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 Parking services implements higher costs for tickets, meter and permits.
Parking services implements higher costs for tickets, meter and permit
Students returning to the University of Idaho campus have undoubtedly noticed an increase in parking prices, but the changes have not been made without a purpose.
Parking and Transportation Services Manager Carl Root said changes were made because the department is financially self-sustained. Selling parking permits is their main source of income.
Changes made include an increase in parking permits and lots that have been converted to different permits. Fees are required to park for daycare, family housing and the disabled.
Permit prices have also been increased. Gold permits are now $288, red permits are $131 and purple, silver and green permits will be $74. Metered parking has increased from 75 cents an hour to $1 an hour.
Certain parking citations have increased. It includes no parking, illegal use, display of lost or stolen permits, not a motorcycle space, no parking 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. and vehicle impound citations.
Three blue lots have been converted to red. They include the police substation and North Campus Center; Blake and Taylor have also been converted.
All magenta permit parking lots have been converted to purple. The upper Nez Perce Dr. will be converted from red to purple.
Daycare permits are now available for $10. Family Housing permits are available for $37 and all Departmental permits are available for $288.
The UI disability permits, previously available to students free of charge, is now $74. Or temporary disability permits are $1 per day.
The organization wants to develop a financially sustainable parking system, Root said.
Parking and Transportation Services has been trying to work closely with ASUI, Root said.
“We want people to understand who we are, what we’re trying to do and where we are trying to go,” he said.
Parking services started discussing the proposals last winter and hosted six public sessions to discuss the changes.
“Increases in anything, whether it be gas prices, food or parking, nobody is going to be happy,” said Rebecca Couch, information specialist for parking services.
According to the final report of proposals from parking services, the proposal to convert the administration lot 40 into a platinum permit received mostly negative feedback. This proposal will be delayed until further research can be done.
Couch said people who have permits are glad to see parking services out giving tickets because people who are parking illegally are taking their spots.
Other comments parking services received, not concerning a specific proposal, include that there are no spaces available in the evening in silver parking lots. People also suggested more parking on campus, building a parking garage and short term parking areas in residential areas.
Substantial changes usually happen annually, Root said. Minor changes occur every semester.
For additional information, contact Parking and Transportation Services at 885-6424 or visit www.dfa.uidaho.edu/parking.
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