Does your campus charge for parking? - The DIS Discussion Forums

starrzone · 10-06-2009, 01:41 PM

I am a university student, and the campus I attend has the following price structure for parking permits:

Faculty & Staff Parking Permit Fees (2009-2010)

* Full Year (12 month) -> $200.00
* 2 Terms -> $136.00
* 1 Term -> $95.00
* 1 Term (Part Time Faculty / Staff) -> $65.00
* 1 Month -> $27.00

Student Parking Permit Fees

* Full Year (12 Month) ->$130.00
* 2 Terms -> $79.00
* 1 Term -> $57.00
* 1 Month -> $27.00

The bolded part refers to my situation. Is it normal to charge such fees for parking? My campus is not in a major city by any means, there is PLENTY of room for expansion, and space is not a problem (i.e. the university has quite a bit of land to use). I'm ticked off because there have recently been many "improvements" to campus and I think that they're fishing around, trying to make up the extra funds. Of course, parking fees go up every year, with no improvement in the parking facilities themselves...

Laura · 10-06-2009, 01:48 PM

I go to Ohio State. Parking is INSANE!

Prices for students:
http://tp.osu.edu/students/parking/permitprices.shtml

Christine · 10-06-2009, 01:50 PM

My daughter attends college in West Virginia (not a big city either) and her parking fees are higher. But the town is "cramped" and parking is at a bit of a premium. I think it is normal to charge some fees. I mean there are parking lots that must be maintained and campus police to enforce traffic and parking, so there should be some sort of user fees.

Even at my daughter's high school (both in public and private) there was a $200 per year parking fee.

sbsteel · 10-06-2009, 01:53 PM

I graduated about 8 years ago and we had parking permit fees back then (and for the life of me, I can't remember what they were). Consider yourself lucky - ours were based on what color lot permit you bought. The further the lot was from the campus, the cheaper it was. If you wanted access to the parking garage next to the quad, you paid dearly for it.

kayla87 · 10-06-2009, 01:53 PM

Yup, but I go to school in downtown Indianapolis. I wish my parking pass was that cheap!

Deb in IA · 10-06-2009, 01:57 PM

Yes.

STUDENT PARKING RATES/FEES
STUDENT PERMITS

Rate Basis
2009-2010
Day Registration Permit (A) 12 Month
No Cost for Permit
Night Registration Permit (J) 12 Month
No Cost for Permit
Night and Weekend Permit 9 Month Permit
$90
Hancher Lot 9 Month Permit
$288
Finkbine and Hawkeye Commuter
9 Month Permit
$180
Hawkeye Storage
9 Month Permit
$288
Surface Night (designated surface lots)
9 Month Permit
$207
Motorcycle
9 Month Permit
$54
S Registration Permit (Myrtle)
12 Month
No Cost for Permit
R Permit (Myrtle)
9 Month Permit
$621

And $60 for our daughter's high school parking last year.

agnes! · 10-06-2009, 02:00 PM

I'm with Christine, our local school system charges HS Juniors $200 for a parking pass.

agnes!

Doctor P · 10-06-2009, 02:07 PM

I paid $100 for my parking pass in 1982 at Northwestern University. Fees at local universities here average $100 for an academic year pass.

Ariel Mae · 10-06-2009, 02:13 PM

Our campus charges about 35$, I believe, for two semesters (fall/spring). I think it's 18$ single.

Geoff_M · 10-06-2009, 02:21 PM

Our local state university likes to promote the notion that their tuition is a couple thousand dollars less than their other counterparts, but we've discovered that's because they nail students with other large "fees" to mask things. For example, they charge a couple hundred dollars each for things like "move-in week" at the dorms and orientation. When it comes to parking, they clip students for $300 per year. They also are quick to tell you that you aren't guaranteed a spot... it's more of a "hunting license" instead of a "permit".

However, at the state university our daughter goes to... it's free!

