Taking a car to Cornell?

cornell1994
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:44:23 +0000

My daughter will be attending Cornell this fall and we are not sure what to do in terms of transportation and was hoping to get some advice from people who have first hand experience.

We live in a very rural area and a car is a must. Also, as silly as this may sound to some, there is no public transportation in this area at all so we have zero experience with it.

My daughter has vistied Cornell and said that she thinks she will be able to get around fine using buses, etc. We live about 18 hrs. from Cornell and have no family in the area. Anytime she has to fly home, she will have to take a bus to airports. Anytime she wants to go anywhere she will have to use buses, public transportation of some sort.

I know getting around campus won’t be a problem, but what about Ithaca itself or surrounding areas.

She was convinced she didn’t need to take her car. Too much trouble finding parking, paying for parking, etc. and is fine with using buses, etc. if needed. However, I have been reading some other threads where people have been talking about how difficult it can be without one.

So just looking for advice from students, former students, parents of students, etc. She would really like to not have to take one, but I worry about her getting around the area and to and from airports.

Any advice is appreciated.