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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 20, 2000
Media Contact: Mike Blanton, Public Affairs Manager
Phone: (919) 840-2100, ext. 207 Pager: (919) 981-2135
RDU
Parking Rates to Increase January 15, 2001
RDU
Airport, NC ---
A modest increase in parking rates of between $1 and $2 at Raleigh-Durham
International Airport will become effective Monday, January 15, 2001.
The Airport Authority approved this rate increase, the first in more than
two years, at its October 19, 2000 meeting.
The
increase is needed to help pay for more than $53 million in parking improvements
made during the last two years. In addition, increased revenues generated
by the rate increase will also help pay for construction of a second new
parking deck slated to begin in March. The next parking deck will contain
6,150 spaces and cost between $120 million and $140 million to build.
Parking
revenues are a key source of funding for the airport.
Parking
rates will increase on January 15 as follows:
| 2000
Rate |
2001
Rate: |
| Hourly $18 |
$24 |
| Park
and Ride 1 $4 |
$6 |
| Park
and Ride 2 $4 |
$5 |
| Park
and Ride 3 $3 |
$5 |
| Park
and Ride 4 $3 |
$4 |
| Daily
Parking $6 |
$8 |
Hourly rate would
remain at $1 per hour
Even with this rate
increase, RDU's parking rates will remain one of the best parking values
compared to rates charged by similar sized airports.
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Hourly
Parking
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Daily
Parking
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Shuttle
Parking
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Airport
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Per
Hour
|
Maximum
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Per
hour
|
Maximum
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Per
Hour
|
Maximum
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Atlanta
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$ 1.00
|
$
24.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$ 8-9.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$ 8-9.00
|
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Chicago
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$ 3.00
|
$ 50.00
|
$ 3.00
|
$ 21.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 8-12.00
|
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NY LaGuardia
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$ 2.00
|
$ 24.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 10-24.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 10-24.00
|
|
Orlando
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 12-15.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 12-15.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$ 6.00
|
|
Newark
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 48.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 24.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 8-12.00
|
|
Charlotte
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$ 1.50
|
$ 16.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$ 4.00
|
n/a
|
$ 2.75
|
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Cincinnati
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$ 2.00
|
$ 9.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 9.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 5.00
|
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Tampa
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$ 2.00
|
$ 9.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 8.00
|
n/a
|
$ 6.00
|
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Ft. Lauderdale
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$ 1.50
|
$ 36.00
|
$ 1.50
|
$ 12.00
|
n/a
|
$ 5.00
|
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Kansas City
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$ 1.00
|
$ 18.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$ 12.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$
4-9.00
|
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Memphis
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$
2-1.00
|
$ 20.00
|
$
2-1.00
|
$ 12.00
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
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San Antonio
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$
1-2.00
|
$ 18.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$ 10.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$ 4.00
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Nashville
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$ 1.00
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$ 20.00
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$ 1.00
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$ 7.00
|
$ 1.00
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$ 6.00
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Indianapolis
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$ 2.00
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$ 20.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$ 8.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$
4-8.00
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Raleigh-Durham
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$ 1.00
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$ 18.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$ 6.00
|
$ 1.00
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$
3-4.00
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RDU (proposed)
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$ 1.00
|
$
24.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$ 8.00
|
$ 1.00
|
$
4 - 6.00
|
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Columbus
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$ 2.00
|
$ 48.00
|
$
2-1.00
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$5-6.00
|
$
2-1.00
|
$
5-6.00
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Austin
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$ 2.00
|
$ 18.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 6.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 6.00
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West Palm Beach
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$ 2.00
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$ 24.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 8.00
|
$
1-2.00
|
$ 4.00
|
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Milwaukee
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$ 2.00
|
$ 12.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 10.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 8.00
|
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Jacksonville
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$ 2.00
|
$ 12.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 6.00
|
n/a
|
$ 3.00
|
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Louisville
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$ 2.00
|
$ 15.00
|
$ 2.00
|
$ 10.00
|
$ 2.00
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$ 8.00
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Norfolk
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$ 0.75
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$ 18.00
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$ 1.00
|
$ 7.00
|
n/a
|
n/a
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Birmingham
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$ 1.00
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$ 24.00
|
$ 1.00
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$ 7.00
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n/a
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$ 8.00
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Greensboro
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$ 0.75
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$ 6.00
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$ 0.75
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$ 6.00
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$ .75-.50
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$ 4.50
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Richmond
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$ 2.00
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$ 16.00
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$ 3.00
|
$ 10.00
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$ 1.00
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6-7.0
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Most Prevalent
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$
2.00
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$1
& $2.00
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$
1.00
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