<p>Does anyone know about having a parking space on campus as a freshman. I live close so it would be nice to be able to drive home once and a while and have a car on campus. Do freshman have a parking lottery or something of the sort?</p>
<p>I don't think freshmen are allowed to have cars on campus.</p>
<p>Freshman are allowed to have cars, just parking directly on campus is tough. Parking in the SPAC parking lot, for instance, is free during the weekends, but during the week you have to have a permit. On campus permits aren't sold to freshmen. You park at ryan field, which is a 10-20 minute walk (you still need a permit). Theres also a shuttle from ryan field to campus if you want to take that. Some students try to park on campus and dodge parking, but they check at weird times, and i've already seen about 5 cars get booted, so if you do that, be careful</p>
<p>Is it unusual for freshman to have cars on campus?</p>
<p>why would u need a car?</p>
<p>To go places, to drive home once and a while.</p>
<p>If cars aren't so convenient, what about bikes or even rollerblades? And I heard about some NU shuttle/bus thing that takes students across campus or off campus, could someone confirm that?</p>
<p>yeah, i kind of want to bring a bike to campus... do a lot of people do this?</p>
<p>Isn't there a CTA line near campus?</p>
<p>bikes: tons of people have bikes though not everyone uses them. if you have one i would bring it just in case. also, there is a used bike sale that goes on at norris twice a year.</p>
<p>cars: i don't know any freshman who have cars, but i know plently of sophomores who do. i don't think it's a good idea as a freshman to have one but it's definitely nice to know someone who does. i may consider bringing one up for next year or when i live here over the summer.</p>
<p>shuttles: NU shuttle service is kind of a mess. they run really irreguarly, are rarely on schedule, etc. but when you do catch them they're pretty convenient. there are two lines--the express goes around campus and the route takes you through evanston. you can also catch a ryan field shuttle during the week if you want to quickly get from north to south or vice versa. there is also an intercampus shuttle that will take you directly to the medical school in downtown Chicago (about a block away from Michigan Ave/Water Tower/etc). It's not always reliable and only runs during the week but it's a really great way to get downtown.</p>
<p>Safe ride: the escort service, they recently changed their rules (they won't take you anywhere that's on a shuttle route, max of 3 ppl, won't pick you up at bars, etc) so the waits aren't as long. definitely a good resource to have but can be a pain at times. runs until 3 am i think?</p>
<p>El: The El stops (Davis, Foster, Noyes are the ones closet to campus) are just a couple blocks west of campus. If you're used to say, NYC subways, the El is going to seem like a joke, but it's pretty convenient, especially for getting to places like Belmont. We are the purplie line--most often you will take that to Howard and transfer to the red line which will take you downtown. It's usually $2 a ride.</p>
<p>Buses: I have no idea how CTA buses work, I've never taken one and don't know anyone who takes them. I see them running on Sheridan but I coudln't tell you more than that.</p>
<p>Cabs: People use cabs a lot for going out--with enough people the price isn't always too bad, but it's really too expensive to be taken downtown all the time.</p>
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<p>I LOVE Belmont!!! It's also closer to downtown.</p>
<p>Oops..I mean closer than downtown.</p>
<p>lool just wonder wat kinda cars u see mostly on campus???</p>