The "new" proposed administration of parking is abysmal. More money to
> > build more parking lots to make more people pay for parking that Oxford
> > cannot handle! Before President Garland we had the no parking rule. It
> > worked great. It took leadership to hold that standard and life was better
> > for everybody (students parents, Oxford residents, Miami professors, staff
> > etc.) We are losing what has made Miami so precious, free accessible
> > parking, small classes taught by Ph.D. Professors and a moral standard
> > with regards to what is recognized as family. To throw it all away is
> > disgusting and that is what is happening now and it continues with the
> > proposed actions regarding parking and driving, etc. The global warming
> > theory/myth (theory because it seems there is a natural cycling, warming then cooling,
> etc. myth that man is the main cause of warming--actually according to many scientists
> the earth has either leveled off in temperature or is actually cooling since late 1990s) is
> being put above reasonable judgment. Why not invite world
> > respected scientists to come and present the truth about the global
> > warming theory/myth. Invite for example S. Fred Singer, Professor Emeritus of
> > Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Virginia or Professor Gray at Colorado
> > State? It seems the decision-makers at Miami continue to be wrong-headed
> > about global warming theory/mythology, parking, restricted driving, etc. Hey, why
> > have these huge buses that for the most part have very few riders? Why
> > not have many many small vans during the morning hours and then few small
> > vans during the day? How hard is that to figure out? I have access to
> > literally 100s and 100s of respected scientists who have about the same
> > stand opposing the so-called global warming mantra of Al Gore and now it
> > seems of most decision-makers at Miami. We can't be carried away by
> > emotionalism and big government spending (back to parking). How has the
> > response been to using the parking garage near Goggin? Last time I heard,
> > the administration was literallly begging people to park there (I have
> > never seen more than 1 or 2 cars parked in the garage). Another big waste
> > of money in place of real, effective decision-making---No Car rule for
> > those who are only here for 4 or 5 years, let them bear the burden, not
> > those of us who live here for 30 years. Further, no fee for accessible parking
> WITHOUT parking garage waste.
> >
> > truly,
> > J. Marcus Jobe