Sunday, November 2, 2008

Paying More to Not Park

Parking continues to be a serious problem at CSULB, yet students pay more for parking permits. The price of the student parking permit has gone up by $27, costing $123 per semester. Students are now afforded the option of purchasing an academic year parking permit for $246. Daily parking passes and the parking meters are not exempt to the cost increase. For a daily pass students pay $4, instead of the previous price of $3.75 and metered parking costs $2 per hour.
The sudden increase in student parking prices, which took effect on July 1, 2008, has students wondering why or what they are paying for. Students are paying for parking structure number 3. According to parking officials, the new structure is costing $41,000,000 to construct and students are pickig up the bill.

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