Unloading the loading zone
SGA plans to remove loading zones, replace with parking
By Alisha Wassenaar
Staff Reporter

Student Government Association’s plan to remove loading zones and replace them with parking spaces in Worth Hills is a step backwards, said TCU Chief of Police Steve McGee.

SGA President Chelsea Hudson said the plan calls for the removal of loading zones in front of fraternity and sorority houses in order to create more parking spaces.

Molly Beuerman/SKIFF STAFF Chris Oldham, a sophomore accounting major, parks his car in the loading zone in Worth Hills. The loading zones, which have a 10-minute parking limit, may become additional parking spaces.

Hudson said her goal was to have the project completed by spring break.

Krista Bailey, president of Panhellenic, said the project may be completed this semester, but there are still some sorority and fraternity houses that need to vote on whether they would like the space in front of their house designated as a loading zone or regular parking space.

“From my point of view, it’s not that big of a deal,” Bailey said. “There are probably bigger issues we could look at.”

McGee said he asked SGA to poll the sororities and fraternities after they requested the zones be removed.

“It’s their choice,” McGee said. “Chances are those places will be filled all the time anyways. Maybe once a year a student might be able to park there.”

McGee said parking spaces were changed to loading zones because students kept receiving tickets for parking their cars in fire lanes to drop off or pick up things.

“You just can’t park in fire lanes or we have to give tickets,” McGee said.

Meme Bass, a freshman premajor, said it’s convenient to park out front, run in the sorority house to put something away and leave again.

Emily Newman, a freshman premajor, said she uses the loading zones when moving in and out of her sorority house.

“It’s so nice to move your things in and be able to park in loading zones,” said Newman.

Hudson said there is no committee working on this project, but as a representative of the student body she hears the need for loading zones to be removed.

Liz Deening, a sophomore psychology major, said there is no point in having loading zones.

“It’s a waste of perfectly good parking space,” she said. “It’s not safe, considering the car break-ins and the rapes, to walk across the parking lot at night.”

Alisha Wassenaar
a.a.wassenaar@student.tcu.edu

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