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Kansas State University - Parking - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.85

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Student Parking Lot? Yes
Freshmen Allowed to Park? Yes
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $75-$145 a year
Common Parking Tickets
  • Expired Meter: $10
  • Mutilated/damaged permit: $20
  • No parking area: $25
  • No valid permit: %50

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

About the only way to stay positive about the K-State parking system is to view it as a fail-safe weight-loss program. Unless you’re one of the nine juniors who elect to remain on campus for a third consecutive year or the sort of ambitious student who volunteers to serve on hall government, you’d best make sure your boots are made for walking because you’ll be doing a lot of it, no matter how pimp your ride is. Freshmen and off-campus students suffer the grimmest fates. The former are restricted to lots just barely within county lines, and the latter are obligated to arrive on campus by 8:30 a.m. for even a prayer of securing a parking spot.

There are a number of parking alternatives, none of them especially inviting. Some skirt the insanity by biking, but for students hailing from anywhere outside Manhattan, schlepping a bike to and from KSU is a major inconvenience. Others make a point of obtaining off-campus housing within walking distance of campus but literally pay for doing so. At least one student sought recourse through his rollerblades, but the level of pedestrian congestion probably explains why it failed to catch on. The smartest solution is simply to invest in those boots and think about all the pounds you’re shedding.

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Parking at Kansas State University

Silverado6275

'15

Computer Science

1.2
D

There Are Not Enough Places to Park,Due to the Amount of Students Takeing Classes

Some Days there are alot of students in class so parking spots are all taken.along with non students parking in them also

Feb 13, 2012

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Parking at Kansas State University

hkinney

'15

Information Technology

5.0
A+

Ticketing and Fines

Tickets honestly aren't that bad on campus. It's $10 for a ticket in a meter, and $25 for tickets elsewhere. Just be careful about what time / place you park.

Jan 30, 2012

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Parking at Kansas State University

kstate09

'14

Criminology

3.1
B-

Parking on Campus

Parking on campus can be hard and expecially when you cant find a parking spot in your section and then when you go and park into anoter section you get a parking ticket and in some areas of parking are so small that your car can't fit.

Jan 13, 2012

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Facts

Getting a Parking Permit

Available to students of all years, permits can be purchased and cancelled online or in person. While those issued to off-campus students are universally identical, the permits assigned to dorm residents vary in quality according to seniority, participation in hall government, and a host of other factors.

J Permits – for Jardine Terrace Lots
O Permits – for Commuting Students
R Permits – for Residence Hall Lots

Did You Know?

Best Places to Find a Parking Spot:
• “K” lots off Jardine Drive
• “R” lot between the Wind Erosion Lab and Hoeflin Stone House
• “T” lots near the Beach Museum of Art and Vietnam War Memorial
• “Z” lot at the Chester E. Peters
Recreational Complex

Good Luck Getting a Parking Spot Here:
• Petticoat Lane
• “R” lot in front of the Student Union
• “T” lot across from Moore Hall
• “W” and “O” lots in front of Fiedler Hall

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Parking Services
108 Edwards Hall
Manhattan
(785) 532-7275
www.k-state.edu/parking/

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