Economics 1 - Just saying...

From the Bruin: UCLA student daily parking permits will be “significantly limited” – and on some days may not be offered at all – starting Jan. 1, 2026. Student daily parking permits, which currently cost $7.28 per day, have been offered since April 2022 as a use for excess post-pandemic parking capacity, a UCLA Transportation spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Beginning in 2026, the availability of these short-term permits will no longer be guaranteed and will instead be determined on a day-to-day basis, the spokesperson added.

Parking spots currently available for student daily permits will be reallocated for long-term permits, such as quarterly permits, the spokesperson said in the statement. Quarterly permits cost $324 for commuter student parking. There are about 22,000 parking spaces serving almost 90,000 people on campus daily, the spokesperson said, adding that parking structures 2, 3, 4, 7 and 32 could be impacted by the change...

Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2025/11/16/daily-student-parking-permits-to-be-significantly-limited-beginning-january-2026.

NOTE: This policy discourages the use of public transit, presumably not the policy goal of UCLA. If you push students to buy quarterly permits, rather than buying a costly daily pass, the marginal cost to those permit holders of parking at UCLA becomes Zero. This is Economic 1. Just saying...