Cudney, Gary. "Parking Structure Cost Outlook for 2013.
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Deck - San Marcos, TX Parking Structure Cost Outlook for 2013 (2013): n. pag. Web. 17 Oct. 2014. [http://www.carlwalker.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2nd-Qtr-2013-CWI- Newsletter.pdf]. Show the costs of building a parking deck based on square footage as well as cost per car slot. This document goes into many details about the cost based on what the customer needs, but also has many cases from the past to analyze costs as well as predicting where the market for parking decks will go in the future. There is also a breakdown for the city of charlotte showing that a parking deck would cost around $14000 per slot and $42 per square foot.
"Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ]." Parking Services. University of North Carolina, Charlotte, n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2014. [http://pats.uncc.edu/faqs/frequently-asked-questions-faq]. The FAQ for UNCC has mention of the fact that they sell more parking passes than there are spaces available proving that there is a lack of spaces available to students and faculty. They also do mention the reason why they do this, which was they only have peak traffic during the first few weeks while everyone situates themselves with textbooks, parking passes, class schedules, and meetings. After that time things settle down and there is more parking available for those who commute daily.
Wickersham, Scott. "Students: Parking an Issue at UNCC." Charlotte News, Weather, Breaking News, Panthers, Channel 9... WSOCTV, 19 Aug. 2014. Web. 17 Oct. 2014. [http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/students-parking-issue-uncc/ng5fp/]. This article further proves there is a parking issue by drawing from student interviews as well as first-hand experience by the coverage team. Around 22,000 of this years students are commuters. UNCC has 14,000 parking spaces, but expects to give out around 17,000 parking permits.