So, I've been in school for 5 years, and I've never ridden the bus. Now, I've gotten 4 or 5 tickets, but over a 5 year span, that's normal. I only park in the tower if I'm running late. I always parallel park in the Saints Streets or in the President streets on either side of campus and walk. The problem I have, is that half the people that park there CAN'T PARALLEL PARK!!!!
I hate it when I see like 10 potential spots that are inaccessible because some idiot can't pull all the way up to a driveway or parking sign. OR, when they leave 6 or 7 feet between them and the car in front of them. ARG!!! I think I might start leaving notes with parking tips on it. It's aggravating. (Though I won't have to deal with it after the fall semester!)
The parking tower definitely helped out a lot. Parking before the tower WAS HORRIBLE!
I think Tim Landry had it right in an edition of The Vermilion a few years back, "UL's campus was designed on the thought that the automobile would never catch on."