New parking lot plan to eliminate crunch
By: Leola Washington
Issue date: 9/26/07 Section: News
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Recent changes to the parking policy at California State University, Stanislaus include the addition of 732 new parking spaces by 2010 and a corresponding fee increase to help cover the cost.
The new plan was developed as a response to the growing student population and continual overcrowding of campus lots.
Beginning with the addition of 188 new parking spaces to Lot 6 to be completed at the end of October, the plan calls for an additional 44 spaces to be added to the new Student Fitness Center in Spring 2009 and 500 spaces to be built in a surface lot on the southeast corner of campus by Spring 2010.
However, these additions are not without cost to students and faculty.
For faculty, the daily parking rate will increase from $2 to $3 and the monthly cost of reserved parking spaces will increase to $45.
For students, on July 1, 2008, parking fees will increase from $64 to $82 per semester. By 2014, the rate will increase to $175 per semester.
The new parking plan which was developed by the Business and Finance, Facilities, and Public Safety departments, was approved by the Student Fee Advisory Committee last spring.
Asked about student reaction to the extra fees, Mary Stephens, vice president of Business and Finance, said, "I think if you're going to charge people more, you need to give them something in exchange."
She said that the increased fees will also give students a new traffic light at Calaveras Way and an extra exit route off campus by Christoffersen Parkway. Primarily, she said the fees are intended to cover any future additions should the need for more parking arise.
Stephens explained that the school is seeking alternative methods of transportation so students who live near campus could be provided with free busing or carpool vans.
Kate Levernier, a sophomore liberal studies major, said she would be willing to accept a compromise on the increased fees. "If CSUS brought back the separate dorm parking permits, I wouldn't mind a fee increase."
The new plan was developed as a response to the growing student population and continual overcrowding of campus lots.
Beginning with the addition of 188 new parking spaces to Lot 6 to be completed at the end of October, the plan calls for an additional 44 spaces to be added to the new Student Fitness Center in Spring 2009 and 500 spaces to be built in a surface lot on the southeast corner of campus by Spring 2010.
However, these additions are not without cost to students and faculty.
For faculty, the daily parking rate will increase from $2 to $3 and the monthly cost of reserved parking spaces will increase to $45.
For students, on July 1, 2008, parking fees will increase from $64 to $82 per semester. By 2014, the rate will increase to $175 per semester.
The new parking plan which was developed by the Business and Finance, Facilities, and Public Safety departments, was approved by the Student Fee Advisory Committee last spring.
Asked about student reaction to the extra fees, Mary Stephens, vice president of Business and Finance, said, "I think if you're going to charge people more, you need to give them something in exchange."
She said that the increased fees will also give students a new traffic light at Calaveras Way and an extra exit route off campus by Christoffersen Parkway. Primarily, she said the fees are intended to cover any future additions should the need for more parking arise.
Stephens explained that the school is seeking alternative methods of transportation so students who live near campus could be provided with free busing or carpool vans.
Kate Levernier, a sophomore liberal studies major, said she would be willing to accept a compromise on the increased fees. "If CSUS brought back the separate dorm parking permits, I wouldn't mind a fee increase."
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