While street parking is not easily available, some apartment complexes offer indoor parking at additional cost. Many students who live in Center City use public transportation or bike to and from Campus. Dial 898-RIDE to access the service. The Art Museum area has more reasonably priced high rise apartments, brownstones and row homes. There is no direct public transportation so you can either bike, use a car or plan to spend extra time going back and forth every day.
Some apartment buildings offer their own shuttle services.
For people who love the outdoors and want to bike and jog, the Fairmount Park nearby may represent a great advantage. While undergraduate students cluster in the area immediately west of Campus, to 43 rd Street, graduate students tend to go farther west, all the way to 48 th Street. The people living in University City come from diverse racial, ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds, and this diversity is rewarding and enriching for the people who call this neighborhood home. Housing options in University City range from large Victorian homes on tree-lined streets with large backyards and porches, two and three story row homes, to medium and large size apartment complexes. In the area very close to Campus, prices have increased very significantly since last year, due to high demand for undergraduate housing and the high occupancy rate and high prices of Center City apartments.