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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 28.2006
Parking rates rise, new
surcharges for juniors
by Sarah Taylor
THRESHER STAFF
Each parking rate will increase
3 to 5 percent next year, and juniors
— who along with seniors currently
do not pay a surcharge — will pay
$176 in addition to their lot fees.
President David Leebron set the
rates based on recommendations
by the Parking Committee.
Director of Adminisrative Ser-
vices Eugen Radulescu said the
rate increases and new surcharge
for juniors are part of a plan
announced in 2002 for the park-
ing and transportation offices to
eliminate their deficits by 2012.
This year's deficit will be roughly
$750,000, about$175,000 more than
planned in the budget
"The plan to eliminate the deficit
is still on the map, although the year
it's eliminated might be earlier or
later than 2012," Radulescu said.
Radulescu said the addition of
surcharges to lot fees began two
years ago, and seniors will begin to
pay a surcharge in 2007-'08 as well.
The biggest fee increase will be
for the South Stadium Lot, located
next to Rice Stadium. The lot was
reclassified as a "close-in" lot and will
cost $250, up from $180 last year.
Radulescu said parking fees are
used for parking lot maintenance
and improvement, as well as shuttle
service costs.
Parking Committee Member
Eric Feivesor. said the new rates
accurately reflect the concerns of
the Parking Committee.
"The bottom line is getting rid of
the deficit," Feiveson, a Lovett Col-
lege junior, said. "I don't think the
surcharges are meant to discourage
students from parking."
However, Parking Committee
Member Ian Everhart said he thinks
the surcharges are designed to dis-
courage student car ownership.
"The parking fees might push a
student one way or the other when
they're deciding to bring a car to
school," Everhart, a Hanszen Col-
lege senior, said.
Last year, Leebron approved
the classification of college lots
and several other popular lots as
"premium lots." Leebron also ai>
proved a 117-percent increase in
parking fees for those lots and an
increase of 10 to 20 percent in fees
for all other lots.
Radulescu said he thinks
students will be happier with this
year's rate increases.
"Leebron's response to the sug-
gestions of the Parking Committee
are encouraging because they're
in keeping with what we were dis-
cussing," Radulescu said. "I think
students will be relieved that the
rates aren't going up as much as
they did last year."
The Parking Committee will
also introduce a "Night Owls" pass
for graduate students. The pass
will give them access to premium
lots—including the North Lot and
college lots — after 5 p.m. and on
weekends.
Radulescu said the pass will make
parking safer for graduate students.
"Some graduate students felt
uncomfortable walking to their
cars late at night," Radulescu said.
"They wanted to park closer to
the labs."
Other changes include the relo-
cation of the Parking Registration
Office from the RUPD station to
the Central Campus Garage, which
occured Tuesday. Also, the Main
Street Lot will be classified as part
of the Lovett Lot next year.
PARKING RATES
Location
2005-06
2006-07
% change
Central Campus Garage
$625
$655
4.8
Premium lots
390
410
5.1
Close-in lots
300
315
5.0
West Lot
200
210
5.0
South Stadium
180
250
38.9
Greenbriar Lot
130
134
3.1
Motorcycles
57
60
5.3
Night Owls pass
—
60
—
Surcharges
Freshmen
175
200
14.3
Sophomores
160
192
20.0
Juniors
~
176
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Brown, David. The Rice Thresher, Vol. 93, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, April 28, 2006, newspaper, April 28, 2006; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth442999/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.