FireDancer · 10-06-2009, 02:33 PM

I went to Cleveland State University and parking was $96 per semester for students when I was there from 2000-2003. It is now $160 per semester for students and $243 per semester for faculty and staff (or $636 for the full year).

eeyoremum · 10-06-2009, 02:39 PM

yep our college charges

it is over $500 Canadian a year both staff and student

starrzone · 10-06-2009, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laura

I go to Ohio State. Parking is INSANE!

Prices for students:
http://tp.osu.edu/students/parking/permitprices.shtml

Wow...it takes a degree just to read this link! From the prices I saw, though, I feel lucky.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christine

My daughter attends college in West Virginia (not a big city either) and her parking fees are higher. But the town is "cramped" and parking is at a bit of a premium. I think it is normal to charge some fees. I mean there are parking lots that must be maintained and campus police to enforce traffic and parking, so there should be some sort of user fees.

Even at my daughter's high school (both in public and private) there was a $200 per year parking fee.

I actually AM a member of the Campus Police! The only responsibility we and the security staff have towards the parking lots is giving out tickets; there are no regular parking lot patrols. Security at my campus is a joke (or rather the officers they hire are; they get paid less than $9 an hour).

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbsteel

I graduated about 8 years ago and we had parking permit fees back then (and for the life of me, I can't remember what they were). Consider yourself lucky - ours were based on what color lot permit you bought. The further the lot was from the campus, the cheaper it was. If you wanted access to the parking garage next to the quad, you paid dearly for it.

See, I wish they had a system like this where we are. A space close to any building is impossible to get if you arrive to campus later than 9:30am, and as I said before, the lots are not patrolled. I do NOT feel comfortable parking waaaaay out in the unpaved lot if I arrive after 11:30am or so, but if the $79 were guaranteed to get me a prime spot, then I'd be all over it. Charge half as much for the "less desirable" completely unpaved lot. And don't get me started about the winter; the plows leave mounds of snow all over the place and don't clear it out, meaning that many of the "prime" spots are blocked.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ariel Mae

Our campus charges about 35$, I believe, for two semesters (fall/spring). I think it's 18$ single.

Now THIS I wouldn't mind paying for! What makes me mad is that they had a referendum trying to get ALL students to pay an extra $100/year to cover a universal bus pass for students living off campus...ummm, at my campus, it's about a 75/15/10 ratio to people who take their own cars/ people who live in on-campus residence/ people who take the bus. How on EARTH is that fair to the majority of us who drive to school? Luckily, the motion didn't pass.

Handbag Lady · 10-06-2009, 02:48 PM

I went to Cal State Long Beach and I started when I graduated High School in 1986.

Our parking fees were $65 per semester. (and it was exactly as another poster said, it was more of a hunting license than a permit, good luck finding a space!)

I remember it because due to a generous grandfather, it was the only fee I had to pay myself.

momrek06 · 10-06-2009, 02:59 PM

My DS' both graduated Providence College ('04&'08), RI. No cars on campus Fresh-Soph years. After that you MUST have a permit. No fee for the parking permit. It is first come first serve. They have a set number of permits they can give out a year due to space. If you do not get a permit and do park at the college, the fines are stiff.

DS#2 is now taking classes at University of CA/Irvine campus...yikes, it is like $10.00 to park nightly.

10-06-2009, 01:41 PM	#1
starrzone Quirky with snack cakes Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 834	Does your campus charge for parking? I am a university student, and the campus I attend has the following price structure for parking permits: Faculty & Staff Parking Permit Fees (2009-2010) * Full Year (12 month) -> $200.00 * 2 Terms -> $136.00 * 1 Term -> $95.00 * 1 Term (Part Time Faculty / Staff) -> $65.00 * 1 Month -> $27.00 Student Parking Permit Fees * Full Year (12 Month) ->$130.00 * 2 Terms -> $79.00 * 1 Term -> $57.00 * 1 Month -> $27.00 The bolded part refers to my situation. Is it normal to charge such fees for parking? My campus is not in a major city by any means, there is PLENTY of room for expansion, and space is not a problem (i.e. the university has quite a bit of land to use). I'm ticked off because there have recently been many "improvements" to campus and I think that they're fishing around, trying to make up the extra funds. Of course, parking fees go up every year, with no improvement in the parking facilities themselves... __________________ Come check out my blog: http://starrzone.wordpress.com/

