9A- Testing the Hypothesis Part 2

9A- Testing the Hypothesis Part 2

Upon completing the first set of interviews, I decided to interview five new individuals. Each of these individuals are residence within a Home Owners Association (HOA) managed community. These individuals should share the need that I have discussed in previous posts, but for various reasons do not.  Creating a designated parking lot for overflow parking on every block is the solution to the challenge for parking due to restrictions enforced by the Association.

The first resident that I interviewed was a doctor and she stated that she doesn’t have an issue with parking restrictions because I host most of my gatherings at a restaurant or community center. I just figured that she is really is not bothered by this issue because she is wealthy enough to host elsewhere instead of in the comfort of her own home.

The second resident is an antisocial elderly man that I interviewed said that the restriction doesn’t bother him because doesn’t like to host gatherings and he never has more than two or three people at his house at a time. He doesn’t like big crowds.

The third resident stated that she is a widow and it is just her and her dog. She is the last of her family and chooses to be to herself. So, the parking restrictions by the HOA does not affect her.

I interviewed the US Postal carrier and she stated that she doesn’t have an issue with the restriction either because she doesn’t have to drive through the neighborhood. She parks her truck and walks mailbox to mailbox to deliver mail.

The last resident that I interviewed stated that the parking restriction doesn’t faze him. He still has gatherings and events at his house. His way around it is by asking his neighbors if his visitors can park in their driveways. He also directs his visitors into vacant homes driveway.

After conducting this last set of interviews, I concluded that the idea of the overflow parking lot is more for the so sociable residence in the community. Those that are more opened to gatherings and functions with friends and family.

Inside the Boundary	Outside the Boundary
Who Is In: Residence that have social gatherings	Who Is Not: Residence that are sociable
What Is the Need: Designated overflow parking lot	What the Need Is Not:  The use for extra parking
Why the Need Exists: Residence don’t have enough parking in their yard or driveway to host social gatherings	Alternative Explanation:  Some residence doesn’t care for extra parking because they aren’t as social or find other means to gather outside of their home.