. Although she stated that this has been an easy fix to her parking issues, it seemed to have some holes as she has to walk to campus everyday and to the zipcar whenever she needs it. This could be an easy transition from a need to another need. She personally is not bothered with the parking situation and has found her "solution". She is technically in the boundary but has found her own solution that works for her but would not work for everyone. 
Interview 3: A student living in a house downtown, she has parking in front of her house. This student at times uses her roommates car so parking is only an issue the few times she uses it. However, she said that if parking were more available throughout Gainesville she would bring her car up from home. Although she does not directly face the need, the overall issue is holding her back from bringing her car. Therefore, the need is different just because she has not brought her car up. 
Interview 4: A student living in The Ridge, he has a car and has no problem parking in his apartment complex, however finds himself having to uber to campus most times. He does not fall directly in the boundary just because the lot would not directly help him since he is not parking near the apartments, however increased parking would open more street parking spots which could help his problem. Since this is unclear, the line as to whether the parking garage will help his need is not certain. Overall, his need is different because it is to have more parking on campus not in the surrounding apartment areas. 
Interview 5: A student living in the Delta Phi Epsilon house, she has a spot in the lot attached to the house, however will only be living here for the next year. At the moment she does not have the issue, but as she is looking for places to live next year she is also stressing about where she can park. For the time being she does not have the need but the date she will benefit from the parking garage is soon approaching. At the moment her underlying cause is different, but as she moves into her next apartment complex she will face the same need as everyone else. 

In addition to the descriptions of what you find in the interviews, I'd like you to include a table with two columns and three rows:
Inside the boundaryOutside the boundary
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anyone who does not have a car, and does not have the need to drive to campus, or park closer to campus
- anyone who is living around campus (predominately on the north and east sides) who owns a car and uses it frequently
- the need is increased parking around the apartments and sorority row- the need is not more parking for specific apartments
- the need exists because so many students are left walking absurd distances to their apartments or having to uber in order to get to their destination- not everyone does need more parking since they may not even have a car, but at the same time many people hold back from bringing their car due to no parking

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