S.O. station commuter parking: How to

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Author Message   breal Citizen Username: Breal Post Number: 762 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 4:56 pm:        My friend is about to begin commuting to Manhattan from South Orange. She's an S.O. resident but far from the station. Do you buy parking passes at town hall? Jitney passes? How early do the commuter spaces fill up? Thank you in advance for your info and tips. [imagine an emoticon here.]   Pippi Supporter Username: Pippi Post Number: 1936 Registered: 8-2003 Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 5:07 pm:        breal - I wish your friend GOOD LUCK. the wait for permits at SO is very very long (several years) Tell your friend to get on both the SO list and the NJ Transit list. In the meantime, there are several places for non-permit day parking, for $4/day in the Library parking lot. I am a SO resident without a pass. I don't drive to the train every day, only about 2X/week. On those days I prefer to park at the Maplewood train station because there is a greater number of non-permit metered parking that is 1) cheaper by $1/day and 2) closer to the train. It helps to get there by 7:30-7:45 to secure a spot. I can't give you any info on the Jitney, as I don't take it