Got to dig deep if you park @ Johnson Park
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Johnson Park: Parking will be available, weather permitting, in Johnson Park, across from High Point Solutions Stadium on River Rd, on a game by game basis. Route 18 North and South - River Road exit, follow stadium signs ($45 per vehicle).
It doesn't even cost that much to park at MetLife!!! But this is NJ, where everybody associated with the state or local government needs to take their cut.
People are giving parking passes away. You're a fool if you are paying anything.
Johnson Park is directly across from the Stadium. The Scarlet and Green lots are $50 per game (plus donations) and the Yellow lot is $40 per game (plus donations). Based on those prices, $45 for Johnson Park seems fair.
for the mentally impaired maybe. You can park twice as close for half the price if you even try a tiny bit.
Are you serious ?? $45 for Johnson Park is insane. I guess if you are made of money, go for it, but for other people you can park in New Brunswick for cheap or free and walk
Isnt Johnson Lot closer than Blue or even Yellow? With the minimum donation and face value price plus the priority points, seems like a good deal. I understand Howard game is a different story but if you can park so close and tailgate for Iowa Michigan or PSU for $45, that seems like a good deal.
I firmly believe parking prices like that prevent casual fans from attending games.
Smart for Rutgers. It's ridiculous that the average person can park 1500 feet from a Big Ten stadium for less than the face price of donors that get stuck in the black lot.
$45 is a great deal. You are not entitled to a prime parking spot.
$45 is a great deal. You are not entitled to a prime parking spot.
God you people suck. It's the closest parking to the stadium. its 45$ for no donations, no long term commitment, no season guarantee. I hope everyone on River road jacks up their prices.
Lol $45 is asinine for a casual fan, without season tickets. Higher than it is to park at MetLife, Yankee Stadium or Citi Field.
Anyone who thinks $45 at Johnson Park is reasonable I would guess has quite a bit of disposable income. Good for you. But $45 to park for a college football game is nutty.
Anyone who thinks $45 at Johnson Park is reasonable I would guess has quite a bit of disposable income. Good for you. But $45 to park for a college football game is nutty.
That's the whole point. You want to park 25 feet from the stadium, it is not unreasonable to pay more than if you parked further away. Last year, Johnson Park was comparatively underpriced, costing the same as the Black or Light Blue lots which are much further away and also require donations.
There are plenty of cheap parking options, but none of those are as convenient as pulling up on the day of game and parking across the street from the stadium. You pay a premium price for premium parking. If you don't want to pay the premium, park in New Brunswick for free and walk/bus, or park at UMDNJ and pay $20, or see if there are any cheap parking passes on the secondary market. There are lots of alternatives.
Uh, no, they don't suck. They have a different point of view. As someone who doesn't go to games and never had season tix, I'll say, with crystal clarity: $45 to park is fkn retarded, doubly so if you're a casual fan going to a single game once or twice. It might be more than the price of your ticket ... just so you can get to the game and use that ticket. The fact that season ticket holders pay more to park farther away really matters little.
Personally, I have a fundamental issue with paying that much to park anywhere. You want me to come spend money at your event, I need to get there. It's not like there's a train stop outside the stadium. $10, okay. $20 ... you're trying my patience. $45 ... better come with a BJ from your wife.
But if they can get it, well, good for them. Not sure why you'd get butthurt at people that don't want to pay, though - not like the money is going to RU.
I seriously hope this is to pay for added security in Johnson park Lot.
Last season I heard a few stories of groups of student-age pedestrian randomly vandalizing car on the walk to the Landing Lane Bridge.
Last season I heard a few stories of groups of student-age pedestrian randomly vandalizing car on the walk to the Landing Lane Bridge.
Yes....total BS
If RU tanks this season( hopefully not) Johnson Park will look like an open cow pasture on Saturdays.
Probably true. The perception of "it is worth going " is impacted by highway robbery on parking Costa to the casual fan.
No way to attempt to bring in new fans and build an fanbase.
It called free enterprise fellas. If they can get $45, they will keep it at $45. if they can more, the price will go higher. If there's lots of empty spaces on average, they will lower it.
But the casual fan doesn't have to pay $45. There are lots of cheaper options. It is just this one game-day lot that is premium priced. Rutgers has 3 game-day lots that cost $20. These lots are clearly listed on the Scarlet Knights parking page linked earlier in this thread. And that page also has a link to the Downtown New Brunswick parking page that offers parking for $10 or less.
This is just one small indicator that when they say there is no inflation they are talking out of their ass. Everything is going up from groceries to phone/cable bills to tolls and parking.
The Giants are a cautionary tale of what happens when you go too far with the fans. The Giants used to have a 25-year waiting list for season tickets. Now they are begging people to become season ticket holders. All you have to do is pay 5-20K for seat licensing.
Paying $45.00 by itself is no big deal but the bottom line is that the State of NJ is pecking its residents to death.
The Giants are a cautionary tale of what happens when you go too far with the fans. The Giants used to have a 25-year waiting list for season tickets. Now they are begging people to become season ticket holders. All you have to do is pay 5-20K for seat licensing.
Paying $45.00 by itself is no big deal but the bottom line is that the State of NJ is pecking its residents to death.
Do the tailgaters rip the place up and leave a big mess? If so then I can see why they are charging so high, it is to keep the tailgaters out.
Parking in Johnson Park should be free. I park there all the time for free when I go to the park. It is a public park.
Parking in Johnson Park should be free. I park there all the time for free when I go to the park. It is a public park.
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