Parking!

[aphibeach]

it's amazing to see that my school isn't the only one with parking problems. funny thing is, most of the schools yall are mentioning are pretty big schools (population size) while our's barely reaches 10,000

[ADPiShannan]

Graduated from the University of Akron in 2003. Population 25,000, almost all are commuters but like 3,000 who live on campus

# Where do you park? When I was in college Id park as close as I could to the building I had all my classes in. The first two years I left my car at the dorm and walked to all of them, then I started to drive to the building all my classes were in

# How far away is it? that lot, if you can get in it (only has like 20 spots) it is next to the building, if not I have to go to the parking deck and try to find one, but I hate the deck, lots of wrecks there and people hit cars all the time and leave the scene.

# How much do you pay for parking? lord parking started out as i think it was 40 a semester when I came to college in 98, by 2003 when I graduated it was like 85 i think a semester and good parkign was hard to come by, it was so outrageous to pay for a pass, Id not get one, park in the spot and risk getting a $5 ticket. In my last semester, I got 3 tickets so I spent 15 to park where everyone else parked and they paid the stupid 85 for the pass.

# Is parking an issue at your school? HELL YEAH!!!! They are building decks all over, but they buidl them in places that are so far from campus or from buildings and then you have to walk all over the stinking place just to park. It takes like 30 mins some days to find a spot and people drive around and around looking for good ones, noone wants to park in the deck far from campus.

[CarolinaCutie]

Originally posted by aphibeach
it's amazing to see that my school isn't the only one with parking problems. funny thing is, most of the schools yall are mentioning are pretty big schools (population size) while our's barely reaches 10,000

LOL but I've been to visit UNCW... and y'alls parking problems are no joke! I don't see how you guys walk across your campus- it's so spread out. I would seriously die trying to get from class to class on foot.

[Kevin]

I think it's a universal truth that students will constantly whine about parking woes. During my stint in student government, this is the #1 issue raised by new members of student government (they thought they could do something about it). We passed useless resolution after useless resolution favoring the construction of a parking garage through increased parking fines, increased parking sticker prices, etc. The fact was that the faculty and admin really didn't care.

Of course, they had reserved parking.

As I said earlier in this thread, it was never really an issue to me. The campus was physically small enough where you could get from a class on one end of campus to another on the other end in the 10 minutes passing time they allow on MWF. I figure that if you can get to your car in that same period of time then there really isn't a problem.

[texas*princess]

Originally posted by aphibeach
it's amazing to see that my school isn't the only one with parking problems. funny thing is, most of the schools yall are mentioning are pretty big schools (population size) while our's barely reaches 10,000

hehehe I know what you mean! my first university had a student population of a little over 6,000... most were commuters, but a bunch of them either lived on campus or in the apt. complexes surrounding the school, and even though they had a ton of parking spaces, students still cried about it because the parking spaces weren't right next to their buildings

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by Measi
Ah, a fellow BU grad.

And yeah, this sums it up, along with what I just posted.

Another BU grad on the site...that's three of us, as far as I know.

[chideltjen]

Where do you park?: When I went to CSUS, I usually parked in the main parking structure or by the Art and Sculpture Lab.

How far away is it?: The garage was in the middle of campus and close to my major's building. The ASL is a hike and a half in the rain I will tell you that! But it wasn't that far. My last year there I walked to campus most of the time cuz I lived by the levee that surrounds campus. It was a 10 minute walk or so.

How much do you pay for parking?: Used to pay $80 a semester. But it was raised recently. And after building a second structure, it's still not enough to support the students. Now when I do go there, I get daily passes at $2.75... or I risk it... or use an old ticket envelope and put it on my windshield (YES I am that girl!)

