Sustainable Transportation and Grounds in UIC - University of ...

Report to UIC 19 Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability and Energy
Parking and Transit Benefit Use
UIC has a total of 41 parking lots with 11,944 parking spaces in the
East and West campuses combined, with a foot print of 43.7 acres.
UIC Parking Services is a self-supporting entity that uses its revenue
solely to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain parking
facilities at the University. The parking program also absorbs the
displacement costs for surface lots used for academic buildings.
State funds made available to the University are not used to subsidize
departmental operations nor pay the fees for its users. Daily parking
utilization is approximately 64% (81% west campus, 50% east
campus). The medical community parking needs affords the university
opportunity to allocate parking space more efficiently.
UIC Parking costs for Keycard parking for FY09:
$67.74/month for an unreserved stall
$109.64/month for a reserved stall
$45.42/month for nights only
The daily rate in a parking facility is $10 and Pavilion event parking is
$10-13 per event. Coupons are available in packages of 100 and 10
at that provide a small discount to the daily rate. Units will often
purchase a reciprocal parking pass for employees that need to work
frequently on the “other” side of campus. On an annual basis this
comes to $156. The cost of parking is much lower than in downtown
Chicago. The Chicago Tribune, in August of 2007, identified the
average monthly parking rate in the city of Chicago as $350, with a
median daily rate of $28.00. Parking prices have since increased.
Special events on campus can generate 100% parking lot utilization in
the parking areas close to the venue. Parking utilization per lot is
shown in the following tables.
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