Executive Board member Jo van Ham stated the reasons for the board to introduce paid parking at the University Council meeting last Monday. “We want a livable, sustainable campus, and this plan will discourage car use. In time, many parking sports will be removed and we’ll need multi-level parking lots (although it’s yet unknown when, ed.). We want to make sure we can afford these two plans without using money meant for education and research. That’s our priority. And as a university it’s important we support sustainability, so we have tp practive what we preach.”