Students at Cal Poly are struggling to find parking on campus due to limited spots and high demand, resulting in increased stress and financial burden for those who rely on permits to park.
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Dorm construction disrupts current students ability to sleep and to study
Construction behind the Red Bricks dorms is projected to end fall 2026 as part of an ongoing plan to bring more student housing on Cal Poly’s campus. In the meantime, students struggle with sleeping and studying in dorms during construction. As Cal Poly moves to require on-campus living for underclassmen starting next fall, the university […]
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Letter to the Editor: Faculty parking woes due to poor planning by Armstrong
Finding a parking space has always been a gamble at Cal Poly. Lately, it’s become worse with the faculty being informed of a 125-space reduction due to campus construction. Were faculty informed in a direct campus-wide email before reporting for the fall quarter? No.
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Palm Street parking garage returns to pay-upon-exit model, replacing gateless format
Starting March 10, the 842 Palm Street parking garage will return to a pay-upon-exit model, requiring visitors to pay an hourly rate of $2 for parking.
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San Luis Obispo’s Chinatown is down to its last block. Original signs remain, keeping the history alive.
Mee Heng Low is one of the last original buildings in San Luis Obipso’s Chinatown. Nearly 75% of the street was once dedicated to businesses and homes for the Chinese, Japanese and Filipino people. Now, 1.5% of its structures survive, with much of its history physically reduced to a few buildings. One of those buildings […]
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City approves safe parking pilot program for homeless individuals
The City of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission unanimously approved a proposal on Wednesday to establish new overnight parking spaces for individuals living in their vehicles.
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Cal Poly delays seven-day paid parking program
Cal Poly has delayed the implementation of its seven-day paid parking program, Transportation and Parking Services announced this afternoon.
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Cal Poly to enforce seven-day paid parking starting in February
Starting Feb. 1, on-campus parking will require a payment or permit seven days a week, according to a press release from Cal Poly. The news, which came out on Jan. 8, upset some students. “It just makes [parking] super inaccessible for kind of an invalid reason because those lots are not really being used on […]
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San Luis Obispo offers select free garage parking during holiday season
The city of San Luis Obispo is offering free garage parking on select days during the holiday season.
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Cal Poly starts construction for housing expansion, results in campus parking lot closures
Cal Poly started constructing nine new dorm buildings in August as part of the Future Housing Plan. The $1 billion multiphase construction and renovation project is estimated to be completed in 2032. As a result, the campus permanently closed the R1, K1 and K2 parking lots behind the South Mountain Residence Halls, also known as […]
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City of SLO votes to make downtown parking free for the first hour
The San Luis Obispo City Council voted on Tuesday, Nov. 7 to make parking downtown free for the first hour after facing pushback from the community in a city council meeting.