FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
These are some of the more frequently requested pieces of parking information we receive annually. They are broken down in the following sections:
Parking Citations: Parking Spaces; Parking Permits; CABS For additional information, please e-mail us at tpinfo@osu.edu.
Parking Citations
How many citations do you issue each year? We issue an average of 80,000 citations each year.
How much money do you make on parking citations? Parking citations generates $1,000,000 in revenue per year, but that does not even cover the cost of the staff who write the citations, provide directions on campus, work traffic crashes, direct traffic during special events and for road closures, etc.)
Parking Spaces
How many parking spaces are there on campus? There are a total of 31,792 parking spaces on the Columbus Campus. For a breakdown of spaces, please click here.
*Please note that this number changes daily due to construction projects on campus.
How many parking spaces are designated for students? There are approximately 13,600 spaces (12,500 surface spaces and 1,100 garage spaces) designated to student parkers.
How many parking spaces are open during the day? There are approximately 2,000 parking spaces available during peak daytime hours. The majority of these spaces are located on West Campus, in the Riverbank lots, and in the Buckeye Lots near the Schottenstein Center.
How many parking spaces are in each garage? How many garages are on campus? There are 11 garages on campus. The parking space breakdown for each garage is below.
| Garage |
Number of Spaces |
|
958 |
|
638 |
|
917 |
|
1,076 |
|
653 |
|
950 |
|
1,072 |
|
602 |
|
600 |
|
654 |
|
820 public; 1,002 total with Valet |
Why don't you build underground garages? The cost per space is more than double that of an above ground garage parking space ($50,000 per space vs. $20,000 per space). In addition, the maintenance is higher due to ventilation and sprinkler systems.
Do you have any plans for more parking garages? Yes. We will soon start design plans for the Lane Ave. Parking Garage, which is planned for the area near Lane Ave. and Tuttle Park Place. Construction is set to start Spring 2007. Also, plans are in the works to add 400-500 additional parking spaces to the Ohio Union Parking Garage. The construction should coincide with the building of the new Ohio Union.
Parking Permits
Why are parking passes so expensive? Transportation & Parking Services at The Ohio State University is a self-supporting entity, relying solely on user fees for all construction, maintenance, and operation of parking facilities and Campus Area Bus Service (CABS). The cost of the parking permits does not begin to cover the cost to provide the parking to our customers.
For example, Garage parking costs $900 per space per year to provide. Our highest fee (faculty "A") is $576.00. Central Campus surface lots cost $300 per space per year to provide. We charge between $201.00 (students) to $300.00 (staff) for permits to these areas. West Campus parking costs $700 per space per year to provide. We charge $72.00 to students to park in these lots.
How many parking permits are issued each year? We sell approximately 44,000 yearly parking permits each year. For a breakdown in permit sales, please click here.
CABS
Do you use enviroment-friendly fuel? Yes. As of Autumn Quarter 2006, we are proud to announce that our entire CABS fleet is powered by clean-burning BioDiesel (B20). This decision came after a multi-year pilot program, started in 2003, produced promising results. For more information about this program, please visit our "New This Year" page in our Policies and Procedures.
Do you have any CABS Ridership statistics? Yes. We count riders as they enter the front of the bus. Please click here for charts on our ridership.
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