Cost of Parking
Hello and good afternoon. I am in my almost 4th year of being a staff member at ASU and it is getting harder to understand how it is that I have to pay $780 per year to park to come to work. That is a lot of money coming out of my current salary that barely covers my rent, car insurance, utilities, groceries, gas, etc. If I felt safer parking off campus in the surrounding neighborhoods or riding the buses or the light rails, I would but as a female, I don't feel safe walking off campus. People are honestly in shock when I tell them how much I pay to park to go to work. I have had faculty laugh in my face when they joke that it is only $30 per pay period and they can afford that or they have a secret, free parking spot off campus and nearby. That is a lot that for someone that isn't making what a faculty member makes. I would like for a discount to be considered for at least half or even free parking.