Emily Liberto

As enrollment at Texas State University rises, commuter parking continues to be a problem for students. Emily Liberto has more in this Bobcat Update.

Texas State is a growing university with more than 35-thousand
students enrolled. About 40 percent of those students live outside the city of San Marcos and commute to the university, and they have five commuter lots where they can park. Texas State offers four zones of parking passes ranging from 115 to 485 dollars. The zones with the most availability are the red zones, which are primarily for faculty and campus residents. Texas State commuter, Zach Harrow, says that Texas State isn't doing enough to solve the parking problem.
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The newest parking option on campus is the Edward Gary Street Garage near the San Marcos square. The seven-floor parking garage is only open to payment parking, not permits. The biggest commuter lot for students is the lot by Bobcat Stadium, which typically fills up by 9 A-M. Texas State Senior, Bailey Bounds, says that even the open spots in commuter lots are too small or can be difficult for parking.
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The university encourages students to avoid on-campus parking, and promotes alternative ways to get to campus such as riding bikes or taking the Bobcat Tram.  For Bobcat Update, this is Emily Liberto.