Having a Car on Campus

kneeowe
Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:08:25 +0000

Hi Prospective and Current Pomona Students,
I was wondering about how practical it is for first year students / students in general to have cars on the Pomona campus? I am interested in outdoor activities with OTL and also outside of OTL and I am also interested in going to LA every now and then (not that often, but if a really good concert comes to town, it’d be fun to go for the night.)

I live in Salt Lake City, so I could drive a full car home and save all of us about $100 per round trip in air travel fees (that will probably happen twice a year, so I save $200 a year). But, I would have to pay $60 for parking at Pomona for the year plus insurance and registration so it would still be relatively expensive to have a car. I am not worried about gas because I don’t think I’ll drive much and I think people will pitch in on longer trips.

Can you weigh in on:

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[] Benefits of having a car
[] Alternative modes of transportation
----- I know the train doesn’t return late from LA. Is there some other way to get back to campus at night?
[] Ease of finding rides to go skiing, climbing, hiking, etc.
[] Zipcars on campus… Do people use them? Are they economical?
[] Other economical benefits / costs that I have not factored in
[] Difficulties of having a car I have not factored in
[/ul]

Thanks a lot!