Ames Police puts out video about Parking on Gameday

[BigJCy]

Fine has increased to $40



https://www.cityofames.org/government/departments-divisions-i-z/police/game-day-parking

 

[JM4CY]

They are gonna make a nice chunk of change.

 

[Cytown12]

Wow talk about not being able to park any where when the grass lots flood

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Wow talk about not being able to park any where when the grass lots flood

I don't think those are "no parking zones" they are just the areas where the higher fine will be applied.

 

[SCNCY]

Did they only recent start restricting parking in those areas? I remember parking in those areas a couple of times around 2010.

 

[cyclonedave25]

Whoever did the voice-over for that. Please don’t do anymore.

 

[cyfan92]

Charge $50. Charge $100.

I'm all for it. People should carpool more. Cut down on drunk driving and be more eco-friendly.

Plus there are TONS! of places to park for free if you are will to walk your fat a$$ a couple blocks

 

[cycloner29]

Still cheap parking for $40. I will not park in front of a fire hydrant though. Money grab for the City. Still wish they would allow parking along beach.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Still cheap parking for $40. I will not park in front of a fire hydrant though. Money grab for the City. Still wish they would allow parking along beach.

I mean at that point you might as well park in the pay lots.

That was the **** back in the day when you could just pull right up into the grass on Beach!

 

[cycloner29]

Charge $50. Charge $100.

I'm all for it. People should carpool more. Cut down on drunk driving and be more eco-friendly.

Plus there are TONS! of places to park for free if you are will to walk your fat a$$ a couple blocks

It all those people that think getting there a half hour before the game starts and that the world should stop for them and they should have priority over everyone else.

Success is only going to cause more issues like this with lack of parking.

 

[jcisuclones]

I mean, it makes sense to raise the fine (price) to park in these neighborhoods. I believe the fine (price) was only like $15 in years past. Clear way for the city to make some money, because this surely won't get people to stop parking in these areas.

 

[CycoCyclone]

Did someone from Windsor Heights move to Ames?

 

[mj4cy]

Charge $50. Charge $100.

I'm all for it. People should carpool more. Cut down on drunk driving and be more eco-friendly.

Plus there are TONS! of places to park for free if you are will to walk your fat a$$ a couple blocks

We park by the power plant and while it's a 20 minute walk, when you leave you can zip up to 13th street and bypass all the traffic.

 

[mj4cy]

I mean, it makes sense to raise the fine (price) to park in these neighborhoods. I believe the fine (price) was only like $15 in years past. Clear way for the city to make some money, because this surely won't get people to stop parking in these areas.

I take it you can still park in those areas, just not illegally in those areas?

 

[HandSanitizer]

they are just raising the cost to detour people from doing it. They have to make sure the fines are greater than the parking cost ISU is charging.

 

[jcisuclones]

I take it you can still park in those areas, just not illegally in those areas?

I believe so, yes. There's signs posted already around town when I was still living there this summer. I think the biggest issue is cars parked on both sides of the street, which makes passing through almost impossible. Just pay attention to signs, and you're good.

 

[cyadict]

Were do people park now that it isn’t allowed at the old Kmart?

 

[VeloClone]

I believe so, yes. There's signs posted already around town when I was still living there this summer. I think the biggest issue is cars parked on both sides of the street, which makes passing through almost impossible. Just pay attention to signs, and you're good.

This exactly. Most of the campus town neighborhood W of the stadium is one side parking but people say, I'll just park here, pay the 20 bucks later since that is about what I would pay for the lot and I can get out of here a lot faster. This is a smart move if they actually want to control the parking. This is not at all a money grab. I am shocked it was still only $20 up to this point.

 

[SECyclone]

Were do people park now that it isn’t allowed at the old Kmart?

I heard they only allow hok fans to park there now....

 

[06_CY]

It all those people that think getting there a half hour before the game starts and that the world should stop for them and they should have priority over everyone else.

Success is only going to cause more issues like this with lack of parking.

Are you serious about there being a lack of parking? Iowa State has plenty. There are many schools that don't have **** for parking anywhere near the stadium.