The additional parking availability is restricted to off-peak hours and allows for an increase in permits sold to maximize the usage of spaces. B. Hourly Parking Permit-holders are part of the parking system whether they are on campus or not. Costs, therefore, are spread over a group much larger than is actually parked on campus at any given time. However, the costs and revenues associated with hourly public parking must be analyzed on the basis of actual space use. The cost of providing an hourly space is calculable in terms of capital, operating and maintenance components.
Hourly spaces are profitable.