[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh Parking

[John Swindler]

I took my wife to the Philadelphia flower show a couple months ago.  Normal people paid $25 to park near the flower show.  Instead, from Lancaster we parked for free at the Norristown train station and used regional rail to center city.  Plus avoided the Schuylkill Expressway parking lot, and I enjoyed the train.  Amtrak from Lancaster was not cost effective.

 

Manhattan parking is $5 per day, plus off-peak round trip train fare on NJ Transit from Metropark.  

 

Chicago parking is free (at least 7-8 years ago) at the outer ICG stations plus the $10 weekend METRA pass.

 

Weekend parking is also free in Washington, plus the Metrorail day ticket.


Of course it helps to have a tolerant wife.  And sometimes just have to weigh the alternatives, 'bite the bullet' and park in a center city - or airport long term.   But you can't weigh the alternatives if you don't know alternatives exist.

 

Cheers

John

 

 
> From: bobrathke at comcast.net
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh Parking
> Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 19:33:01 -0500
> 
> $13/day is a bargain compared to some areas around the country. In January I 
> parked in a garage in Manhattan - $60/day. Here in Chicago, parking garages 
> near Union Station charge around $35/day; meters along the street are 
> $1/hour.
> 
> Bob 5/17/09
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams2 at comcast.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 10:25 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh Parking
> 
> 
> > I'm no help here...the last time I used Amtrak I rode the trolley to
> > Pittsburgh (and then waited a few hours for the train to show up) after
> > getting a ride to South Hills Village from a friend. We typically park
> > off-airport when we fly, and it's maybe $8-9 a day, which includes 
> > delivery
> > and pickup, along with a warm car when we pick it up in the winter. I'm 
> > not
> > sure what we'd do if we ever decided to go by rail. But methinks the $13
> > quoted isn't bad for urban parking. Seeing what large airports charge 
> > (the
> > cheapest at DFW, for example, is $14, and it gets worse along the Esat
> > Coast) makes me think it's market based.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> > [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Dennis
> > Fred Cramer
> > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 9:49 AM
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Subject: [PRCo] Pittsburgh Parking
> >
> > Who has any advice?
> > We are taking Amtrak from Pittsburgh to Montana and need a place to leave
> > our car while we are gone. any suggestions? Leaving June 22nd coming 
> > back
> > July 5
> >
> > The day rate at the garage next to Amtrak is $13.00. A bit pricey after 
> > 10
> > days even though it drops for the weekends.
> >
> >
> > Dennis F. Cramer
> > Trombone
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> 
> 

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