Why are there different types of parking permits and different fees?
There are approximately 5,000 parking spaces on campus, but with over 10,000 students (3,800 living on campus) and 1,100 faculty and staff, a system of allocating the available parking spaces is needed. On campus students generally require a parking space 24 hours a day. On campus students are assigned to a parking lot near their residence halls, and are expected to walk to classes and other campus destinations. Commuting students use parking lots near the academic buildings, and generally they are on campus for shorter periods. Because of this turnover, a parking space in a commuter lot generates approximately the same amount of revenue as a parking space in a resident lot.
