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Parking
and Transportation Advisory Board Notes January 30, 2007 Introductions of Committee and PTS Staff Update on Current Parking Programs Ø Permit Availability We have most permits available except Zone 1, Park Ave. and Second Street Garages. We are 90% capacity Zone 1 - 1,100 on the wait list
We will be losing 600-700 spaces to construction in 2008. Ø Shuttle Ridership Cat Tran 14.4% increase of riders We have 16 buses - 13 to 14 buses always on route Mauve Route ridership increased from 34,000 to 47,817 from last year Teal Route ridership increased from 71,530 to 95,702 Ø College of Medicine – Phoenix We will be managing parking at COM - Phoenix Permit prices will be $450 which is a break even point New parking lot will have 350 spaces – long term will require a parking structure We will outsource the lot management. If we build a parking structure we may open a statelite office to manage the structure. Information Updates Ø I-10 Widening Project Most everyone will be affected by this project. Traffic signals lights timing will be changed We are trying to promote Alternative Transportation Employees may want to shift time schedules Construction of the project will begin in May or June During the summer people will get acclimated and find alternate routes to their destination PTS will have weekly updates on our web page Other Alternative Transportation means are Vanpool or Carpools Ø Transportation Needs Assessment Grant We are in the process to obtain a grant to help with bike pedestrian paths Received grant to do a 9 month study which will consist of surveys on how to make transit improvements for campus In the last 2 1/2 yrs we have obtained about a quarter of a million dollars in grants Ø Bicycle Lockers We have added bike lockers at the turn around near AHSC and the west side of the 6th Street garage Budgeted for next year to double the capacity of bike lockers (Vendor Cycle Safe) The wait list for bicycle lockers is very small Cost is $30 a semester and $60 for the year Bicycle lockers are very expensive $2,500 per locker which holds 2 bikes each Ø Cherry Garage Expansion We will start construction on March 1, 2007 Adding 250 spaces on the south side of the garage Expansion will include an elevator on the west side Expansion will make us ADA compliant Project to be completed by August 1, 2007 The garage will be controlled until midnight The cost per space for this expansion is $26,000 per space compared to the Highland garage which was $11,000 a space Cherry Entrance will be closed April 2nd will reopen the day commencement. The National Championship entrance will close on May 14, 2007 for the duration of the project We have not released any additional permits because of the construction 6093 lot meters will be taken out and converted to lot specific Question: Why do the garages do not have restrooms? Patrick said rest rooms are not part of the infrastructure. Most garages do not have rest rooms. Mike to ask Dick to get with the commencement group to see if they can provide port potties Future Program Discussions Ø With the Rec. Center expansion it will eliminate the remaining flex lot we have We may get 200 spaces back after the construction Ø Addition of the Corleone Parking Lot Specific The Law School is being renovated; they will relocate to the Corleone Restaurant during renovations In May we will loose the 1016 lot In August we will get spaces from the apartments when the leases expires 81 spaces will be lot specific (install meters and disabled spaces) Revenue from the lot will need to be shared with Administration Ø Changes to Shuttle Routes Ridership for the Night Cat Tran is 2,500 for the last 6 months We will have the Marketing person work on marketing this route We will keep the route for another year Neighborhood Association approved the route going through 7th Street Teal Route – Take off the stop at the circle behind the Student Union and put a stop on 2nd Street Moving USA Route up to Drachman and have a stop at McClelland In 2008, we will be losing the 5070 lot to a new dorm, half of 5072 lot to a dorm, 6091 to a dorm (600 spaces) Dorm construction will be adding 800 new beds Ø Fee Increases May need to raise the rates because of the following:
We get no state funding, we are an Auxiliary Department Football season was the best revenue we have had to date If we had a fee increase the suggestion was to increase $.50 to $1.00 per pay period Students would like no increase Question - Metered parking? Not as effective as garage visitor parking you pay for the usage in garages. Meters run out of money and you get cited. Question - Underground parking – 2.5 times the cost of construction verses an above ground structure Question - Service vehicle parking – We do not get revenue for service vehicle spaces
