Tulane needs to save all the green areas it has. They are being quickly reduced due to all the new buildings and parking lots. The environment should be an important consideration when creating new areas on campus. Unfortunately, little money and effort has been spent to develop an efficient off campus shuttling program. More parking spaces on campus means the destruction of grassy quads and undeveloped areas.
More parking is more asphalt.
That means loss of wildlife and the loss of the ability of the land to absorb rainfall. As a result, there will be increased storm water runoff and erosion in the future. In addition, as more students commute to campus, more energy is consumed and more toxins are emitted into the air.