Ashley Coke-Mendez

Finding a parking spot on the Texas State campus isn’t exactly easy. Higher enrollment creates a greater demand for parking, and the university hasn't been able to keep up. Ashley Coke-Mendez has more in this Bobcat Update.
Texas State University is notorious for its lack of parking. Finding a place to park is very difficult, which results in students taking the bus. Commuters especially find the situation frustrating.
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There are only so many lots on campus that provide parking for commuters, and most of these lots fill up by 7:30 a.m. The red restricted signs dominate most of the parking lots around campus, which provide parking for only faculty and staff. Violation of any parking code results in a fine.
The new Matthews Street parking garage -- located by The L-B-J student center -- was built to ease the parking problem, but it is a restricted and residential parking garage only. In order to park on campus, students have to buy a parking permit, and it doesn't come cheap.
The L-B-J parking garage is the only one on campus that is open to commuters who don't have permits. Parking is available for three dollars an hour or a maximum of ten dollars a day.
Some students choose to leave their cars at home. Buses run from San Antonio and Austin but also come with a substantial fee.
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The limited parking causes overloaded buses, parking along narrow streets and the increasing usage of bicycles, motorbikes and scooters.  For Bobcat Update, I'm Ashley Coke-Mendez