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Students who live in a city must make some sacrifices. One of these sacrifices is cheap and accessible parking. McGill does not see it as their responsibility to provide parking, given that there is so much cheap public transportation available. Since the school is not helpful, it is advisable to take that hint and not bother bringing a car, at least for the first year. If, in the course of getting an apartment, an affordable space comes up, it might be worth looking into, but owning a car and parking is pretty excessive and indulgent for students living in this city.

Permits are reasonably priced in comparison to other city schools, but again the availability of spots is low. Students with a car are often asked by friends to take them on errands, adding another reason why it is better not to have a car on campus, for needy friends are just that—needy. The only perk students can address is having access for easy roadtrips or going home, two of the most common reasons for students to use public transportation, for everything a student needs is within walking distance.

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MacMaiden116

Animal Sciences '14

4.6

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Public Transit Is the Way to Go!

Parking is available for a low semester rate, $80/ semester on macdonald campus and a little more on Downtown campus. Tickets are only $10 and they rarely give them out. Free parking is available on residential streets just out of campus!

Although there is a very good public transit system and the school encourages you to use it instead of individual transport. There are shuttles that run between campus and buses, trains and metros that you can take to get back and forth from home. Classes are all in walking distance on the campuses so transportation isn't needed to go from class to class.

Overall it is very good compared to most schools!

Feb 15, 2012

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aeb34

History '14

2.7

C+

Not Really Any Parking

There isn't an official parking lot, but there are many spots around campus that are either free, or are very cheap. There's not really any need to drive though.

May 13, 2011

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Nolan5689

Wildlife and Fisheries Management '11

3.5

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Parking at Mac

Plenty of places. By semeter or year is good but if you need to randomly drive to school the per day rate is expensive.

Nov 07, 2010

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