Move-in day parking strategies

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@ProfessorPlum168

–Is it true that you unload all belongings in front of the Units before you go to your assigned parking lot?
–Will the Telegraph/Channing garage be full on move-in day even though it isn’t one of the lots UCB uses for complimentary permits?
–Would it make more sense to just go straight to the Telegraph/Channing garage after unloading and use it for the day (16$) and just park once?
–Can I reserve my spot at the Telegraph/Channing garage?

1. generally true but you can go straight to a parking lot and move if you want as well. Similar to a hotel strategy I suppose.
2. I would think the parking lot would be full of people moving into Unit 3 and Blackwell. Unless you went really early in the morning and stayed there the whole day. Not a bad idea actually especially if you have a early or mid morning move in time.
3. unless you did 2), I think it would be better to reserve at someplace else like the First Congregational Church, for example. They probably would actually reserve a spot for you.
4. you can reserve a spot but I don’t think it gives you an exact stall number, so it might be pointless. Not sure though.

My thoughts, based on what I saw last year.

I was thinking (maybe hoping) that since the Telegraph/Channing garage is not under control by UCB and is not one of the complimentary lots they will assign on move-in day that maybe it wouldn’t be full. Can’t reserve a space there though there are private lots like the one you mentioned.

When your student moved into Blackwell which lot were you assigned for the complimentary 4-hour period?