10-06-2009, 01:50 PM	#3
Christine Would love to be able to sit on the couch for a few days, get a good book, and do NOTHING! Considers the DIS as Bladder Training 101 Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 17,343	My daughter attends college in West Virginia (not a big city either) and her parking fees are higher. But the town is "cramped" and parking is at a bit of a premium. I think it is normal to charge some fees. I mean there are parking lots that must be maintained and campus police to enforce traffic and parking, so there should be some sort of user fees. Even at my daughter's high school (both in public and private) there was a $200 per year parking fee. __________________ Christine Vacation Home - Terre Verde Resort - July 2009 Vacation Home - Terre Verde Resort - Easter 2007 Shades of Green - June 2005 Vistana Resort - May 01 Shades of Green - May 99 Shades of Green - Apr 97 CBR & Shades of Green - May 95

10-06-2009, 01:53 PM	#4
sbsteel No flash photograph on the dark rides, people! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Close to the Mouse Posts: 232	I graduated about 8 years ago and we had parking permit fees back then (and for the life of me, I can't remember what they were). Consider yourself lucky - ours were based on what color lot permit you bought. The further the lot was from the campus, the cheaper it was. If you wanted access to the parking garage next to the quad, you paid dearly for it. __________________ me DH due July 2010 Port Orleans French Quarter - March 2009 POP - January 2009 Caribbean Beach Resort - October, September 2008 Yacht Club - August 2008 Port Orleans Riverside - June 2008 Coronado Springs - August 2009; December, April, February 2008; Feb/March 2006 Contemporary - September 2006 Old Key West (1BR) - May 2004 Old Key West (Grand Villa) - May 2002 Polynesian - August 1995 Fort Wilderness/Polynesian - Summer 1989 Disneyland - 1987, 1984 WDW offsite - 1981

10-06-2009, 01:53 PM	#5
kayla87 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 416	Yup, but I go to school in downtown Indianapolis. I wish my parking pass was that cheap! __________________ VWL Feb 2011 AKV Jan 3-9, 2010 BLT Oct 19-23, 2009 with jaleaton

10-06-2009, 01:57 PM	#6
Deb in IA Knows that KIDS are better than cats When do we leave for that nice long Hawaii vacation? I'm a wimp, and I don't like food that hurts to eat Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Iowa City, IA (that's IOWA, not Idaho or Ohio) Posts: 11,510	Yes. STUDENT PARKING RATES/FEES STUDENT PERMITS Rate Basis 2009-2010 Day Registration Permit (A) 12 Month No Cost for Permit Night Registration Permit (J) 12 Month No Cost for Permit Night and Weekend Permit 9 Month Permit $90 Hancher Lot 9 Month Permit $288 Finkbine and Hawkeye Commuter 9 Month Permit $180 Hawkeye Storage 9 Month Permit $288 Surface Night (designated surface lots) 9 Month Permit $207 Motorcycle 9 Month Permit $54 S Registration Permit (Myrtle) 12 Month No Cost for Permit R Permit (Myrtle) 9 Month Permit $621 And $60 for our daughter's high school parking last year. __________________ Deb "Children are our most valuable natural resource." - Herbert Hoover, 31st President, native of West Branch, Iowa

10-06-2009, 01:48 PM	#2
Laura Wonders if the Tag Fairy takes requests? Vegetarians unite! Only uses the "best rigging" Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Animal Kingdom Lodge (I wish)! Posts: 11,436	I go to Ohio State. Parking is INSANE! Prices for students: http://tp.osu.edu/students/parking/permitprices.shtml __________________ Me DH DD

