BYU is famous for having bad parking conditions for students. Every semester, students buy parking passes just to be unable to park anywhere close to their classes or work. It can be especially frustrating when students get all the way to their go-to parking lot just to see it completely blocked off by BYU Police–completely empty, yet completely inaccessible. 

 

What students may not know is that these lots are off limits out of respect for the local community of invisible persons. Every day, invisible guests visit BYU in their invisible cars, just to be run over by students who can’t see them. 

 

One such guest, Audrey Site shared her gratitude for the reserved space:

 

“As an invisible person, it’s so nice to be recognized by BYU and have all the space in the world to park. What looks like an empty lot to you is actually a safe space for unseen folks like me.”

 

As more individuals from the unseen community have expressed their gratitude, students have begun to feel more compassion for their invisible peers. Jeremy Lee said:

 

“I used to get so mad when I couldn’t park anywhere and had to walk 30 minutes to my class, but now I’ll do it with a smile on my face knowing that the huge area of available parking is being used for a good cause.”

 

Rather than make it possible for all students to be able to park on campus, BYU Parking insists that keeping parking competitive teaches students resilience. Parking representative Sye Tation stated:

 

“It’s a pleasure to serve the invisible people of the university, though sometimes I do just rope off the parking lot just to make kids late for class. I get such a kick out of it.”

 

So the next time you’re frustrated about the whole Marriott Center parking lot being roped off, remember that your compliance benefits a whole community of invisible people.