Carnegie Mellon University - ParkingCollege Prowler1.54

Parking:

D+

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Student Parking Lot

Yes

Freshmen Allowed to Park

No

Common Parking Tickets

  • Expired meter - $30
  • Fire lane - $100
  • Handicapped zone - $200
  • No parking zone - $40

Approximate Parking Permit Cost

  • $1,296–$2,100 per year

Getting a Parking Permit

Faculty and grad students get priority selection for parking permits. It’s very rare for undergrads to obtain a parking permit. Due to the overwhelming demand, you must apply for a parking permit and get put in the lottery drawing to obtain a spot.

College Prowler Take

Parking for students is not convenient, and bringing a car is not necessary. To get a campus parking permit, you’ll have to be chosen in a lottery, and even then, you’ll have to fork over a lot of money to end up parking a car you probably won’t need to use all that much. Students also have trouble parking on the city streets surrounding campus, as spots are rarely available, but those renting a house have the option to purchase a city parking permit for about $20.This works out well, since the only students who really need cars are the ones who would use them to commute to campus. Freshmen can’t have cars on campus, so it’s not really an issue for first-year students.

Due to all the parking problems, having a car on campus is more of a burden than anything else. Most students enjoy walking around campus. Fortunately, there’s no pressure to bring a car so if you don’t have the nicest whip, don’t worry. You can just leave that ’88 Mercury Tracer at home.

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Students Speak Out

Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:

CMUCW says:

Carnegie Mellon University 2012

Business

It's too expensive to even think...

It's too expensive to even think about.

Parking: March 02, 2009
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CMUZG says:

Carnegie Mellon University 2012

Computer and Information Sciences

Parking on campus is horrible....

Parking on campus is horrible. It's a complete toss up on whether or not there will be a parking space available.

Parking: March 01, 2009
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CMUVV says:

Carnegie Mellon University 2012

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Having a car here is not practical...

Having a car here is not practical unless you live off campus. There is almost no parking, and trying to get a parking space can be difficult. If you want a space, you need to get to campus at around 8 a.m. There is almost no place to park that is close to the dorms and parking is really expensive. If you have a friend at Pitt, you can try and get parking through them.

Parking: March 01, 2009
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CMUAS says:

Carnegie Mellon University 2011

Architecture and Planning

Parking is limited on campus....

Parking is limited on campus. Freshmen are not allowed to bring cars to campus. Parking permits are not guaranteed every year and are based on a lottery system. Parking permits are also very expensive. In order to help the students, everyone has a bus pass on their student ID cards that allows them on any of the public transportation systems in Allegheny County—the PAT buses, the T subway, and the incline in Mt. Washington. However, the buses are not very reliable and the T is only downtown, so nobody uses it. The incline is at Station Square and is not regularly used. There is a small amount of free parking located around campus, but spots go quickly. If you don't get one, you're screwed and have to park far away.

Parking: March 01, 2009
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CMUET says:

Carnegie Mellon University 2010

Computer and Information Sciences

There is parking, but it's...

There is parking, but it's expensive. I managed to get by with free parking my senior year, but you have to do some walking to get to and from the car.

Parking: February 27, 2009
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Parking Services

Parking and Transportation Services
(412) 268-2052
parking@andrew.cmu.edu
www.cmu.edu/parking

Did You Know?

Best Places to Find a Parking Spot
• The meters in Morewood parking lot
• The loading zone on Tech Street (keep your blinkers on!)
• The hill next to Beta (Devonshire)
• Most places after 6 p.m. (parking lots begin opening up between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.)

Good Luck Getting a Parking Spot Here!
• Margaret Morrison Street

The Boot!
If you accumulate three or more parking tickets, you’d better watch out! Your car will get a nice, bright orange lock on your wheel.

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