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You're absolutely correct. I was focusing on the post, but if your class is at 3pm you have to show up at like 8-10am or something ridiculous to get a spot.

Parking permits are such a scam.

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What would you prefer to parking permits? The scam is living in a society that requires a car for normal day to day living.

If the school has overbooked students:parking then its a scam to offer parking permits to students who probabilistically will never find a parking spot without resorting to the extremes (time or distance). There's no reason to offer a permit (or charge for it).

I don't think its because of cars. There wont ever be a high quality uni in walking distance for 20,000+ people simultaneously.

there's also cycling and public transport. a single parking spot can fit up to 12 bikes and - in a perfect world - there'd be park & ride facilities on the city outskirts with tram connections to the uni. thus you wouldn't have to drive your car through rush hour city traffic.

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