[WhiteDaisy128]

You want to talk about parking problems...ahhhhem...welcome to NC State University. It's the largest campus of any college in NC and home to 33,000+ students (undergrad, grad, and life long learning). Our main campus is 2, 110 acres and we have 2 additional campuses - Centennial Campus (which is about 1 mile from main campus) and the Vet School (which is about 2 miles from main campus). And let's talk about parking...when you buy a parking permit...it's really a HUNTING permit. It allows you to HUNT for a parking space. They oversell them every year and you will hardly ever spend less than 30-45 minutes looking for a parking space in your designated area. The largest parking lot is located on one edge of campus (though they are currently building new dorms past the parking lot...so it won't be the edge of campus any longer) and most classroom buildings are a 10-25 minute walk away....depending upon where on campus you want to go.

Other parking decks and stuff are avaliable closer (anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes away from class) - but you have to be a senior or grad student to get permits for these locations.

Freshman can not park on campus.

I have always parked right off campus at the Theta Chi house (yay for having Theta Chi friends) for free. It's a 10 minute walk to my classes (in the humanities buildings)...but if I'm heading to the gym or anything, it's about a 20-25 minute walk depending upon what gear I'm carrying...

You can sometimes snag a spot in the two pay lot's on campus (at $1/hr maxing at $6).

Parking permits varry in cost, the cheapest being $160/semester and the good ones at $365 or so a semester.

Yay NCSU! Go Pack!

[ETA] Oh, we also have 4 Park & Ride Lots...but you have to pay to Park & Ride...$160 a semester. Yes, that's right $160 a semester to leave your car in a parking lot way off campus so you can ride a bus to campus (one way to campus is approximately 45 mintues). Go Pack!