On UMBC’s campus, there is a great number of parking spaces in different zones. Each zone is different letter and color symbols, which refer to particular people (whether they are staff, students, or faculty). Zone A with red color refers to the commuter students, zone B with green color for the Walker community residents, zone C with gold color refers to the residential students, zone D with purple color refers to the faculty and staff and includes daily permits, zone E with purple color refers to the gated faculty and staff, and zone F with orange color refers to the freshman resident students. In addition, zone D and E permits are valid in zone A after 3:30 p.m. Moreover, motorcycles have special parking spaces, but they must be registered at Parking Services to get a valid UMBC decal [3].…show more content… Zone designations apply Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The students, faculty, and staff come to the UMBC and look for an empty parking spot in their zone, which they are authorized to park in [3]. However, recently, with the growing in the number of students who operate a motor vehicle on UMBC campus, finding an empty parking space has become a problem, especially in the peak time, which is on weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. As a result, these negative effects are
