College without a vehicle

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Originally Posted by Mykozo

I pay $215 a month to park in Georgetown. I got a good deal from what I hear, for garage parking.

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My exact number was $135 for a nice, below ground spot. I didn't want to spend that much but I got two $35 tickets in one week parking on the street. But ut was stacked parking, so the noob who I got it from would move my shit out when he had to leave and stuff, very dissapointing. My last quarter my gf pulled some strings and got me a spot for about $85 a month. The garages were $200+.

I have a feeling that if the people in Westwood weren't all broke as fuck from living in LA the prices would be higher.

As far as I know me and Johnjk are the only Gainesville peeps here.

Me, I live a stones throw away from the campus and can walk when I need to, driving to campus - yeah - dont do it. The parking situation sucks, you can pay to park in a select few lots behind Gator City or close to HourGlass Apartments but its just not worth it. I know you can park in the lots on campus, but I've never had need to because of how close I live to it. I hear most of the good spots are all mainly for staff. Maybe John would know?

The bus route is our best option and is free for UF students.There are multiple routes and busses that go past all of the major apartments/roads, and a few that arent so major. I'll be moving out of my swank apartment this summer in with a bunch of guys off of Archer, and the bus thing is how I'll be getting to class. Everyone uses it. really. Everything in Gainesville seems really centralized and not too spread out so you can get pretty much anywhere by bus.

Check this site out for detailed route maps and such:
http://www.go-rts.com/

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UF Students
All UF students have unlimited access to all RTS bus services anytime, anywhere we operate. Your ride is pre-paid with your Gator One ID card. Don't leave home without this card.

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My current gf uses the bus a lot and I've looked at the route map she has and it seems like a pain in the ass to read. But, apparently, the drivers are really knowledgeable on certain stops and will help you out in you arent sure where you should be getting off etc.

Thanks for the heads up. I never really planned on driving to school; I know that traffic's a bitch and parking even moreso. I was considering a combo of bus and bike; it's nice how the buses all have bike racks on the front. My main concern was just taking a car so that I could drive places like work or elsewhere other than Gainesville. I have 2 appartment considerations; one off of Archer, and another off of 39th. The one on 39th Blvd looks like it's taking priority right now.

They've changed things since I've been in college. Usually they force you to stay in dorms the first two years.

I've been without a car for maybe 4 semesters now. My sister got the one I was using after she got a divorce.

Other than going home I don't really have a problem. I just walk everywhere which can be enjoyable, especially at night. There is something cool about walking around in a dead town listening to old Elvis songs blaring on a loud speaker.

ETSU is essentially a commuter campus so everyone HAS to drive and thus parking is a NIGHTMARE. If I could do it some other way, I'd jump on it in a second.

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Originally Posted by IronPlant

I've been without a car for maybe 4 semesters now. My sister got the one I was using after she got a divorce.

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LOL!

And I really thought things would work between you two.

alabamowned.

Ive gone through 4 years of college without a car. Means lots of walking and lots of biking. I go to school in a small town though, so it wasn't too bad (except when there is a foot plus of snow). The real problems I had were not getting to school, but shopping and such. Real pain in the ass to go grocery shopping w/o a car. If you have a roomate who drives you can usually plan days to go shopping if they are decent at all. But it sucks having to depend on people to a certain degree to do neccesary things like get food to eat.

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Originally Posted by Kano on the Phone

LOL!

And I really thought things would work between you two.

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