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Quick Stats
Freshmen Allowed to Park
No
Common Parking Tickets
- Disabled zone - $50
- Expired meter - $20
Approximate Parking Permit Cost
College Prowler Take
From the on-campus resident who only takes their car out once a week to an off-campus commuter who drives to class every day, everyone can agree that parking is a nightmare. The main resident lots are located far away from the dorms, and the commuter lots fill up by early morning. Unless you have class impossibly early or impossibly late, commuters can expect an impossibly long walk to the academic buildings. Some students that live on campus talk about driving around for over an hour before finding a spot. Giant piles of snow make for an even messier situation during the long winter months.
As if the parking situation doesn’t sound bad enough now, things are only going to get worse. Increased enrollment, a rise in students living on campus, and new construction projects encroaching on existent parking spaces will all combine to further aggravate residents and commuters alike. Perhaps the freshman car ban is a blessing in disguise.
Students Speak Out
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senioratBing says: Binghamton University 2010 Other  |
Horrendous Parking
D
Trying to find a parking space on campus is ridiculous at best. Trying to find a close parking space on campus is next to impossible. My advice: take the bus.
Parking: February 12, 2010
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Anonymous says: |
Just be glad that you aren’t...
Just be glad that you aren’t allowed to have a car on campus freshman year, because that would only add to the problem. It is nearly impossible to get a spot in a parking lot right near your residence hall. There isn’t really a problem getting a parking spot in the huge lots by Hinman and Newing, but that is a trek. Commuters have a really hard time finding a spot in the closer commuter lots as well. Sometimes you’re lucky, sometimes you’re not. |
Anonymous says: |
Parking is a royal pain. While...
Parking is a royal pain. While Hinman and Newing are close to really large lots, people from CIW and Dickinson don’t always have an easy time parking near the dorms. Off-campus commuters have to show up early or park closer to the nature preserve than class. |
Anonymous says: |
It is a pain to park. There are...
It is a pain to park. There are two paid lots that cost about $3 to park in, and even students have to walk pretty far to the lots. You have to have a parking pass to park on campus during the day; if you don’t, it’s pretty much guaranteed that you will have a ticket or two by the end of the day. |
Anonymous says: |
Parking is awful. You get...
Parking is awful. You get high-priced tickets left and right, and you can never find a spot. If you live on campus, sometimes you have to walk in the bitter cold just to park or get your car. People actually camp out in their cars for hours to get a close spotIf you live off campus, it’s almost impossible to park at peak times. I’ve heard of people looking for a spot for so long they’ve ended up missing class. |
Did You Know?
Best Places to Find a Parking Spot
Lot M1
Lot S (nicknamed ‘lower hell’)
Lot H (by tennis courts)
Meters and some disabled spots are legal after 5 p.m.
Good Luck Getting a Parking Spot Here!
Anderson Center parking lot (Lot C)
Lot Q (between Union and CIW)
Lot L (next to Lecture Halls)
Anywhere during late morning or early afternoon
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