Testing the Hypothesis Part 1

Parking Garage Model for Gainesville, FL

·      Opportunity:

o   In certain areas in the Gainesville community parking is a hard to find and it is a daily struggle for many college students.

§  The Who: Those who do not have permanent in their apartment complex

§  The What: They are forced to find parking on the street, and most times it is hard to find a spot to park.

§  The Why: Apartment complex’s do not offer enough parking spots for all of their tenants.

·      Testing the Who: In certain areas, it is extremely hard to find public parking and if you do not have a permanent parking spot, you can easily find yourself searching endlessly. The who is all of those who are left out of having a parking spot and need a safe and consistent place to park your car.

·      Testing the What: Although many college students don’t own cars there are still a vast amount that do and are affected by not having parking. The worst is when you move your car from a parking spot and later that night you try and find a spot relatively close and there’s nothing there. Manny times students are forced to park in the street far away from their apartments and end up walking alone at night.

·      Testing the Why: The why is because it is not only annoying to not have a parking spot for yourself but it’s also stressful. Most college students should have to stress about parking, there are 100 things more they should be worried about. By providing a parking spot it will give them one less thing to stress out about.

Interview’s:

1)    For this interview, I talked to a friend who is without a parking spot and is always frustrated about it. This person is more than willing to pay 50$ a month to have his car in a parking spot, as long as the location is close. Furthermore, he insisted that it would have to be per month base and could not get locked into anything (wouldn’t want to pay for summer months and possibly December).

2)    For this interview, I talked to a friend who lives in Miami and attends the University of Miami. During this interview, I talked to him about how the parking was in Miami and if there was a similar need for students. He stated that parking is barely and issue for students and says that for the most part parking is good around UM is nothing how it is in Gainesville.

3)    For this interview, I talked to a mom whose daughter attends UF. Although her daughter has a parking spot now, she was without a parking spot the previous two year. She stated that at the time she would have paid whatever to make sure that her daughter had a parking spot all the time. Her only two comments were, it had to be relatively close, and at night there was a security guard.

4)    For this interview, I talked to my own mom to see if she would be willing to pay for a parking space for me. She stated that she would have done it if it was an absolute need and only if it was stressing me out. She also stated that she would not be willing to pay over 50$ a month and would be willing to sign a parking lease only if it was significantly cheaper per month.

5)    For this interview, I talked to my friend who is currently living with three other girls and does not have a parking spot and relies on public parking. She talked to me how it dictates most of her day, she figured out good times to go places so that when she returns she still has a close parking spot.

Reflection of Interviews:

            After interviewing five more people I learned a great amount about this opportunity. I feel that the opportunity not only exist in Gainesville, but has the potential to exist in other locations all around the country. Therefore, I should also look into other college towns where parking is an issue. Furthermore, I learned that this would not be for every person who is excluded with a parking spot. In order for this opportunity to work I would need seek out those who are financially dependent on their guardians.