ACT 2014 Policies and Program Incentives That Work or New Paradigms in Parking Where Less is More

University Council Session 4:00 pm - 5:00pm:

Policies and Program Incentives that Work or

New Paradigms in Parking where "Less is More"

UVM Parking and Transportation TDM Data

Jim Barr – Executive Director

New Paradigms in Parking, or "Less is More"

Founded 1791 By Ira Allen

Located in Burlington, Vermont (West Coast of New England)

Agricultural, Medical And Science Research

What Do We Have? Total Potential Parkers – 16,642 Faculty: 960 FTE 271 PTE 1,231

Staff: 2,157 FTE 157 PTE 2,314

Students: 13,097

Undergraduate Students: 10,192 (minus # of 1st Year Students)

Graduate Students: 1,440

Doctoral Students: 446

Continuing Ed Students: 1,019


How We manage Parking:

Permits by Category: 2013/14 (2010) Faculty/Staff: 2,958 (3,378)

Residential Students: 805 (1,717)

Commuter Students: 912 (1,011*)

Total Permits: 4,675 (6,106)

Total Parking Space Inventory – 5,354 (of which 298 are short term and visitor spaces)

Parking Deficit = 11,288 Spaces


Shared Vehicles:

University Owned/Leased Fleet Vehicles – 250 (2013/14)

(decrease in quantity/increase in shared use) (278 in 2010)

Including: 9 Orion CNG Fueled Transit Buses (4 in2010)

1 Orion Hybrid/Diesel Fueled Transit Bus

3 Bluebird Bio-Diesel Fueled buses (5 in 2010) 2 Sprinter “On-Demand” buses (1 in 2010)


How Do We Manage Parking?

TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM)

The application of policies and strategies in place to reduce travel in single-occupancy vehicles.



Implemented Policies:

Prohibit 1st Year Students from bringing cars to campus and from purchasing parking permits

Prohibit All students living off-campus within a ½ mile radius from purchasing parking permits



Programs: Free Unlimited Access on CCTA Buses

Free Link Express from major cities within 50 mile radius

Free On-Campus Shuttle System

Free Memberships to CarShareVT (must relinquish parking permit privileges)

Three major transit coach bus lines stop on/adjacent to campus

Free Bike Share

Free Employee RideShare through CATMA

Access to Emergency Ride Home Services through CATMA

Free Student RideShare through Go-Vermont

Reduced Rate Carpool Parking Permits for groups of three or more

Reduced Rate Occasional Use Parking Permits

Faculty/Staff On-Demand Shuttle System


TDM Results:

- 1,145 Surplus of Spaces during Peak Parking hours

- 7% Decrease in Permit Sales over last five years (even with a 2% increase in campus population).

- Ability to Lease 14% of Peripheral Spaces gaining additional revenue for existing lot maintenance and technological parking enhancements.

- Able to use up to 25% of the revenue from leased spaces, permit sales and parking enforcement to augment active transportation programs and incentives.


Parking Zones divided into Three Zones:

– Zone 1 Green is considered Core/Premium Parking

– Zone 2 White is considered Proximate Parking

– Zone 2 Brown is considered Peripheral/Remote Parking


Permit Rate Structure: Payroll Employees using Payroll Deduction – Zone 1 Green @ .64% of Salary Zone 2 White @ .48% of Salary Zone 2 Brown @ .32% of Salary Off-Site Silver Permits are Free

Non-Payroll Employees / Affiliates – Zone 1 Green @ $329/year Zone 2 White @ $247/year Zone 2 Brown @ $165/year Off-Site Silver Permits are Free


Tiered Permit Rate System

Wait List — Green Zone parking spaces are distributed through the use of the Zone Green Wait List. Since many employees do not opt to park on campus, they are not automatically put on the list upon being hired, thus it is their responsibility to submit their name for the wait list.

(current wait time is 3 – 5 years minimum)



Permit Rate Structure:

Campus Residential Students – $330/Academic Year or $180/Semester

Commuter Students – $115/Academic Year or $ 73/Semester

Commuter Evening Only – $ 69/Academic Year or $ 45/Semester

Medical Students 1st & 2nd Year – $115/Year (Commuter Brown)

Medical Students 3rd & 4th Year – $329/Year (Zone 1 – Core/Premium)

Occasional Use:

Provides an option to park on campus occasionally at a reduced rate. Employees and Students may do so by purchasing daily permits after surrendering their full time hangtag and enrolling in this program. For employees : One-day permit per month of full time employment per permit cycle (i.e.; 9mos.,12mos., etc.) is available at no cost.

Additional permits cost:

Green Zone 1 - $4.00

White Zone 2 - $3.00

Brown Zone 2- $2.00


Questions?

Jim Barr – Executive Director - UVM Transportation & Parking Services

(802) 656-8784 , [email protected], www.uvm.edu/tps


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