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Originally Posted by shermanator
I don't know about the prices now, but when I was a student, it was cheaper to drive and park at McMahon stadium than take transit. Parking was, IIRC, $75 a semester around 2005 at McMahon, and it took a third of the time for me to get to school.
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Its about $125 now I think, but the demand is crazy high for those spots. They are pretty much all gone the day they are released. Sure for the people that get them they are great, but for everyone else the cheapest parking is $5 a day. Add in gas and the fact that as a full time student you don't need to pay to get on the bus or train, it makes it a little easier to swallow.
As a student, it certainly is faster to drive, especially if I am traveling outside of rush hour but I can also use that time on transit to do something useful. I read my textbooks, watch TV on my iPod, sleep etc. Last time I tried sleeping while I was driving ... well lets just say the wife wasn't very happy...
Personally, I think that people with bus passes or u-passes should be able to purchase seriously discounted parking for these lots. It saves in hassle and it makes sense for them to pay less, just like they pay less for the bus pass itself.