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Given that CU is pedestrian friendly, with various paths situated throughout the campus and surrounding areas, it wouldn’t seem that parking would pose such problems. Yet, there is a high percentage of commuting students who are guaranteed priority in CU’s parking lots, leaving campus residents and local students out of luck. Freshmen and other residents living on campus often complain about the distance from their assigned lot, which makes having a car freshman year an inconvenience. First-year students opting to bring their vehicles will undoubtedly forget to fill meters at some point throughout the year; therefore, caution is needed to avoid paying excessive amounts of fines.

Most parents realize a car is unnecessary after one visit to campus, so the actual number of first-year students with cars is few. Instead, students turn in their keys for skateboards and bicycles, while others simply resort to their feet. Problems with parking and transportation seem to only provide major inconveniences during the winter months. When the temperature drops and Boulder is masked in snow, students living off campus choose to drive their four-wheel-drive vehicles instead of walking down icy streets. As a result, parking lots reach their capacities, parking meters become even less of an option, and students are stuck driving circles around campus, desperately seeking a spot.

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pudgequeen

'14

Sociology

2.7

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Need for Affordable Parking

At campus they is plenty of parking at all different price ranges. However the campus strongly pushes public transportation but providing a bus pass that is part of the tuition fees. When the bus is already paid for the semester and daily rates for parking can get ridiculous this force students on small budgets to public transportation. However parking rates only discourage some. Among the many lots most fill up by the afternoon. With the cheapest lots filling first thing in the morning. I understand that it is difficult to provide better parking options at a school that is so centrally located, but i miss my small community college with free parking.

Jan 10, 2012

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Jaimesuh

'11

Fashion and Apparel Merchandising

2.3

C

Inconvenient

Big campus with small areas fot meter parking..you need to buy parking pass and it's about three hundred dollars depends on the area you choose..but in the end it's better deal.

Dec 08, 2011

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alliebcx19

'15

Physical Sciences

3.8

B+

Easy Parking

Parking is normally easy, and there are a lot of on campus parking for residents.

Dec 05, 2011

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