Scooter decal prices, which were proposed last month to increase from $36 a year to $121, may now only rise to $64.
The proposal, suggested by UF's Transportation and Parking Services, was amended after students voiced concerns, said Ron Fuller, the department's assistant director.
The prices must be approved at the March meeting of the Board of Trustees, UF's highest governing body. Prices for all other decals could also rise by about 10 percent if the proposal is accepted.
Fuller said the decal increases would fund campus parking maintenance, which costs almost $1 million a year, and a $23 million new garage next to the transportation department on Gale Lemerand Drive, scheduled to open in June 2009. The department relies solely on decal sales and parking ticket fees for its revenue, he said.
Over the years, scooters costs have exceeded decal revenue.
Because the popularity of scooters and motorcycles has grown, UF has had to provide better, larger parking locations for them on campus - renovations the department can't afford without decal hikes, Fuller said. In addition, he said the higher prices might decrease the amount of scooters ridden on campus, which currently poses a safety threat.
"You put hundreds of scooters flying by Turlington at class time, and it's a big deal," he said.
