[Using Sakai] Conference parking ideas

[Nate Angell]

In Denver, we were located in far tarnation. To the degree that LA can
be said to have any central location, we are more in it than we were
in Denver.

UMich is a zipcar school:
http://www.zipcar.com/umich/

In my experience, zipcar membership when you are part of an affiliated
institution is much more cost effective.

- Nate

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Matthew Jones <jonespm at umich.edu> wrote:
> Possibly a good idea for existing zipcar drivers, but the $50 annual fee +
> $25 application fee + $66 daily rate doesn't make it worthwhile for this
> type of event. I got a great rate on the car rental, booking a month in
> advance, but the parking the car per day (at the downtown hotel) is like 3-4
> times more expensive than renting it! :) I'm staying outside L.A. for the
> other days, so it's free parking.
>
> Just seems like a lot is all, but I've never been to L.A. before. Everything
> seems much more expensive most other big cities! I'll probably just return
> the car early than pay the parking fees if it doesn't seem like I'll need
> it. At previous conferences I've only really left the hotel one or two
> nights, and it seems like there's a lot more stuff local to this hotel than
> in Denver.
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Nate Angell <nangell at rsmart.com> wrote:
>>
>> Have you considered using a service like Zipcar instead of a normal
>> car rental? They come with their own parking and appear to be mostly
>> located around USC and UCLA:
>> http://www.zipcar.com/losangeles/find-cars
>>
>> - Nate
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Matthew Jones <jonespm at umich.edu> wrote:
>> > So I am going early and was going to rent a car, however I heard a rumor
>> > that parking at the hotel was ~$40 a night! Seeing that I'll be there
>> > for 5
>> > nights, and might not even use the car for most of the nights, it seems
>> > like
>> > it might be a good idea to find a cheaper place to park it, or just opt
>> > to
>> > return the car early. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
>> > * I've read that parking at Union Station is a good option for general
>> > travel downtown, and it's a pretty cool place to
>> > visit. (http://goo.gl/0FXUM) I can't exactly tell what the daily rate is
>> > [1], but searching around makes it look like it's around $10 max a day,
>> > so
>> > much better than the hotel. It's a 15 minute subway trip + a short walk
>> > off
>> > the red or silver lines.
>> > * A slightly closer option is the garage at Pershing
>> > Square (http://goo.gl/Bx3Jy) which is supposed looks to be about a half
>> > mile
>> > walk and quick searches looks to be about $14 max a day.
>> > There were no specials for in-out for either of these garages like the
>> > hotel
>> > so it could potentially be more if I ended up driving anywhere, but it
>> > was
>> > less parked for shorter terms. Open for any other ideas.
>> > Also if anyone is going early this week and wants to do some sightseeing
>> > on
>> > Thursday or maybe Saturday, let me know, I'm not 100% sure what I'm
>> > doing
>> > yet. Hotel I'm staying at this week is outside downtown with free
>> > parking,
>> > yay!
>> >
>> > [1] http://www.yelp.com/biz/union-station-los-angeles#query:Union%20Station%20Parking
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