{"id":52827,"date":"2015-06-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/06\/02\/questions-and-answers-about-parking\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:46:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:46:17","slug":"questions-and-answers-about-parking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/06\/02\/questions-and-answers-about-parking\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions and answers about parking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Why do we have to pay for parking? <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a common question with a complex answer. The word last week that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/05\/29\/parking-rates-to-increase-cost-saving-options-available\/\">parking rates will increase July 1<\/a> was understandably unwelcome news for everyone who pays to park at the UNMC\/Nebraska Medicine campus. The 6 percent increase equates to about $2 per month in most campus parking lots. Here are answers to some of the frequently asked parking questions:<\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"300\" cellspacing=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Park0602.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:0.85em;line-height:150%\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Why do I have to pay to park?<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>The med center is unique in Omaha. It takes up several city blocks with densely packed and populated buildings. There is no other local organization that faces the same types of challenges. That unfortunately means the University of Nebraska, which manages all on-campus parking, is constantly working to keep up with demand.\n<li>Staff members who are able can choose not to park on campus. <a href=\"http:\/\/livegreennebraska.com\/travelsmart\/\">The new TravelSmart program<\/a> is designed to give you free alternatives to parking.<\/ul>\n<li><b>Why don&#8217;t other health care organizations charge employees to park?<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>There&#8217;s always a cost associated with parking. People who work for other organizations in Omaha may not see the cost in their pay statements, but the cost is there.\n<li>Only med center employees who park on campus have to pay for it.<\/ul>\n<li><b>Can&#8217;t we build more parking?<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>A new parking structure is being built on campus. It will be across the street from Clarkson Tower.\n<li>New parking does not come cheaply and ends up adding to the cost of parking. If a new hospital or clinic building goes up, it will eventually pay for itself through revenue. There is no way for a parking lot to pay for itself.<\/ul>\n<li><b>Why don&#8217;t UNMC\/Nebraska Medicine employees who work in different locations have to pay to park?<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Other locations do not have the same employee, student and patient population and the parking infrastructure needed to accommodate all those people in one area.<\/ul>\n<li><b>Where does the money go?<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Parking fees are <i>not<\/i> a revenue generator for the med center. The biggest piece of the parking pie goes to cover the cost of parking garage construction. Click here to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/03\/03\/livegreen-anatomy-of-a-parking-fee\/\">details about the anatomy of parking fees<\/a>.<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raise in parking rates set for July leads to 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