Parking and Transportation Services Master Plan

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Parking and Transportation ServicesMaster Plan
Bob W. Baker, Executive Director March 7, 2007
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Audience Demographics

• Population Served
• Students (Fall 2006) 51,469
• Full-time Staff and Faculty (Fall 2006) 16,305
• Estimated Visitors (per day) 15,000
• Total (per day) approx 80,000
• Events up to 20,000 per event
• In 2005-06, PTS serviced 956 events
• Population Density (students, staff, faculty
  combined)
• 26 live within two miles of campus
• 34 live within two to five miles of campus
• 40 live more than five miles away from campus

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Travel Modes

• Students, Staff, Undergraduate Graduate
• Faculty (combined) Students Students
• Bike 7 4.6 5.2
• Carpool 7 5.1 5.5
• Bus 24 21.6 30.0
• Walk 30 41.0 12.4
• Drive alone 32 26.4 45.9
• 68 of daily University commuters use methods
  other than single-driven vehicles

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Transit
Quick Facts

• Campus Connector buses
• Campus circulator shuttles
• Paratransit vans
• Lyons Research Building shuttle vans
• U-Passes sold, Fall 2000 - Fall 2006
• Metropasses sold, Fall 2000 Fall 2006

16 3 2 1 211,139 26,388
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Transit

• Campus Shuttle Service
• Total Ridership for 2005-06 3,890,294
• Total Annual Cost 3,269,857
• Cost per Passenger 0.87
• Cost per Mile 7.32
• Annual Mileage 460,107
• Total Hours Operated 35,025
• Daily
• 2005-06 Rider Details Annual Average
• Campus Connector 3,479,295 13,752
• Night Weekend Connector 57,365 367
• Washington Avenue Bridge Circulator 260,530 1,6
  92
• East Bank Circulator 39,863 190
• St. Paul Campus Circulator 53,241 253
• Total 3,890,294 19,164

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Transit

• Paratransit Service
• Total Ridership for 2005-06 4,787
• Total Annual Cost 81,619
• Cost per Passenger 17.05
• Cost per Mile 6.71
• Annual Mileage 12,171
• Total Hours Operated 2,538
• Average Daily Riders 19.2

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Commuter Service

• U-Pass Sales Metropass Sales
• (students) (staff, faculty)
• Fall 2005 17,309 1,341
• Spring 2006 14,876 1,421
• Summer 2006 5,940 1,307
• Fall 2006 18,693 1,418

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Walk / Bike
Quick Facts

• Miles of campus sidewalks and plazas
• Miles of Gopher Way tunnels/skyways
• Pedestrian bridges/skyways
• Miles of bike lanes/paths
• Bike racks/hoops
• Bike lockers

46 6 7 5.95 6,500 154
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Walk
The Gopher Way is a network of tunnels and
skyways connecting many buildings on campus. The
system was developed into a signed way-finding
system in 2000. There are more than 700 signs
directing walkers along the accessible routes.
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Drive
Quick Facts

• Vehicular bridges
• Miles of campus streets
• Zipcars on campus
• Registered carpoolers (August 2006)

3 14.3 6 843
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Drive

• Zipcar
• A membership-based, car-sharing program unveiled
  in January 2006.
• Membership fee 30
• (university students, staff, faculty 21 and
  over)
• Rental Rate 8 / hour or 60 / day
• Rental includes Gas, insurance, parking, XM
  radio
• Locations East Bank Washington Avenue Ramp
• West Bank 21st Avenue Ramp
• St. Paul Gortner Avenue Ramp
• Total miles driven (January February
  2007) 55,403
• Total Hours reserved (January February 2007)
  11,379
• Total members (as of January 2007) 272
• (Zipcar is considering lowering the minimum age
  for membership to 19)

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Park

• Parking Data 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04
• Total Cars Parked 5,103,271 5,223,567 5,449,302
• Total Carpool Spaces 635 804 804
• Time Occupied 88.74 79.88 -
• Total Parking Reservations 91,062 74,320 90,521
  
• Total Budget Charge Cards/ 186,692 166,840 141,9
  69
• VIP Parkers
• Number of Events Serviced 956 926 954
• Total Cars Parked for Events 279,894 260,591 243
  ,475
• Cars Parked per Hour Event Avg 1,562 1,254 1,1
  66
• Cars Parked per Hour Public Avg 32.26 33.24 32
  .63

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Park
Structured Facilities Year Built
Cost Total Sq Ft Spaces

• 4th Street Ramp
• 19th Avenue Ramp
• 21st Avenue Ramp
• Armory Garage
• Church Street Garage
• East River Road Garage
• Gortner Avenue Ramp
• Nolte Center Garage
• Northrop Auditorium Garage
• Oak Street Ramp
• University Avenue Ramp
• Washington Avenue Ramp
• Weisman Art Museum Garage
• West Bank Office Bldg Ramp

