While I’ve been in the business world for the better part of ten years, the most common question I get when I return to the south hill campus is “How was your experience?” I know, I know…it’s kind of a simple question, but I’ve always had a hard time answering it.
I should point out that this is the same campus that has been under construction since late 2008. Like in my day, it was the largest business campus in the state and a huge cluster of office buildings. But because there was a massive re-development project going on at the time, the campus was torn down.
That’s probably the best answer I have, so if you want to get one, just ask. But I should point out that this campus is not just about a new building. It has a lot more going for it than that. As a new business campus, it is the only one in the area with parking lots. It is an example of the kinds of things that are possible at a new business campus.
The biggest problem with these kinds of business campuses is that they’re all built in the same way, so if you want to build something new, you have a lot of the same challenges as a new construction home. The only difference is that there is no way to hide the fact that you are building a real estate office. Most of these businesses are set up so that you will be able to park your cars (and maybe even drive them) right in front of the building.
Not to mention that this business campus happens to be in the most popular part of the city, so you have to deal with a lot of traffic. If youre in the wrong place and your building isn’t near an exit, it can be tricky. If youre stuck at the wrong turn you can forget about building a new home for yourself, but if youre stuck in traffic you may have to consider that there are probably other people who are stuck in traffic.
So what do you do when youve got a bunch of cars parked in the wrong place and you don’t know what to do? You put them in the wrong place. The internet is full of advice for this, but the first thing I would do is to go to the local city website and post a note, letting people know theyve parked their cars where they think they are. Then I would post the directions, telling them where to park.
I would make sure to point out that if you do this, you need to make sure you do it again before the cars leave. But you should also note that if youve made a mess already you might as well just park there. You never know what could happen.
I could also write a letter to the local newspaper saying that I park at the south hill business campus, so that people know that it is where I park. And then I could wait until I see the car leaving to post the directions. I guess you could add, “If you see a car leaving, make sure to follow it without question.” That’s a big ask, but it could work.
In the past, people have gotten a lot of grief parking at business campuses. Most people who have posted these directions are in fact tourists. But the fact that we have an official word for it means that we should make it a little easier for people who come through here. I think it’s a great idea, especially since we’re so used to finding these places on the Internet. We should probably make the directions a little clearer and a little less obvious like they are on the Internet.
I guess I should start by saying that I love the idea of businesses being more open and accessible to everyone. This is a great example of that and I think it is a really good idea. People have been coming through here for many years now, but I think it would be great if we could make the campus a little easier to find. I don’t know if we should make the directions too obvious or if we could just make them more readable.
