To the editor:

The KU Jayhawks basketball team hosts 18 home games this season. The university has gone to great lengths to provide parking for visitors, either at a modest price or free (including shuttle buses). There are plenty of side streets available, and off-campus lots to park in as well. Yet, there are visitors to Lawrence who insist on paying to park in front yards or residential driveways. Except for limited areas around Memorial Stadium for football games, it is illegal to park in front yards of residential neighborhoods, whether invited or not. Parking fines of $30 may be issued to drivers, owners of the properties where the violations occur, and the persons selling parking spaces in front yards.

Driveway parking is not illegal but, like yard parking, creates unnecessary traffic congestion, endangers pedestrians and drivers alike, and, when cars are driven over lawns and curbs as they come and go, it causes visible property damage that is unsightly and harmful to property values in our neighborhoods.

Everyone deserves to enjoy basketball games played at Allen Fieldhouse, including the homeowners and residents in the area. Please be considerate if you choose to park in our neighborhoods on game days in Lawrence. Rock Chalk Jayhawk!