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Ok_Championship_385@reddit

Sigh. Why does Dallas always try to act like it is Manhattan? When it really isn’t.

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HomeworkWorldly2002@reddit

Park at market center station and one stop DART to victory station—right in front of AA center

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I don't know why DART isn't used more. After I stupidly didn't check and paid >$400 parking at DFW earlier this year, I decided to take DART, all the way from my house (bus + blue line + orange line) to DFW. $3 and 2 hours one way. Yes, it takes longer but it's also super convenient.

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NecessaryViolenz@reddit

How in the world was DFW $400 for parking?

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JRLDH@reddit

It’s $32/day if you aren’t pre-reserving your space for parking at the terminal. I was on a two week vacation. $448.

And no, you don’t need to rub it in, I already know that I was stupid and wrote this to in my previous post.

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NecessaryViolenz@reddit

I was late for an international flight and terminal parked for three weeks. Shit sssuuuccckkeeddd.

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miketag8337@reddit

This is why I uber to the airport

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Swdannycactus@reddit

i’m just outside the airport, it’s $60- $70 r/t with no tip on uber

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Intelligent-Award881@reddit

My recommendation in the future is to use The Parking Spot. There are a couple around both DFW and Love Field. I use their app to reserve and pay. Way easier and much cheaper. They also are in other cities, as well. We live and learn.

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JRLDH@reddit

Yeah, I used to do this for many years but then I became too lazy and just splurged on terminal parking when it wasn’t quite as expensive as it’s now.

If I have to deal with the hassle of waiting for a shuttle and daisy chaining for 15 minutes through various terminals then I might as well use DART and not even take my car to a parking spot (which charges extra for covered parking, which is mandatory for me having lost two cars to hail in the past).

But yes, it’s definitely an option if one doesn’t mind the shuttle hassle.

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Intelligent-Award881@reddit

I 💯 understand! We do have to pick our battles;)

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AnnoyingVoid@reddit

Heck. I took the Amtrak from freaking temple one way for $12 to Fort Worth and then $2 from Fort Worth to DFW on the TRE train and it only took 30 minutes longer than if I drove and saved a bundle on parking

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Woody1776@reddit

Just a warning. I parked here for a Stars game once. When we were coming back I saw guys actively breaking into my truck. Luckily, a big group of us from the train chased them off but not before they did thousands of dollars of damage to my truck. Also, could have got shot. I got lucky that day. Be safe everyone.

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hananobira@reddit

Lots of DART stations have free parking, once you get out of the downtown area a ways.

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CPLCraft@reddit

Did this for the state fair. $3 for an evening pass and just one transfer from where I parked. I was packed like a sardine on the way back and had to work our way through to get in at the time of closing but I would do it again for the convince of not having to drive all the way downtown to fair park and pay $20-$40 for parking.

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saysthingsbackwards@reddit

just an FYI, the fare has been updated to $3 for 3 hours, or 6 for the day

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Psybeam60@reddit

in my experience the state fair is wayyyy more crowded than the typical AAC event on DART thankfully

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custardisnotfood@reddit

That’s how I got to the state fair too! Worked really well

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xenokilla@reddit

mockingbird station is great

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sharknado523@reddit

I was also going to suggest Mockingbird.

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DMTryp@reddit

I waited for months and months for a bike locker there

The day after my bike got stolen I got a call saying a bike locker was now available...

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SharkSheppard@reddit

Was your bike inside?

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hananobira@reddit

Yeah, that’s my go-to.

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HomeworkWorldly2002@reddit

Very true, meant to mention that. I’ve done that a lot— parked even further up stream (but closer to home) and then DART in

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Zhombe@reddit

The parking lot slumlords give kickbacks to city council to maintain their monopolies and optimum extraction of obscene fees.

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TTUporter@reddit

And parking is free!

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stojanowski@reddit

Man we used the dart for the cotton bowl... Way up not bad, getting out another story

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saplinglearningsucks@reddit

Please stop telling people this lol

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Valencia117@reddit

I’ll fucking park in some parking garage by the Sheraton and walk my ass over. Quit being lazy

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Familiar-Crow8245@reddit

Like Jim Carrey said, "That's too, much!"

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Icy-Refrigerator-633@reddit

dart is free

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No_Opportunity_2558@reddit

Is cheap but is not free

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texanbychoice106@reddit

Use the spot hero ap. It has found me great spots for cheap.

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ihasanemail@reddit

Best event deal in DFW will always be $75 to park at the Cici's across from AT&T Stadium since everyone in the car gets a free Cici's buffet. Have watched SUVs stuffed like clown cars fight on Collins over the last spots.

