Auraria doesn’t receive state funding so the three institutions - MSU Denver, University of Colorado-Denver and Community College of Denver - pay a fee into the Auraria General Fund. The Auraria Higher Education Center uses parking revenue to offset operating costs. Parking does not directly affect MSU Denver tuition, university spokesman Tim Carroll said. It goes back to the student bond so that tuition doesn’t go up for students.” “It goes back to deferred maintenance, and upkeep of the campus.

“The money that we generate from parking goes towards causes that benefits them on the backend,” Price said. Though unpopular, the hikes are necessary, Price said. These price hikes are part of a three- year plan that the Auraria Board approved in 2017 and took effect last year. This means that starting in the 2020-21 school year, the most expensive parking will be $7.25 for a day and the cheapest will be $4. The price for Auraria’s three parking garages and 12 lots will increase by 25 cents this summer and again in summer 2021, said Lena Price, the director of parking and transportation services at Auraria. Starting in summer 2020, Auraria students are going to have to fork over more money to park on campus.

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