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Student Parking Lot? Yes
Freshmen Allowed to Park? No
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $25 per vehicle
Common Parking Tickets
  • No decal: $20
  • Expired meter: $30
  • No parking zone: $30
  • Handicapped zone: $100
Best Places to Find a Spot Quad parking lots
Good Luck Getting a Spot Here Empire Commons

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Finding a parking spot at the University can be like finding a needle in a haystack; frustrating, time-consuming, and seemingly impossible. Students are often reluctant to drive anywhere in fear of losing their parking spot and spending too much time waiting for a new one, like a lion stalking its prey. Each parking lot is relatively small and always full, except at night. The teachers' lot is closer to campus, so not only is there a small selection of spots, but you also have to walk even farther when you finally do find one.

Tickets are given out on a daily basis, causing even more frustration to poor college kids who have to dip into their beer and Taco Bell fund to pay for a frivolous ticket. However, it definitely isn’t necessary for students to have a car at school. It’s convenient if you need to bring a lot of bags home from Walmart or crave a late-night drive to Five Guys, though. The public transportation is very reliable and cheap, and you need not worry about hiking back to campus or getting expensive tickets.

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Parking at SUNY University at Albany

ilicata

Accounting '12

4.6
A

Parking

parking is fine. as long as you park in the designated student areas you shouldn't have a problem. and visitors park for free on weekends, just be sure they have a parking pass on Monday because they will be ticketed by 8am.

Apr 19, 2012

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Parking at SUNY University at Albany

shelly92

Language Studies and Linguistics '14

3.1
B-

Ticket Fines During the Week

get fined during the week for parking in the wrong spot. alot of spots but all filled up fast

Jan 31, 2012

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maryveltre

Psychology '14

2.3
C

Parking on Campus

I don't have a car on campus but I've heard from others that parking is a nightmare, and that people receive unfair parking tickets.

Jan 13, 2012

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User rating for SUNY University at Albany - Parking is 2.3 out of 5 based on 25 user reviews.

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Getting a Parking Permit

With the exception of freshmen, all students and faculty are eligible to receive a parking permit. You can purchase decals from the Parking and Mass Transit office or you can purchase them through the mail from July through mid-August.

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Parking and Mass Transit Building
Near the Chemistry Building in the Indian Quad Commons area
(518) 442-3121
parking@uamail.albany.edu
www.albany.edu/pmts

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