College Matters from The Chronicle

Why Parking Drives Us Mad


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Buckle up, and get ready to lay on your horn. We’re taking a drive through the enraging, labyrinthine, and often misunderstood world of college-campus parking. Along the way, we’ll meet a college instructor who complained about parking fees, only to pay more than he’d ever imagined; a parking administrator who promises she’s not evil; and a writer who may have unmasked the real villain in higher ed’s tortured parking story.


Related Reading: 


A History Instructor Complained About Parking Fees. It Cost Him His Job.

He lost His Job After Complaining About Parking. Now He’s Been Reinstated.

Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World   


Guests:


Nell Gluckman, senior reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education 

Adrienne Tucker, director of parking and transportation at Kansas State University 

Henry Grabar, staff writer at Slate and author


For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters. We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.

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