Parking at Michigan State University

With just about 40,000 undergraduate students alone on one of the biggest campuses in the country, it leads to a big problem: parking. Many students move off campus their second year, or at least sometime during their four years (or more) at school. With buildings so far apart, and with another Michigan winter on the way, most students would prefer driving to class.
The first problem: finding parking. There is no where near enough parking to accomodate this many students, not to mention the lots are often no closer to class than if a student had just walked in the first place.
The second problem: The lots are not free, and they operate at various hours. There is parking in front of most dorm, by parking meter, which only lets visitors pay for one hour at a time, for a price of 1.25. This is not sufficent because some classes are longer than that, and there are only about six parking spaces at entrances (two entrances per building). Students can purchase parking passes, which are costly. In order to buy a pass for the year, you must be in sophomore standing, and this passes still only apply for one lot, which is inconvienient because most students have classes across campus on any given day.
The third problem: parking tickets. Students often avoid parking on campus because of the amount of parking tickets they are issued. Students frequently drive around checking meters many times a day for people who have been there longer than the time allotted. And who gets all of that money?
There are solutions, however they have many stipulations and students find that the best way to deal with parking on campus, is simply not to deal with it at all.