A few weeks ago, the Emerald ran an editorial called “Solution to Parking is Not More Spaces,” which seemed like an odd deduction. After all, wouldn’t the obvious solution to parking be more spaces? The reasoning behind the Emerald’s argument was more ideological than practical. They offered the clichศd argument that Eugene “offers many alternatives to driving to school, including bicycle lanes en route to campus, bus service straight to the University, and park-and-ride lots for further destinations. More students should embrace these options instead of contributing to traffic congestion, road rage and air pollution.” Of course less people in cars means more parking, but that argument is little more than hollow talk. It’s the same talk we’ve getting since the University considered building a parking garage back in 1988. And talk is all we’ve been getting since.