Assignment 9A Testing the Hypothesis Part 2

• Who?
• After conducting my interviews with five individuals who I thought might have the need that I have presented in my opportunity for an unmet need, I was surprised to find that there are people whom I thought would need this opportunity that actually did not. These individuals are people who have either not brought their cars down to school with them therefore do not need to worry about finding parking spots and are also people who do not care about finding a good spot that is close to their apartment for not only convenience reasons but for safety reasons as well.
• My first interviewee is a female from a neighborhood over from mine who informed me that she does not have a need for this opportunity because she is an out-of-state student and her parents did not allow her to bring her car down from New York so she does not have a vehicle. However, she thought that having a parking garage would be a great opportunity for her roommates who do have their cars down here at college with them. 
• My second interviewee is a male who surprised me a little bit, seeing that he had a car that is at college with him I assumed he would have an opportunity for this need but he informed me otherwise. He said although he sees how parking could be annoying to some he just simply does not care enough about his parking spot to have an opportunity for this need.
• My third interviewee informed me that although she does have a car with her at college and that sometimes parking can be quite frustrating, she would not purchase a parking spot in a new parking garage because it is "cheaper to pay one price yearly for street parking versus paying monthly."
• My fourth interviewee was a senior in high school who plans on attending the University of Florida in the fall of next year, she told me that she will be staying off campus with her sister. Although, her apartment will be in the area that I felt my opportunity would meet needs, she told me that she would be sharing a car with her sister and that her sister lives at an apartment (one of the few) that have designated parking spots for the residents of their apartment complex. Therefore, she would have no need for the parking garage. However, I decided to interview her sister as my fifth interviewee who told me otherwise, although she does have parking at her apartment complex it is a first come first serve basis when it comes to finding a parking spot. She can see a need in my opportunity but says that "knowing gainesville landlords they would find a way to increase the parking garage prices" and therefore, she would not be purchasing a spot in the parking garage.
• What?
• I learned through talking to the people that i interviewed that although this would solve some people's parking issues in Gainesville, one parking garage would not satisfy the needs of every student and resident in the city of Gainesville.
• Why?
• I do not believe that the need is different rather people are influenced by different factors whether it be money, family or culture. All of those factors contribute to whether they see my opportunity for their as a priority or not.

Inside the boundary                          Outside the boundary

Who:                       College students that have                     College students who have not brought

                                 brought their cars to college.                 their car to college.

  

                                 College students who do not                  College students that live in an apartment

                                 live in an apartment complex                 that offers parking spots for them.

                                 that offers parking spots.

 

                                 College students who would be              College students that would not pay for a

                                 willing to pay monthly for a parking        parking spot monthly.

                                 spot.

What:                     To help cut down on the lack of parking  To eliminate parking issues in the city

                                for off campus students.                            all together.

            

                               To provide safe and close parking spots    To make it mandatory for all apartment

                               for students living in off campus                complexes to have parking available

                               apartments that do not provide parking        for all their residents.

                               spots.

Why:                     The city of Gainesville does not have enough parking spots for their residents let                                   alone their guests and students that are here. 

                               People can not afford some prices that apartment complexes charge for their                                         parking spots.