UTD traffic

Allow at least 15 mins to get in and park- maybe I have been lucky in the past but at 9am today it took 10 minutes from the left turn at southbound Waterview. It was backed up all the way onto both directions of Waterview. And if somebody slows down the line by dropping off players- do not pass them, as the police will remind you it is a no passing zone.

True it is a no passing zone, but per LH rules it is also not a drop off zone either.

What always drives me nuts, and this go for all soccer complexes, is when the driver drops off kids, yet the kids aren't even ready or have no sense of urgency. I've seen it at every complex in every state I've been in. No sense of how they are effecting others.

The car stops. It sits there for 30-40 seconds before the doors even open. Then slowly a kid or two gets out. They keep peering back into the vehicle to find their socks and/or shin guards. Everybody in line has to wait.

Finally a trunk pops open. Kid slowly walks to back to retrieve something, then goes back into car to grab something else. 3 minutes have passed. All seems to be right now. But wait, mom is calling kid around to driver's side for some last minute game instruction.

5 minutes pass, and everything starts to move again, only for a vehicle three cars away to repeat this process.

Yep, but if you encounter those same people 5 hrs later in the grocery store parking lot while you are walking in the cross walk, they'll run over you.

Still plenty of Green marked spots in the back lot... Me and several other parked there yesterday. In and out.. Easy

soccersounder wrote:Still plenty of Green marked spots in the back lot... Me and several other parked there yesterday. In and out.. Easy

Take care when parking on the campus other than in the main soccer field lots (Lot "U"). Although the league has on occasion received approval from UTD police to use the "J" lot (usually when other events are at the same time as league matches), it is supposed to be off limits unless you have a campus parking sticker of the appropriate color. Having said that, every time I have asked a UTD police officer, they have responded with "it's OK to use the green spots in lot J on the weekends". In the end, the ticket and/or tow will be out of your pocket, so YMMV...

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wittymgr wrote:

soccersounder wrote:Still plenty of Green marked spots in the back lot... Me and several other parked there yesterday. In and out.. Easy

Take care when parking on the campus other than in the main soccer field lots (Lot "U"). Although the league has on occasion received approval from UTD police to use the "J" lot (usually when other events are at the same time as league matches), it is supposed to be off limits unless you have a campus parking sticker of the appropriate color. Having said that, every time I have asked a UTD police officer, they have responded with "it's OK to use the green spots in lot J on the weekends". In the end, the ticket and/or tow will be out of your pocket, so YMMV...

UTD Campus Map

I am just happy we don't have to make any illegal u-turns on Campbell any longer. Not that I ever did of course.

I wish we could enter as now and exit on Campbell.

That would make more sense, however they would need to (and should) rework that Campbell side exit to be able to avoid all the heavy pedestrian traffic from Fields 7-10.