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10-06-2009, 02:00 PM	#7
agnes! sigh He had a yowl that could peel paper I would never joke around about making money My AI Loser Tag Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: South of Old Town Posts: 8,407	I'm with Christine, our local school system charges HS Juniors $200 for a parking pass. agnes! __________________ Happy Valentine's Day this spot still sacred to Those no longer here - you are not forgotten........... (also remembering all the pets who have owned me, including "James", "Sugar", "Gabriel" & "Nancy") This part of my signature is basically meaningless and I have no "BOOs" but I do have a seasonal smilie

10-06-2009, 02:07 PM	#8
Doctor P Chocolate covered ginger doubles your pleasure Lifetime Blackhawks fan! Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Corntown, USA Posts: 8,639	I paid $100 for my parking pass in 1982 at Northwestern University. Fees at local universities here average $100 for an academic year pass. __________________

10-06-2009, 02:13 PM	#9
Ariel Mae Every full moon or so, she shows her face Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SomeWhere Over The RainBow Posts: 1,425	Our campus charges about 35$, I believe, for two semesters (fall/spring). I think it's 18$ single. __________________ ~Always And Forever...~

10-06-2009, 02:21 PM	#10
Geoff_M DIS Veteran, DVC Member, "Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc" Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 8,934	Our local state university likes to promote the notion that their tuition is a couple thousand dollars less than their other counterparts, but we've discovered that's because they nail students with other large "fees" to mask things. For example, they charge a couple hundred dollars each for things like "move-in week" at the dorms and orientation. When it comes to parking, they clip students for $300 per year. They also are quick to tell you that you aren't guaranteed a spot... it's more of a "hunting license" instead of a "permit". However, at the state university our daughter goes to... it's free! __________________ "Cry 'Havoc', and let slip Tomas Holmstrom!!!" "In-a da crease... Out-a da crease... In-a da crease... Out-a da crease!!!!" "Way, way back many centuries ago... Not long after the Bible began..."

10-06-2009, 02:33 PM	#11
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10-06-2009, 02:39 PM	#12
eeyoremum Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Niagara, Ontario Posts: 322	yep our college charges it is over $500 Canadian a year both staff and student

10-06-2009, 02:48 PM	#14
Handbag Lady Disneyland Bride 2000 If you can't say somethng nice, come sit next to me Has the wherewithall to save bakery goods from earthquakes Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Southern California and Flexico Posts: 4,891	I went to Cal State Long Beach and I started when I graduated High School in 1986. Our parking fees were $65 per semester. (and it was exactly as another poster said, it was more of a hunting license than a permit, good luck finding a space!) I remember it because due to a generous grandfather, it was the only fee I had to pay myself. __________________ WDW: Oct/Nov. 2008 CBR / Sept. 2007 CBR / Oct. 2006 AKL / August 2005 POR (hello Katrina!) / 1998 Off Campus at the Grosvenor (ENGAGED AT EPCOT ) DL: Twice a month for years / Multiple visits since birth / 1989 CM on Main Street / 2000 Disneyland Fairy Tale Wedding <---Thanks Grumpy Pirate!

10-06-2009, 02:59 PM	#15
momrek06 The first person to reply on any thread needs to quote the OPShell Smuggler! BEE FRAGMENTS??? I do NOT eat bees!! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newport Beach, CA. Posts: 16,098	My DS' both graduated Providence College ('04&'08), RI. No cars on campus Fresh-Soph years. After that you MUST have a permit. No fee for the parking permit. It is first come first serve. They have a set number of permits they can give out a year due to space. If you do not get a permit and do park at the college, the fines are stiff. DS#2 is now taking classes at University of CA/Irvine campus...yikes, it is like $10.00 to park nightly. __________________ KAREN KAR and Goofy Thanks, Grumpy Pirate

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