To add to the confusion, neighborhood parking becomes public in the evening as the two-hour limits expire at 9 p.m. After finding a parking space in what appears to be a garage open to Loyola , the violator returns to find that the trap has sprung. UP boots a car on the first offense. Between Sept. 1 and Sept.18, some 86 cars were booted. This estimate is conservative, as it assumes that all the violators were permit holders.
Violators can forget about contesting the tickets.
Until UP states the rules in plain view, it can not reasonably expect anyone to know the regulations. UP should reconsider its position on booting for a first offense. Ticketing is a fair and logical solution to fining first-time offenders. The boot and the fine it carries is far too harsh, given that UP has not clearly displayed its policy at the garage entrances. The current booting rules will get us nowhere fast.