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Status-Cover5949@reddit

But Cici’s sucks lol

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Guitarista78@reddit

Park under the 366 highway (HOB lot) and walk it. I think I paid $6 for a Stars game.

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melx1599@reddit

The dart is way to go!! Did that for Mavs game !

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sliccrikk@reddit

Prices go up depending on the event. Parking for a different concert this year was $35.

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retiredfromfire@reddit

Big D stands for Big Dollar. Dallas is as expensive AF

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bright1111@reddit

We live in a major metro area, take public transit

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LeonDJuda@reddit

Do they was your car at least?

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El_alacran214@reddit

Uber

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MarkTwang-@reddit

Is this the lot directly in front? I feel like the parking garages aren’t $75…

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Larc0m@reddit

Yeah the orange lot is right outside of AAC

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AntoineEx@reddit

I paid it once. Honestly, it was worth it. You park steps away from the entrance.

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sinovesting@reddit

I get that we all like convenience but $75 to save ~5 minutes of walking is not worth it at all to me. To each their own.

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Larc0m@reddit

I go to a lot of Stars games and normally park in Lexus garage. It’s pretty much the same distance but normally cheaper

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spectrem12@reddit (OP)

Prices at all parking lots in the immediate vacinity are 45 or higher. I don't know what the garages are at.

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foreverkasai@reddit

The one right next to DART was $35 then it shot up to $75 during the Stars WCF games. If it stays that high I can’t imagine going to many more games.

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Substantial-Ad-8575@reddit

Dang, get parking with our Stars season tickets.

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stxrlesseyes@reddit

Yeah... I'll just pay $5 to park down under 345 and walk a mile.

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hananobira@reddit

Get a Perot Museum membership. $5 parking in the lot across from the museum. Caveat: you have to go inside the museum while they’re open to get the parking ticket so you’d have to get there pretty early for night games. But if you were planning to get dinner beforehand anyway it works out.

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Tucson_FZ777@reddit

Great idea. We joined the DMA to park for free at Kyle Warren.

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hananobira@reddit

Ooh, I like free better than $5!

The cool thing about membership at the Perot is you get free admission to most of the major science museums around the country. So every time we take a family road trip we get to visit a couple of science museums. The in-laws are in Chicago, so we get to go into the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, Museum of Science & Industry, etc. free. We definitely get our money’s worth.

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Peakbrowndog@reddit

This is true of most museums, like the DMA, the Kimbell, the Modern. Almost all large museums have this as a benefit.

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omar_strollin@reddit

And gardens!

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Strong_Attempt4185@reddit

Or just ride the train for $3

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thecobra42@reddit

You can park at happiest hour for free and it’s closer

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pearso66@reddit

Don't give away the secret lol. I throw them $10-$20 tip when I park there. I'm usually right out too.

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thecobra42@reddit

I always get out pretty quick unless it’s a Friday or Saturday night. Those nights are utter chaos.

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pearso66@reddit

I've been to plenty of hockey games on those nights. Takes maybe 10 minutes to get the car, then i cut across the behind the parking lot and get right to 75. Super easy

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nomadschomad@reddit

Take Uber, Lyft, or DART.

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Longstrongandhansome@reddit

If you have a Lexus you can park in the Lexus garage for $30-$40 unless that changed

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aaronle06@reddit

What is the event?

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spectrem12@reddit (OP)

Lil Baby

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saysthingsbackwards@reddit

I heard a left stroke put him in a spiral

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oceanspaceandstars@reddit

Underrated comment

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MarioV2@reddit

And Big X Tha Plug

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dannyc93@reddit

The way I can’t tell if you’re joking or not

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MarioV2@reddit

Oh actually he dropped out of the tour 1-2 days ago. Nvm

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Cryptur17@reddit

Wtf he did?

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MarioV2@reddit

I just saw it on his IG! That sucks

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MarioV2@reddit

Oh he’s gonna be there baby. Opener

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LoveClimateChange@reddit

Trump convention lol

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CollectMan420@reddit

There’s a parking lot a mile away by a restaurant called Haywire my little secret to you

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gibbyhikes@reddit

I haven't been down there for a game or event in a couple of years but I used to Park under Woodall Rogers across from Hooters pretty cheap, or the lot just on the south side (near the Aquarium) and walk down, grab a bite beforehand.

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nhogan84@reddit

DART DART DART DART DART cmon y'all it's really that simple

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VeViArgh@reddit

Looks like the prices we use to pay in San Francisco for a Giants game. That was 8 years ago. Can only imagine what they are now.
Public transportation is best.

