It's a steel gate with supports going into the ground. I saw lots of people just driving over the curb and around it.
Parking lots after games.
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It's a steel gate with supports going into the ground. I saw lots of people just driving over the curb and around it.
There were closed gates. But people just started going over the curb and around the gates.
I will also add that we only parked in C5 because our designated lot was full. Which leads to another gripe but whatever.
Traffic getting in was bad as well, we left Norwalk at 5:30pm, had no traffic issues getting to Ames, we got off HWY 30 onto University by 6:30pm and still didn't make it into the game before tip. Then, at 6:59pm, with University still fully backed up, all the yellow vests who were supposed to be checking parking passes and helping traffic flow walked away and headed into the stadium.
Getting out of the lots is harder with the new lots because of all the curbs the put up, each aisle used to be able to go directly to an exit lane, but now they have created bottle necks by forcing all lanes into only two exits per lot.
It was terribly frustrating last night and put a huge damper on a fun game. When we are getting home at nearly 11pm on a weeknight from a 7pm tipoff, it certainly makes you think twice about attending those games.
Getting out of the lots is harder with the new lots because of all the curbs the put up, each aisle used to be able to go directly to an exit lane, but now they have created bottle necks by forcing all lanes into only two exits per lot.
It was terribly frustrating last night and put a huge damper on a fun game. When we are getting home at nearly 11pm on a weeknight from a 7pm tipoff, it certainly makes you think twice about attending those games.
Nah, just press the ped crossing button at the light, it only stops the flow of traffic on university for a few minutes.
As a pedestrian? Not at all. Cross northbound along the east leg and cross westbound along the north leg.
Then after the game, I usually cross University in between stopped traffic closer to the stadium than that intersection.
Me either, but my designated lot was full so we just parked in C5 because it wasn't full
I wouldn't think those would work after the game, but guessing there are ample chances to go between stopped cars like the other poster suggested.
Same, my lot was full, and it appeared multiple lots were, we saw cars coming back out of lots before the game, assuming they couldn't find a spot. And there was nobody there directing lots or making sure people even had passes.
Running into a wall trying to find anyone to email about this? Any ideas? Who is in charge of donor parking? Just mail the NCC?
I’ve had good luck actually emailing Pollard. I know he probably doesn’t see the email but I do think the feed back is taken into consideration.
Caveats:
1. I’ve only emailed him two or three times.
2. I’m exceedingly polite and thankful and nice.
Several years ago I emailed about an intersection that didn’t have a cop or a traffic light after football games. It seemed pretty dangerous at night because cars were trying to turn and pedestrians were trying to cross. The VERY next week there was a sign warning cars to look for people. And now there’s a light and a cop, which is probably overkill. But the sign was helpful.
We've been parking north of Schemann for several years now, since they built that exit onto eastbound Lincoln Way. I don't miss the cluster f that is the C lots. We got out of there before they started their work on CyTown.
I usually will get annoyed walking through the lots since they are empty. From the sounds of it they just need people to actually direct traffic and check passes.
We were there early enough last night to try and plan our trip down to Texas so didn’t have issues getting in.
I was in C4 and it was a total crapshow. We stayed after the game in Hilton and bought some shirts at Cy's locker room and everything. The postgame show as almost over by the time we got out of the lots. TJ was just wrapping up.
The walk from G6 into the wind sucked last night but we got out of the lot in about 30 seconds when the game was over. Definitely made the walk seem worth it.
