New Brunswick Parking Authority

Extremely overpriced parking. It costs more to park in one of their parking decks than it costs to park in jersey city. 2 hours on a Tuesday night will cost almost $ 10. Best bet is to try and find street parking since it’s free after a certain time. Another city ripping off people just to park.

Overpriced, crowded, and poorly designed (at least some of the parking structures), the NBPA is clearly an example of the public sector taking advantage of the public instead of serving us well. Street parking in NB is always tough, and in some cases dangerous, so you pretty much have to park in one of the decks. I usually park in the Church Street deck because it’s convenient to the restaurants I like, but getting in & out of here, and paying the ridiculous prices is always the «downer» of the evening. $ 9.00 to park in a narrow, crowded deck for a few hours at night is a rip-​off. Parking in downtown Princeton isn’t that much and the lots are MUCH nicer. All I can say is at these prices the city of NB must be supporting a very bloated, inefficient parking authority, with way too many directors, deputy directors, etc, etc.
As another Unilocaler has already said the NBPA is a necessary evil in New Brunswick. I can’t recommend it, but what other choice do we have?

This is a review of the Ferren Daily Deck, the parking structure closest to the New Brunswick train station.
Although it can be entertaining to get lost in a smallish parking structure, the entertainment value can quickly wear off, especially after you’ve been walking around all day and just want to get home. (And if you need further proof of my theory, remember the Seinfeld episode in which they get lost in a parking structure? It’s funny at first, but it gets boring quickly. Quite possibly the worse Seinfeld episode ever made, except for the finale.)
Seriously, what’s up with the confusing numbering and lettering system? It’s very easy to lose track of which level you’re on without actually moving from one level to another. The payment machine is also suspect.
I’m giving it two stars because the rates seemed reasonable, but maybe I should reconsider since the confusing layout may have caused us to pay more.

Suuuuuucks! The payment machines are buggy. The wait to pay is sometimes 15 cars deep because no-​one is ready to pay

Efficient, the kind where you have the ticket that you should take with you to validate before you leave, and the exits manned by police officers at the end of the night to check how sober you seem.
Cost wasn’t too bad, 4 hours for $ 7. And they have lots spaced around the city.