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CreamsicleArmy@reddit

The Tom Thumb garage, 2nd level. Even for big events there is usually not an attendant and the rate for 3+ hours is i think $12. Used it for 3 Stars playoff games and it was half empty each time. Easy in, easy out.

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spectrem12@reddit (OP)

Thats useful, but I was just pointing out the absurdity of charging $75 to park for a concert for 3 hours.

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soonerfreak@reddit

We have public transportation, this is a fee for people not using it.

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taco_penance9@reddit

I can hear the sad walk music from Arrested Development just looking at this photo.

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Robinyount_0@reddit

DART and it it’s not running, uber

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llamalovedee123@reddit

Dart all the wayyyy

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foreverkasai@reddit

If only it came to Arlington…..

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JB-Wentworth@reddit

LOL! Jerry would never allow that to happen !

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fleashosio@reddit

DART is the way to go when you're heading there. Even if the parking was FREE I wouldn't bother, as the traffic getting in, and even more so getting out, is a nightmare. Forget that, I'm taking the train. Even when I was a train operator for DART, that was a reliable source of passengers, because so many people realize that driving there sucks. If they can, they'll stage a red and blue line extra train in a pocket track nearby, and when whatever event is going on ends, they send those out a bit after. So even folks coming in from the north on the red or blue line get a direct connection home.

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spectrem12@reddit (OP)

Yeah but DART doesn't do any runs from end to end after 1230AM. Hence why some people still drive.

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saysthingsbackwards@reddit

download the gopass app and check it

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fleashosio@reddit

That's fair. When I was an operator, we would send extra trains, and even hold a third event train that was a green line towards the north side, and they'd all wait no matter how late it got. I remember being an AA event train and we didn't go until like 2am or something because a sports game (hockey I think) went well into overtime. Wayyyy into overtime. Oh well. We waited, and all those folks still had a train at 2am.

Does DART still do that? Usually, no. Not out of spite, they just don't have enough working train cars and avaliable operators to be able to always do that. So if your concert or what have you is getting out past 1AM, you might have an issue. But a game that starts at 6pm or something, you'll be fine.

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LittleTXBigAZ@reddit

Oh buddy, I feel you. I worked an event train once for a concert for some big time Indian pop star and they did THREE encores at three or four songs each. I sat in that pocket track until damn near 0130 just watching the overtime rolling in 🤣

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waitstaph@reddit

Also, new FTA rules about shuttle service made it basically illegal to run event service

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truth-4-sale@reddit

Welcome to Downtown Dallas, and enjoy your visit ! ! ! !

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DoubleBookingCo@reddit

I feel you that is a lot, but people do pay it. Dallas is such a cheap place to park otherwise, compared to any major city our size.

There are meters in our city that are $0.50 per hour. Thats wild.

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yummyjackalmeat@reddit

If only we had some sort of rapidly moving transit vehicle that could get us there for only a few dollars. A sort of "Dallas Area Rapid Transit" if you will.

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bikerdude214@reddit

Because the Perot family ain’t rich enough….

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socrates_friend812@reddit

This should be illegal.

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Powerful_Mango_3746@reddit

Honestly I just take a Lyft. Yes it’s usually 50-60 bucks (adding both to and from here not 50-60 each way) but I don’t have to worry about getting there early (physical disability and can’t walk too far) and in most lots it’s a saving, plus not worrying about after-event traffic and sitting back is so worth it!

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tmanarl@reddit

So don’t park there

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therealallpro@reddit

Should be even higher.

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Dick_Lazer@reddit

DART rail is like $3.

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IN4RNO@reddit

You can park at the Mavs practice facility on the other side of 35. It’s less than $10 if I remember correctly and it’s a 10 minute walk to AA. Extremely well lit and police presence as well for traffic purposes.

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GloomyHamster@reddit

can get out of that area faster too

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wannabetmore@reddit

A 5 mile Uber/Lyft with surge pricing makes it around $100 round trip too.

