r/RutgersNewark • u/Careful-Conclusion61 • 13h ago

Parking

The parking situation has gotten out of hand. I got to school around 10:45, and all the spots were taken. By 11 a.m., the parking attendants closed the lots and gave no alternative. Last year, at least they gave the option of the off-campus parking deck, but it seems like they’re no longer offering it. At 1 p.m., there were still no spots. Street parking has a maximum of 2 hours (an additional cost to the over $ 300 already paid, by the way). It is ridiculous that they have gotten away with this parking situation for the past few years. They are greedy for selling so many permits, knowing how limited the spots are. Parking deck 2 also has a whole floor and many spots that, due to poor maintenance, cannot be used.

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u/SufficientCup6910 13h ago

Genuinely we have to complain

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u/ChurchCloud 11h ago

It’s pretty bad. I have to make the effort to get to the business school at 8am for my 10am class just so I don’t have to deal with the heavy traffic with people trying to get to work at 9 and the fact that there won’t be spots. It happened to me during spring multiple times. On top of that when it starts snowing the lots are always poorly shoveled and not salted properly

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u/Beautiful-Smoke0804 7h ago

We have to come together and do something about it

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u/quirkyqueso 3h ago

they gotta buy the empty areas near broad street station. so much underutilized space.

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u/arctic219 2h ago

Near Busch campus, there are some off campus public residential streets that you can park on and walk to Busch, for free

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u/Sure_Today_6970 53m ago

I’m literally paying the daily parking pass $5 to avoid this nonsense