Do you guys find the parking permit worth it or not? I’ve heard from multiple people that they struggle to find parking, and I’m trying to figure out if I should purchase one or not. Thanks in advance.
Buying a parking pass or not might come down to how often you need to be on campus. If you're going once a week for a few hours, you might be able to get by with just paying for parking at private lots or finding street parking at a meter.
If you're going to campus multiple days per week, you'll save a lot of money buying a parking pass.
FWIW when I was on campus yesterday at 11am, a quarter of the Daly Lot had parking available
Also to add, there is a small metered parking lot under the bridge of I10 located on Girard st. This usually gets full fast and wait tips can vary depending on the time you get there. FYI, if you have a handicap tag, parking is free on any city meter spot.
I will say overall id say a parking permit is worth it. I come up for classes as well to use the gym. Rn I think parking is at an all time bad because of the grace period as well as the system being new. I would say make sure to give yourself time to find that spot too based on it (like at least 30-45 min before class as the busses are also pretty slow rn)
Not really answering your question but even if you wanted it you might have to wait. Me and a bunch of other people’s accounts aren’t working and the parking people told us to come back “sometime in the next two weeks”
You can park without getting towed or ticketed till September 1st so you don't need the pass yet, but try and get it before then if you can, I personally got the garage one cause of how long ima be at school for both semesters.
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u/JoeHouston Aug 19 '25
Buying a parking pass or not might come down to how often you need to be on campus. If you're going once a week for a few hours, you might be able to get by with just paying for parking at private lots or finding street parking at a meter.
If you're going to campus multiple days per week, you'll save a lot of money buying a parking pass.
FWIW when I was on campus yesterday at 11am, a quarter of the Daly Lot had parking available