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Upbeat-Lobster-8840@reddit

1333 N Stemmons Fwy on the ParkWhiz app is. 0.6 mile walk but only costs $5

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kanemeroy77@reddit

Daym, that's affected by tariffs

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PresidentBaileyb@reddit

If you want to park and walk, message me! I live right up the street and will take as many people in my garage as want to come for $10 a pop. It’s the Alexan if you want to look at Google maps for distance

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kingstante@reddit

When was this photo taken? This was the parking price for the NHL Western Conference Finals, which goes up $10 each round

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20grae@reddit

I always got there early and parked in the garage across the street next to the w for free

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holy-dragon-scale@reddit

Yes came here to say this!!!! I always got there two hours early and got free parking every time. I’ve never paid for parking at any concerts there 🤣🤣

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Clown45@reddit

Man back in my day when that shit was only $50 🤣

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Glueberry_Ryder@reddit

lol my wife and I went to Jerry World for a concert and got into a lane where people were lined up to park but there was no one in the lot and they all kept turning around when they got to the attendant, it very clearly said public parking so I stayed in line to see why they were all leaving. $100 to park. It was a lot perfect lot. Close to the entrance and a straight shot out to 30. I’m ashamed to say I paid it. But at the end of the night it made it worth it to simply walk out and be out of the nonsense within 5 minutes of getting to the car. Actually would do again. 🫤

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lordbatman214@reddit

Thats why Noone is there. Its always easier to Uber

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rabidwolf86@reddit

Might have free parking at Illinois station, but do i really wanna park there. Sigh

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TheBuzzTrack@reddit

The parking lot next to the Dallas Mavs practice center is dirt cheap.

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littlehockeypuck@reddit

15 years or so ago I used to pregame there for free. 😭

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typhoonjerry@reddit

All those condos robbed the parking.. Park and ride on the dart rail.

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BlackStarCorona@reddit

Yup. Went to a Stars game maybe last year, paid $35 for parking. Went this year and it was almost $60. I used to live downtown and just took a $10 uber. Now I’m in suburbia and going sucks.

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BamaPhils@reddit

Park and ride DART. A ton of people do it from Carrollton/Farmers Branch

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cruz-77@reddit

At those prices, ordering an Uber Black SUV is cheaper 💀

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Blackchaos93@reddit

Once spent $100 just to get shit, piss, and blood on my car within the first 30 seconds and walk in at halftime at AT&T stadium.

Last time I went we rolled around for well into the second quarter before I had to piss. Paid $100 to be across the street and stepped out of my car to piss by the tire and into a pile of fresh diarrhea. Guess that’s karma for literally in the next moment doing a #1 in the same parking lot. The real bonus was that I had been holding it for so long that the adrenaline rush of slipping in poop plus that led me to get a nosebleed before I was done pissing.

Quite the shitshow I had to gather together before walking in.

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gr0uchyMofo@reddit

It’s $75…but most parking lot attendants will ask for a lower fare, in cash, and pocket it.

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ThinLength123@reddit

That’s smart. I’d rather pay them 40 bucks than the corporation

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Rakebleed@reddit

shhhh!

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Mnudge@reddit

It’s obscene to be honest. Tollways are just as bad.

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plastic_jungle@reddit

That’s capitalism baby

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ByronFerrari@reddit

Park at Reverchon Park and then walk fifteen minutes to the arena using the Katy Trail. You could also park in the Design District or the West End and walk from there.

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hastinapur@reddit

People usually get frustrated with the business but the truth is there are enough folks who are willing to pay. People get upset with Ticketmaster but the go ahead and buy the tickets anyway. A business will charge the maximum amount that it can get away with.

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FaBiOtHeGrEaTeSt@reddit

Just pay the 5 dollars under Woodall Rodgers and walk 10 minutes

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JerryTexas52@reddit

Park and ride the light rail instead. Free parking and a ticket is cheap. We always ride the rail downtown instead of parking there.

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Sterfrydude@reddit

i lost my shit when we went to the stars game a couple months ago. she said “yeah as the games get more competitive/popular/closer to playoff then they raise the rates. 🥵

i agree dart is the way, dunno why we didn’t do that we live close to a station just stops away. 🤦‍♂️

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llort_tsoper@reddit

That's enough to buy 2 beers inside the AAC.

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thecobra42@reddit

I’ll let you guys in on a little secret… they have free valet parking at happiest hour. Right by the arena and it will only cost you a tip.

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rds060184@reddit

Dart!

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thecobra42@reddit

Park at a dart station and use the train

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bevkiefner@reddit

Moving on to different topic... Are seeing Lil Baby tonight?

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817bdk@reddit

Fort Worth tried to show y'all you were growing too fast. The bigger the city the more money people think you have so the more money you have to spend.

Don't Dallas the rest of Texas.

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Upstairs_Balance_464@reddit

Yep. And people pay it, which is why it costs that much. Same as the price of everything else.

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Independent-Expert89@reddit

Wait a minute they forgot per hour, be careful they will automatically call a tow truck after an hour....