Stanford University
- Parking

Pretty Good

Parking on campus is pretty good, garages and spaces exist. Most students don't drive though, so that's not an issue.

Cars for Students

Freshmen do not get to have cars. They do not need them however as everything you need is on campus. Bikes are a very reliable form of transportation for most freshmen. If you need to go to the city you can always rent a zipcar or ride your bike to the train station. On campus ther always seems to be enough parking for the upper classmen and they have parking permits

Whatta Maze

Unfortunately, parking is all kinds of illogical on campus. It's crowded (although you will almost always be able to find a space), hard to navigate, and divided up into several different permit 'zones' depending on where your housing is - if you live on East Campus, you can really only park in East Campus. It makes it very difficult to safely shuttle between dorms when the need arises, unless you know what times you can avoid getting parking tickets($40 a pop!). The permit for your (very limited) parking area is also pretty expensive - around $300 for the year. But since Palo Alto isn't a very good college town, having access to a car is somewhat of a necessity for upperclassmen looking to get out a bit.