Is parking an issue at your school?: Ya... very much so. The spaces in the garages have been rumored to be smaller than regulation size to fit more cars in. However, people with giant 4x4s don't realize they can't park in compact spots so it makes it very difficult for us lil Corolla owners to find a spot that we can get out of safely. [/rant]

[aphibeach]

LOL but I've been to visit UNCW... and y'alls parking problems are no joke! I don't see how you guys walk across your campus- it's so spread out. I would seriously die trying to get from class to class on foot.

yeah imagine trying to hike across campus in August when it's over 100 degrees out and 100% humidity......it's disgusting but other than that the campus really isn't spread out that far. Most of the classrooms are on one side of campus, i feel bad for the freshmen though because the dorms are FAR from the academic side

[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!

[hannahgirl]

Originally posted by ADPiShannan
Graduated from the University of Akron in 2003. Population 25,000, almost all are commuters but like 3,000 who live on campus


# How much do you pay for parking? lord parking started out as i think it was 40 a semester when I came to college in 98, by 2003 when I graduated it was like 85 i think a semester and good parkign was hard to come by, it was so outrageous to pay for a pass, Id not get one, park in the spot and risk getting a $5 ticket. In my last semester, I got 3 tickets so I spent 15 to park where everyone else parked and they paid the stupid 85 for the pass.

It just went up again to $120/semester!!! I'm so thankful for DG and having our own private parking lot!

[ZTAngel]

UCF parking is awful. I definitely do not miss it!
Parking decals were running about $70 & up for two semesters while I was in school. I've heard that they've gone down in price because there isn't enough parking for everyone (meaning it wouldn't be fair to charge people to park when there's usually no parking spaces).
Over the past 4 years, 4 new parking garages have been built. By the time a parking garage is finished with construction, another garage is needed.
If you wanted a parking space, you had to make sure to get onto campus at least 30 minutes before class began. People would wait down one of the lanes and as soon as they saw someone walking to their car, they would stalk them. The car would drive about 2 feet behind the walking student with the turn signal on. This way, nobody else would dare take the space (unless they wanted their car keyed).
Parking got considerably worse my senior year (last year). I showed up in the parking lot 45 minutes before class and still couldn't get a space. It pays to be a Greek at UCF because many of us just park at the house. The problem is that Greek Park is on the other side of campus from many of the buildings. It could end up being a good 15-20 walk to class. Partner that with summer time in Central Florida being every month of the year except December-February. People would show up to class dripping in sweat and not smelling too hot. My sisters and I use to carry deoderant and body spray in our book bags to apply before walking into class.

[cashmoney]

Originally posted by ZTAngel
My sisters and I use to carry deoderant and body spray in our book bags to apply before walking into class.

Why is that not hard for me to imagine?

[aphibeach]

Cee-Jay, i have to say, NC State is HORRIBLE. when i went to state and broke my ankle, the school couldn't give me a handicap tag. here i am with a cast up to my knee and crutches and the university is telling me to do the 1 mile hike to each class

[ZTAngel]

Originally posted by cashmoney
Why is that not hard for me to imagine?

heh heh....typical UCF Zeta behavior.

[cashmoney]

Originally posted by ZTAngel
heh heh....typical UCF Zeta behavior.

Yea no shit, Rachel sprayed some perfume on me before we walked into Mass on sunday because she said my Axe Body spray didnt smell good to her.


This is how it went:


*Cashmoney and Ms. Cashmoney park the car*


Ms. Cashmoney: Sweetie, I don't like that Axe body spray you're using.

Ms. Cashmoney: Here, let me put some of this on you. *Pshh*Pshh*

Cashmoney: Baby, what the phuck? I'm about to go in to church smelling like a woman.

Cashmoney: WTF is the priest going to think when I come up to take communion?

Ms. Cashmoney: He'll think you smell good.

Cashmoney: Yea, next thing you know he'll be wanting me to be an alter boy.

Ms. Cashmoney: Thats messed up, Craig.

Cashmoney: Well, thats messed up that you sprayed me with Victoria Seceret perfume.

Ms. Cashmoney: Whatever, lets just sit in the back. And dont forget to use Holy Water this time when we walk in.



Crazy ass ZTAs.