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sleepymaggieI think the Rutgers parking permit system is funny. It's funny that they want me to drive my car across the river to busch, park in a lot there, and then get on a bus for an hour-long ride to college ave. This is made even funnier by the fact that I live five minutes away from college ave.
My only other option is to spend $100 on a permit which is only good on campus after 4pm. Since I have two classes before that time and only one after, this isn't terribly helpful.
My only other option is to spend $100 on a permit which is only good on campus after 4pm. Since I have two classes before that time and only one after, this isn't terribly helpful.
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The Rutgers parking permit system is psychotically rage inducing.
Date: 2006-08-31 08:27 pm (UTC)I highly recommend parking in Sears lot off ...Ryders Lane, I think (?) - it's off Route 1, and taking the bus to College Ave. It -may- be faster than parking at Busch.
Other idea (if your schedule works with the bus schedule) is parking on one of the backstreets of Highland Park, and taking the NJTransit 814 into New Brunswick. Bus is running a free special for most of September ( http://www.njtransit.com/nn_college.shtml ), and beyond that the expense shouldn't outweigh the cost of parking permit (which is obscene and evil for being as useless as it is) - http://www.njtransit.com/sf_bu_schedules.shtml .
Most parking decks run something ridiculous like 1.50 an hour, and the meters are 1, if you can find one - but still, that's 1 class = 3 hours a week x 3, so nine bucks. There's a lot of weeks in the semester to do that. There -might- be a cheaper monthly rate at a few of them, I'm not honestly sure. This downtown parking map is really useful if you want to go that route ( http://www.njnbpa.org/ ).
I struggled with this issue all last semester, being a commuter student. Forgive me for talking too much if you already this stuff? Just trying to help.
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Date: 2006-08-31 08:50 pm (UTC)A few things I learned...
Sometimes AAA will reimberse you for the towing.
If you wait long enough and dont need your transcripts or library prililages the parking fines eventually go away.
Staff parking permits could once be purchased on the black market.
Forging a New BRunswick boro parking hangtag (visitor tag) will get you in a lot of trouble.
My advice is buy the after 4 tag, then park illegally and hope for the best... fight your tickets... you will always get a discount.
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
If I had it all to do over again I would have parked the same... it was a work thing...
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