"Occasionally, when I do drive, Mansfield says, "not having a sticker, I get a lovely crimson citation, which I duly pay."
Other occasional parkers have similar laments.
Ropes Professor of Political Economy Richard E. Caves says that in order to legally park his car at the University for the day, he has to pay five dollars in advance for a permit.
"My only gripe with the parking rules concerns my desire, on the odd occasion, to bring a car to the office on weekends for goods-hauling purposes," Caves says. "There are parking spaces available all over, but Harvard nonetheless requires purchase in advance."
Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles says remedies to faculty parking problems are in the works.
A lot of land within close radius of Harvard, Knowles says, is already given over to parking.
But despite restrictions on the space available, Knowles says Harvard may build an underground parking garage in the North Yard near the Divinity School and use the above-ground area for academic buildings.
"The present planning is to be able to provide parking for faculty and staff that is convenient, that optimizes our use of land, and is not unsightly," Knowles says.