ABSTRACT
Parking is a key element in transportation demand management (TDM), and universities have adopted two main approaches to campus parking policy: political and economic. The political approach relies on rules and regulations, while the economic approach relies on market prices. The results of these two approaches at the university level provide valuable lessons for TDM policies in the wider society. More recently, UCLA Chancellor Albert Camesale said, 'At UCLA, parking is the most important issue for everyone'. Universities often lead society in advocating social and economic equality, but their complex parking hierarchies make the Titanic look like a one-class ship. The best parking spaces on campus are reserved for the coveted 'X' permit, which allows holders to park in the premium spaces reserved exclusively for X permits and in the spaces reserved for all other permits. UCLA gives priority to administrators, faculty, and staff for permits in the locations they want, and allocates the remaining permits to students.
