Somebody Goofed - and It Shouldn't Happen Again

Parking structure 32

As you may know, the US Open golf tournament took place (and is taking place) this week at the LA Country Club. The tournament has no official connection with UCLA. And the LA Country Club is not particularly near UCLA. Yet someone thought it would be a good idea to take over parking structure 32 and the adjacent parking lot 36 for the tournament and run shuttle buses to the venue for the entire week.

Westwood Rehab

Why was this a really bad idea? Parking structure 32 services the UCLA Westwood rehabilitation center that provides physical therapy and other health services. Put another way, it provides health services to people who often have mobility issues; that's why they need rehab. Did anyone in authority think through the implications of removing nearby parking for patients of a rehab service? For an entire week? Note that other UCLA parking facilities this past week - exam week - were not crowded. So, if UCLA felt compelled to provide service to an unrelated event, it could have used other parking structures unrelated to health care.

Admittedly, valet service was provided. But there is always valet service. The end result was to overburden what was there. So, Murphy Hall, UCLA Health, and the powers-that-be at parking, somebody goofed. 

Let's not have a repeat.