Costa Posted May 30, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 90 Content Count: 1,524 Reputation: 9 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/20/2008 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Im interested to see what this park looks like. I can picture the big open area on the south side of the library. Any landscaping improves the look of campus, so I'm all for it. That big open area is a vital parking lot for many USF students. You really want to get rid of it? Yes, I do. Less parking on campus helps encourage more people to live on campus/close to campus and use the Bull Runner. UF, FSU, and many other universitiies dont have near the amount of parking USF has. USF is attempting to shed it's commuter image. So if you are asking me if I would rather have a nice lush park that helps make our campus more beautiful rather than a parking lot, my answer is a definite yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogma Posted May 30, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 303 Content Count: 5,550 Reputation: 866 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/07/2009 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Im interested to see what this park looks like. I can picture the big open area on the south side of the library. Any landscaping improves the look of campus, so I'm all for it. That big open area is a vital parking lot for many USF students. You really want to get rid of it? Yes, I do. Less parking on campus helps encourage more people to live on campus/close to campus and use the Bull Runner. UF, FSU, and many other universitiies dont have near the amount of parking USF has. USF is attempting to shed it's commuter image. So if you are asking me if I would rather have a nice lush park that helps make our campus more beautiful rather than a parking lot, my answer is a definite yes. +100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USoFlo Posted May 30, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 26 Content Count: 334 Reputation: 50 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/2007 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Im interested to see what this park looks like. I can picture the big open area on the south side of the library. Any landscaping improves the look of campus, so I'm all for it. That big open area is a vital parking lot for many USF students. You really want to get rid of it? Yes, I do. Less parking on campus helps encourage more people to live on campus/close to campus and use the Bull Runner. UF, FSU, and many other universitiies dont have near the amount of parking USF has. USF is attempting to shed it's commuter image. So if you are asking me if I would rather have a nice lush park that helps make our campus more beautiful rather than a parking lot, my answer is a definite yes. +100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 WTF? Where did you read they where planning to take out the parking lot anywhere in this plan? . The area they are talking about is the grassy area IN-BETWEEN the library and the parking lot...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apis Bull Posted May 30, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,586 Content Count: 23,185 Reputation: 2,332 Days Won: 65 Joined: 09/05/2002 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Are they doing anything to the outside of the building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted May 30, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 90 Content Count: 1,524 Reputation: 9 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/20/2008 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I realize the area they are talking about it in between the massive marking lot to the south of the Library and the Library itself. I was not sure if they are using the grass lot now as extra parking, so I was simply responding to his question. Thats the perfect place to put a park to improve campus aesthetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charsibb Posted May 31, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 653 Content Count: 31,049 Reputation: 2,487 Days Won: 172 Joined: 08/30/2011 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Cue Joni Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemcp88 Posted May 31, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 14 Content Count: 2,653 Reputation: 41 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/24/2008 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Replacing the library definitely a need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apis Bull Posted June 1, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,586 Content Count: 23,185 Reputation: 2,332 Days Won: 65 Joined: 09/05/2002 Share Posted June 1, 2012 They're not replacing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outrunner Posted June 9, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 714 Content Count: 7,796 Reputation: 160 Days Won: 6 Joined: 06/08/2006 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Replacing the library definitely a need They're upgrading it to get another 30 or so years out of it. Space is not the issue, its the technology aspect and catching the building up to the 21st century. That said, it's not a flashy new building, and the older areas of the building feel like a prison. It's all about $$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctbrown24 Posted June 9, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 205 Content Count: 2,187 Reputation: 20 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/06/2006 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Replacing the library definitely a need They're upgrading it to get another 30 or so years out of it. Space is not the issue, its the technology aspect and catching the building up to the 21st century. That said, it's not a flashy new building, and the older areas of the building feel like a prison. It's all about $$$$ At least paint it, the white brick with the salmon looks terrible. Glad the interior, where it matters, is getting upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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