Jounal 5.

Have you ever parked your car on street parking spot? If your answer is yes, you know that the street parking is very convenient. These days, city of Champaign is promoting “green and white” policy. The policy is that sidewalk makes to be widely by getting rid of space of street parking and encourage using transportation. Decreasing a street parking spot has good and bad effects to student and others. The good things are about viewing and environment, while bad things are about parking problem and discomfort for students.
First of all, there are two elements that will be enhanced by this policy. At first, the campus will have a better view because lots of parking cars will banish on the street. Actually, the parking cars on the street don’t help to make beautiful campus. So, students want to walk around the campus because there are lots of beautiful streets on the campus. Another advantage is that we can prevent air pollution. Actually many students use their cars to go to class, and they park their cars on the street parking spot that is around classroom. After finishing construction that gets rid of street parking spot, many people have to take a bus and walk in order to go to class. As a result, many students cannot use their car, and we can prevent air pollution. Moreover, we can save a fuel thanks to this policy. Therefore, making beautiful campus and preventing air pollution are good effects.
Second, there are two bad effects by policy. At first, the parking problem will increase because the parking spot is decreased. The campus already has a big parking problem. For example, when I drove to class, I couldn’t find parking spot. So, I had to drive same way again and again to find the spot. Moreover, I spent lots of time to find spot, so I was late. After finishing construction, this problem will be worsening. Another problem is that students will feel uncomfortable. Once they have to park their cars on the parking lot that is far from their classroom when they takes own car to go class. After that, they have to choose taking a bus or walk. As a result, they will feel uncomfortable. Therefore, increasing parking problem and feeling uncomfortable are bad effects.
To sum up, the new policy of Champaign will bring two different results: good or bad. Actually, I think that this policy is good for both students and campus because we will be adapted to bad thing.