April 6, 2004

From staff reports

It has taken four years to realize Parking and Transportation’s three-year plan to gradually raise its revenue.

Last year’s planned increase in parking fees, deferred because of the lack of pay raises for employees, will be implemented effective June 1, said Rebecca White, director of U.Va. Parking and Transportation. “We have been happy to forego these increases in times of sacrifice for University employees, but at some point we need to begin addressing some pressing needs.”

Commuter permits will go from $11 to $12 per month. Reserved parking will increase from $22 monthly to $24, and premium reserved spaces will go from $31 to $34 monthly.

Though the fee structure for parking citations will remain the same, the fines for three specific violations related to parking without a permit will be upgraded from $25 to $30 offenses.

P&T has also proposed a $10 increase in the comprehensive transportation fee charged to students, to $111. The Board of Visitors must approve that measure.

Classified as an auxiliary enterprise, P&T receives no state tax money and must raise the revenue to support its own budget. The additional funds will go toward parking lot improvements, paying for the new Emmet/Ivy garage, keeping the bus fleet current and improving storm-water management at P&T’s Millmont Road facility, White said.

Last year’s deferral was the second during the three-year plan. The increase originally planned for June 2002 was delayed six months until employees could receive the one-time bonuses the state approved, effectively halving the planned revenue increase, White noted.