Campus Parking Services has collected nearly $25,000 more from students this year than last year.

More reserved spaces and an added parking enforcer have led to the increase in revenue, said Laura Lundelius, acting coordinator of Parking Services.

From July 1 to Aug. 30, parking services sold $686,741 worth of parking permits, compared to $661,887 last year during the same time period, an increase of $24,854.

This year, parking services removed 152 meters around campus to make more space for permit and reserved spots for commuter students.

Some students don’t think the added spaces have helped.

“It has seemed very congested,” said Tiffanie Tran, a commuting junior history major. “I still don’t think there are enough commuting spots, and the ones that were made available are too far away.”

More money also has been brought in from parking fines this year than last year.

Parking fines this semester have added up to $13,731, up from the $12,678 this time last year.

The increase in fines might be from hiring one more parking enforcer than they had last year, Lundelius said.

Students also were required to have their permits on the first day of school this year and were not given a week grace period as they were granted in the past, Lundelius said.

Lundelius said there are still too many factors in place to determine whether Parking Services will bring in more money in parking fines this school year compared to last year.

Parking Services brought in $788,918 in total revenue last year.