1991 1995 1984 1941 1987 2002
2000 1938 1931 1975 2001 1985 - North
1995 - South 1993 1987 - West 2000 - East
9,800,000 5,676,023 3,647,769 57,000 4,624,0
00 53,000,000 12,100,000 213,779 379,077 5,38
0,654 9,000,000 4,390,566 7,437,900 2,500,000
3,262,000 1,600,000
390,000 173,000 256,000 5,070 74,949 679,514 252,
096 45,960 28,890 702,000 197,244 512,000 40,786
226,425
1200 521 700 19 238 1914 752 178 74 2174 526 129
3 124 643
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Park

• Parking Spaces
• Total 20,123
• Contract 12,838
• Public 7,285
• Motorcycle 136
• Meters 369
• Disability 3-hour 88
• Official Vehicle 94
• Vendor Parking 7
• Combined Official Vehicle/Vendor 167

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Park

• Parking Spaces
• By Facility
• Parking Garages 2,540
• Parking Ramps 7,638
• Surface Lots 9,945
• By Area
• East Bank 13,541
• West Bank 2,461
• St. Paul 4,121

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Park

• Contract Parking
• Staff/Faculty Contracts 10,447
• Student Contracts 2,394
• Reserved Parking Contracts 482
• Number on Waiting List (Oct 2006) 4,061
• Number on Waiting List Without Contract 1,428
• Limited use Contracts (October 2006) 125
• Permits Issued 3,004
• Construction 300
• Disability 180
• Loading Zone 824
• Official Vehicle 644
• Vendor 1,056

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Pedestrian Impact

• Heavy pedestrian traffic on East Bank
• Washington Avenue between Pleasant and University
  Avenues
• University Avenue between 13th Avenue and Oak
  Street
• 4th Street between 13th Avenue and Oak Street

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Traffic Impact

• 18,000 average daily vehicles on University
  Avenue
• 18,000 average daily vehicles on 4th Street
• 23,580 average daily vehicles travel along
  Washington Avenue, from West Bank to University
  Avenue
• 16 metro bus routes utilize Washington Avenue
• 958 city buses use Washington Avenue every school
  day
• Campus shuttles run along Washington Avenue,
  generating 539 trips during a school day
• Between 7 and 9 am, 606 buses travel on
  Washington Avenue
• 5 buses per minute
• A bus every 12 seconds

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Current Projects - Stadium
2009 Parking Capacity Location Spaces Gopher
1 455 Gopher 2 269 Wildcat 249 Gopher
3 154 2221 University 56 23rd
University 222 Lot 37 651 ConAgra East 250 Lot
33 249 BNSF 175 Parking Ramp 1200 Total 3930 MB
B demand 500
2006 Baseline 3563

• Assumptions
• Lot C79 can be de-commissioned as parking
• Lot C72 becomes storm water pond
• Parking ramps opens
• Use Hubbard property as swing space for student,
  State Fair, football and future development

• Issue
• Develop a lease agreement with UEL to use parking
  lot for State Fair and football games

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Current Projects - Stadium
2013-2020 Parking Capacity
Location Spaces Gopher 1 455 Gopher
2 269 Gopher 3 154 2221 University 56 Parking
Ramp 1200 Transportation Center 2200 Total 4334 M
BB demand 1000
2006 Baseline 3563

• Issues
• Build Inter-modal Transportation Center combining
  LRT station transit hub
• Decommission Lots 37 33 for development of
  recreational sports

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Current Projects - LRT
University Preferred Alignment Below Grade
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Current Projects - LRT
DEIS Preferred with University Preferred Alignment
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Current Projects - TMS
Traffic Management System

• Electronic Signs
• Build a system in partnership with City of
  Minneapolis, City of St. Paul, Hennepin County,
  MN DOT, University Police
• Develop event parking plan in collaboration with
  University departments

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Current Projects - TMS
Traffic Management System Electronic Sign
Examples
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Current Projects - TMS
Electronic Sign Deployment
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Future Projects
Washington Avenue Redesign
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Future Projects
Bike Route Planning

• Phase 3 Transitway
• Connection to Stone Arch Bridge
• Twin Cities Campus

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Future Projects
Inter-Modal Transportation Center

• Light Rail Transit
• Connection to Heavy Rail
• Bike Parking
• Bus Transit Station
• Vehicle Parking
• Commercial/Retail Space
• Pedestrian Connection (skyway/tunnel)

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Future Projects
Red Rock -Heavy Rail Connection
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