September 27, 2006 1. Introductions of Committee and PTS Staff 2. Overview of PTS Ø Citations revenues are less than 10% of the Budget Ø Garage construction costs are increasing. Budgeting $16,000 a space for the Cherry Ave. Garage Expansion Ø We oversell spaces because of the variance in schedules of employees and students Ø Currently we have 10,000 bikes on campus daily Ø We are taking on more responsibilities such as enforcement of traffic movements in the garages and design of street layouts 3. Update on FY 2006-2007 Parking Programs a. Permit Sales and Availability Ø Rate Increase: Did not hear very many complaints about the increase Ø Visitor parking rate increase for departments there were no complaints Ø This year we were 50 permits from being sold out Ø Zone 1 wait list went up to 2,300, but now down to 1,200 Ø 2nd Street and Park Avenue Garages have no permits available Ø 8,900 permits were purchased on the web page Ø All communication with customers was done through e-mail. Permits purchased on line increased 28% b. Shuttle Ridership Increase in ridership Ø July was 16% increase over last year Ø August was 40.6% increase over last year Ø September – Month is not over but we have already surpassed last years total Ø Overall we have had a 22% increase (23,300 passengers) over the same period last year Ø Implemented the Nite Cat Tran. Operational hours from 6:30pm-12:30pm Ø Purchased 4 new shuttles and changed the logos Ø 2 bus shelters with solar lighting will be added through monies from a grant Ø COT Ticket bus will come up to Main Gate for drop off Ø Added a stop at USA to interline with Ticket bus Ø We will be getting 3 golf carts next month for Cart Service through grant money Ø Cat service is stable compared to last year Ø Bicycle Program – Getting grant to help with planning of bike routes Ø Working with Facilities to remove obstruction to several campus bike paths Ø Converting 2 rooms in 2nd Street and Cherry Avenue garages to provide secured bicycle parking areas Ø UAPD received a grant to sell bike locks & U-Locks at cost. We partnered with them to sell at our office. Ø Added stencils to define bike paths c. Traffic Enforcement in Parking Garages Ø Modified speed limit in garages to 15 miles per hour Ø Updated signage in all garages to new limit and installed additional traffic signs Ø Purchased a radar that will take pictures of violators. Will begin citing on Monday, October 2 Ø Citations will be a $50 fine. Citations will be for failing to stop, driving the wrong way and speeding Ø Citations will be attached to the registered owner of the vehicle Ø There is an appeal process in place for those wanting to appeal the citation Ø We will conduct an additional traffic study in the spring to see if traffic is slowing due to enforcement d. Marketing Associate Specialist Ø New Marketing Specialist down to finalist. We are completing reference checks and plan to make an offer next week and have individual on board by the middle of the month 4. Current and Future Operational Issues a. Bicycle Parking Near the Student Union Ø Bicycle parking on east and south sides of the building Ø Open bike enclosures in 2nd Street Garage Ø Look at west side to add more racks Ø Will look at north and west sides for additional bicycle racks b. Usage and Parking of Golf Carts on Campus Ø Send out 3D memo –Regulations on Golf Carts Ø Equipment is recommended by Risk Management Ø Define where golf carts can park. We will send individuals letters out to whoever owns a golf cart explaining where to park. c. I-10 Widening Project Ø 40% of campus will be impacted Ø We will have a construction schedule from ADOT next week Ø Prince through 22nd Street off/on ramps will be closed in March 2007 Ø Frontage road traffic lights will be retimed to accommodate traffic Ø Project will be completed in 3 1/2 years Ø Having discussions with departments to look at alternative work schedules for employees to help reduce traffic congestion. d. College of Medicine- Phoenix Campus Ø PTS was asked to manage the parking for the campus Ø 70 parking spaces in 2 lots Ø Must provide alternative transportation/may need bus passes Ø Many issues still need to be worked out Ø Hope to have the program in place by the middle of October 5. Other Questions or Concerns CAG EXPANSION Ø Adding 250 spaces Ø 1 bay of parking to the south Ø Adding 1 elevator west side Ø Creating van accessible disabled spaces Ø Adding cashier for visitor parking Ø Start project after basketball season Ø Project to be completed beginning of school in the fall (2007) PARKING NEAR HELEN Ø 2029 lot will have 110 parking spaces when fully developed in December STRIPPING OF CHERRY CROSSWALK Ø Street belongs to the City of Tucson working with COT engineers to develop the area RING ROAD PARKING Ø After detailed measurements we were able to keep the parking while reinstalling the bike lane TRACKING SYSTEM Ø A tracking system using WI-FI has been implemented for buses to determine exact times when the shuttle will get from point A to point B. Will be completed in the fall (2006). Ø Program will allow customers to access bus information via the web and through text messages.
April 19, 2006
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