Parking at World's 12.00 a day?

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Former Member — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:10:16 GMT

I agree with Rick. This is the World Championship for Masters. Lets put the cost of parking in perspective. I cant see this as a major cost. I am in Tokyo. Here it costs more to park a car than my house rent back in the US. Imagine if you had to fly from Tokyo, get a hotel, rent a car, buy food everyday. The cost of parking is nothing. But I will pay this huge costs happily and am looking for forward to competing and meeting my US competitors! See you at Stanford! Andrew

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michaelmoore — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 06:50:45 GMT

PARKING INFORMATION for AVERY AQUATIC CENTER ON THE STANFORD CAMPUS Parking for competitors and spectators will be available on the Stanford Campus in the Galvez lot. See map Map . The lot is about 250 meters from the pool area. DIRECTIONS: From 101, take Embarcadero Road (west) to El Camino, where Embarcadero becomes Galvez. Follow Galvez past the Stanford Stadium which will be on your left and go the 4 way stop at Galvez and Campus Drive. Turn right at Campus Drive, and turn right into the Galvez parking lot. The Toyon lot, used for overflow, will also be available. Cars will be directed to the spot by the attendant on duty. From 280, take Page Mill Road (east) to El Camino Real. Turn left at El Camino Real, and drive north to Embarcadero/Galvez (the Stanford Stadium will be on your left) Turn left at Galvez,_Follow Galvez past the Stanford Stadium which will be on your left and go the 4 way stop at Galvez and Campus Drive. Turn right at Campus Drive, and turn right into the Galvez parking lot. The Toyon lot, used for overflow, will also be available. Cars will be directed to the spot by the attendant on duty. There will be a daily fee of $5.00 to park in this lot. All other spaces at Stanford, with the exception of metered and visitor parking, are permit parking and are closely monitored by Stanford parking police. Please plan to purchase your parking pass at the credential/registration area. After August 5th parking passes will also be available at the information booth outside the Avery pool area. Please note, parking passes are available for cash only. Thank you in advance for your consideration of the parking process and regulations on the Stanford campus. For questions or concerns, emaIl parking@2006finamasters.org. michael

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Xenadiva — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:05:15 GMT

I think they plan on announcing the cost and providing a map on 7/15

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Rob Copeland — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:01:36 GMT

Originally posted by dorothyrde Maybe someone from the meet management team can answer this. That way at least you can plan what kind of cash you need to have for this. Maybe someone form the forum team could ask someone from the meet management team and then post their reply… That way at least we can plan what kind of cash we need to have for this. I talked to Michael Moore about this a while ago and at that time the LOC did not have a definitive answer.

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dorothyrde — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:29:48 GMT

I was thinking about what I have paid for parking for age group meets. In Chicago at UIUC it is a 5.00 event fee parking for all day. Except Friday, which you pay the per hour rate if you get there too early. In Indy at UIPUI, it is 4.00 event parking. Both these cities are big cities, cost a lot to stay at, and the parking is a whole lot cheaper than 12.00.

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osterber — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:26:28 GMT

And I agree -- get a grip. It's going to cost you money to park there. It's also going to cost you money in entry fees, food, hotel, airfare (perhaps), airport transportation, rental car, etc. This isn't a summer recreation league meet with 100 people. This is the World Champs. -Rick

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osterber — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:24:33 GMT

Wow... wouldn't it be amazing to only have to pay $12/day to park. -Rick in Boston

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dorothyrde — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:58:24 GMT

Spending this much money on a swim meet can be hard. I can understand why she is a little dismayed at the cost. Not everyone can sink money into the cost of going to worlds, yet I can see why it is attractive to go this year as it will be cheaper this year since it is in the states. I think posters have been a little to hard on the first poster. Hopefully people can give ideas on where to park and how to keep the costs down. California certainly is not cheap to visit!

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Former Member — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:32:55 GMT

I don't think the parking fee would be a deal breaker for me.

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Former Member — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:28:40 GMT

The reason I am going is that for the first time in a long time it is going to be affortable for me as San Francisco is only 4 hours away from Mexico city. 12 USD/day would be nominal in M.C.

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dorothyrde — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:06:49 GMT

Maybe someone from the meet management team can answer this. That way at least you can plan what kind of cash you need to have for this.

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Xenadiva — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:05:04 GMT

That's what Stanford told me in February because no one knew from USMS what was happening with the situation. So I am also confused about the whole thing. Maybe it's a different lot?

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chlorini — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:39:43 GMT

I'm confused. If you go to the Stanford Avery Aquatics Center page, it says: Parking Public Parking (Free) Parking is located in the Varsity Parking Lot. It can be accessed via Nelson Road, off of Galvez Street, north of Stanford Stadium. Marked disabled spaces are located in the southwest and southeast corners of the lot. A Disabled Placard (from any state) will be necessary to access the disabled parking lot. gostanford.cstv.com/.../stan-avery-aquactic-center.html Am I missing something?

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kristilynn — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:00:37 GMT

Officially, no one has said what parking will cost at Worlds. The $12 a day is speculation. The FINA e-letter that has been coming out described it as "a nominal charge." I'll wait and figure out my options once we know for sure what a nominal charge is. A thought... I need to be at the pool for six days of competition. IF parking is $12 a day that would be $72. Perhaps I could get a monthly pass for less.

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Former Member — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:46:21 GMT

Trying to find solutions? Sure doesn't appear that way to this reader. Your many threads on this one topic appear rather to be an inordinate amount of whining, kvetching, complaining and "woe is me." I can understand being on a budget and maybe you don't travel much so this comes as a shock. But I don't think it's really all that unexpected to anyone who has ever been to big meets or other events in urban settings. So feel free to inquire about public transportation options, feel free to walk, and a "gee, I'm disappointed I didn't know this earlier" is ok too . . . but imho you've gone a bit over the top on the subject, blowing it up a tad out of proportion. tooth

RE: Parking at World's 12.00 a day?

Former Member — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 06:50:54 GMT

Jennifer- I don't know what parking will turn out to be, but one of the reasons I didn't go to Worlds was that it would be expensive. California is very expensive, some very expensive real estate in Palo Alto. Having said that, I feel embarassed by your vehemence on this subject. Many swimmers end up car pooling at meets like this, or as said elsewhere, using public transportation. Perhaps save the histrionics for something important?