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Coriesmom:
Today, Sept 16 2023, my husband and I attempted to park in the "handicap lot". He uses a wheelchair and needs accessible spaces. We were informed by Parking Services that the designated handicap lot is NOT to be used by disabled persons who are arriving to tailgate. They will not allow anyone to use the lot until 90 minutes prior to kickoff and it is solely for parking for the game. We were told to "find" another place to park for tailgating. There are no other lots with accessible spots for tailgating. We ended up 2 blocks away in a lot without any hcp spots and barely enough room to maneuver his wheelchair.

guinpen:

--- Quote from: Coriesmom on September 16, 2023, 09:42:06 PM ---Today, Sept 16 2023, my husband and I attempted to park in the "handicap lot". He uses a wheelchair and needs accessible spaces. We were informed by Parking Services that the designated handicap lot is NOT to be used by disabled persons who are arriving to tailgate. They will not allow anyone to use the lot until 90 minutes prior to kickoff and it is solely for parking for the game. We were told to "find" another place to park for tailgating. There are no other lots with accessible spots for tailgating. We ended up 2 blocks away in a lot without any hcp spots and barely enough room to maneuver his wheelchair.

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Sorry to hear what happened to you, obviously some work needs to be done on planning for all situations and then informing folks. We need all fans to be happy and enjoy a good gameday experience.

Double ET:

--- Quote from: Coriesmom on September 16, 2023, 09:42:06 PM ---Today, Sept 16 2023, my husband and I attempted to park in the "handicap lot". He uses a wheelchair and needs accessible spaces. We were informed by Parking Services that the designated handicap lot is NOT to be used by disabled persons who are arriving to tailgate. They will not allow anyone to use the lot until 90 minutes prior to kickoff and it is solely for parking for the game. We were told to "find" another place to park for tailgating. There are no other lots with accessible spots for tailgating. We ended up 2 blocks away in a lot without any hcp spots and barely enough room to maneuver his wheelchair.


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It looks like nothing has changed since 2 years ago. We had the similar problems. This time, you guys were not allowed to park there because you planned to tailgate ( although you were handicap).
Last time, we were not allowed to park there because we didn’t have a handicap pass.
That was the reason  why the Wick deck shuttle was so important. That were enough parking spaces for those who were not very mobile or old (not necessarily handicap) to have access to the stadium.
It looks like they really didn’t address the core issue (to provide valuable services to the paying customers) … with the parking fee, one would think it could be budgeted in to provide the shuttle services. If not, for one, I am willing to pay couple of dollars for the ride. By the way, many shuttle buses had over 20 people on it by the time it reached the stadium. How many golf carts would be needed for that?
Now, they are not getting my $$ for the tickets and parking fees.
Does it sound like a good business practice to anyone???

JP21:
Yall b**** too much. Handicap parking is provided that's where the responsibility of the university ends. They charge 5.00 dollars and news flash you don't tell them you are tailgating you pull in pay the 5 and do what you want.

YsuPride:
I agree with Jp21 why would you mention tailgating to the attendant?

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