Necessity of a Car?

kosha
Wed, 04 May 2005 22:20:36 +0000

My husband and I just got back from picking my daughter up from Case for the summer. We were really impressed with how many people were out walking. The Coventry and Little Italy areas were full of people out walking around, and people were walking back and forth to campus. We walked to dinner in Coventry and took the free “Greenie” bus back to campus–the Greenie (which circulates around the campus and then also up to Coventry in the evenings) is even free for non-students!!!..it is a hike up to Coventry, but very doable, and I appreciated knowing that the students are comfortable walking and getting exercise instead of just hopping in a car.

I suggest trying to go without a car your freshman year if at all possible. A freshman is more likely to get to know the campus and the surrounding environment (and get involved in campus activities) if they don’t have a car available. Parking permits are expensive and the parking that is available for freshmen is not convenient to the freshman dorms.