PEOPLE WHO DRIVE TO UNI
where do you park!?
I can give you a summary of what i know about parking
Free spots:
If you have classes near the quad, the most economic location to park in is probably on Parramatta rd between 10am and 3pm. Normally there'll still be spaces near the vetinerary hospital available if u get there a bit late say 12pm. B
In Darlington, there are some 1 hr and 2hr spots around the public school and E&B building.
there are all day free spots on rose street, the street outside the aquatic centre and shepherd st. From my experience, rose st is normally full after 7am, Shepherd about 7:30. But you can always try your luck any time of the day on these streets.
I'm not so familiar with the situation in Glebe and Forrest lodge, but im aware that there are some spots right next to the footbridge.
Shepherd st car park, some people say parking inspectors never check cars in the park and my investigation did prove that loads of people parked there without a ticket or a permit. But they're doing a trial with paying by phone or something, so that may have got something to do with it. Anyway, if you have the ball you can do it.
paid spots:
City rd and darlington rd have pay parking spots at $3.30 per hour, which is all right if just go to a lecture for like 2 hrs.
parking on campus after 3pm is $2 per hour to a maximum of $6
or $24 for parking on campus for a full day, which i've seen some people do but im not sure if they're students
Rpa medical centre has $9 all day for students and its a bit closer to uni than broadway
And finally lots of people park their cars in a 2 hr spot and go back every 2 hours and check if there's any chalk mark on the tyres to avoid paying or moving their cars around, which i think is just morally wrong and may not work
I wouldn't encourage driving to uni and yes parking is sometimes a pain, but its still less painful than standing in a cramped train carriage and rubbing your chest on strangers.
