Transcript Parking and Transportation Services Master Plan

Parking and Transportation
Services
Master Plan
Bob W. Baker, Executive Director
March 7, 2007
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
Travel Modes
Students, Staff,
Faculty (combined)
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate
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
Transit
Quick Facts
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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
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2
1
211,139
26,388
Transit
Campus Shuttle Service
Total Ridership for 2005-06
Total Annual Cost
Cost per Passenger
Cost per Mile
Annual Mileage
Total Hours Operated
2005-06 Rider Details
35,025
Campus Connector
Night & Weekend Connector
Washington Avenue Bridge Circulator
East Bank Circulator
St. Paul Campus Circulator
Total
3,890,294
$3,269,857
$0.87
$7.32
460,107
Annual
3,479,295
57,365
260,530
39,863
53,241
3,890,294
Daily
Average
13,752
367
1,692
190
253
19,164
Transit
Paratransit Service
Total Ridership for 2005-06
Total Annual Cost
Cost per Passenger
Cost per Mile
Annual Mileage
Total Hours Operated
Average Daily Riders
2,538
4,787
$81,619
$17.05
$6.71
12,171
19.2
Commuter Service
Fall 2005
Spring 2006
Summer 2006
Fall 2006
U-Pass Sales
Metropass Sales
(students)
(staff, faculty)
17,309
14,876
5,940
18,693
1,341
1,421
1,307
1,418
Walk / Bike
Quick Facts
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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
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.
Drive
Quick Facts
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Vehicular bridges
Miles of campus streets
Zipcars on campus
Registered carpoolers (August 2006)
3
14.3
6
843
Drive
Zipcar
A membership-based, car-sharing program unveiled in January 2006.
Membership fee
$30
(university students, staff, faculty – 21 and over)
Rental Rate
Rental includes
Locations
$8 / hour or $60 / day
Gas, insurance, parking, XM radio
East Bank – Washington Avenue Ramp
West Bank – 21st Avenue Ramp
St. Paul – Gortner Avenue Ramp
Total miles driven (January – February 2007)
Total Hours reserved (January – February 2007)
Total members (as of January 2007)
55,403
11,379
272
(Zipcar is considering lowering the minimum age for membership to 19)
Park
Parking Data
Total Cars Parked
Total Carpool Spaces
Time Occupied
Total Parking Reservations
Total Budget Charge Cards/
VIP Parkers
2005-06
5,103,271
635
88.74%
91,062
186,692
2004-05
5,223,567
804
79.88%
74,320
166,840
2003-04
5,449,302
804
90,521
141,969
Number of Events Serviced
Total Cars Parked for Events
Cars Parked per Hour – Event Avg
Cars Parked per Hour – Public Avg
956
279,894
1,562
32.26
926
260,591
1,254
33.24
954
243,475
1,166
32.63
Park
Structured Facilities
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
Year Built
1991
1995
1984
1941
1987
2002
2000
1938
1931
1975
2001
1985
1995
1993
1987
2000
- North
- South
- West
- East
Cost
Total Sq Ft
Spaces
$9,800,000
$5,676,023
$3,647,769
$57,000
$4,624,000
$53,000,000
$12,100,000
$213,779
$379,077
$5,380,654
$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
1200
521
700
19
238
1914
752
178
74
2174
526
512,000
40,786
1293
124
226,425
643
Park
Parking Spaces
Total
Contract
Public
Motorcycle
Meters
Disability 3-hour
Official Vehicle
Vendor Parking
Combined Official Vehicle/Vendor
20,123
12,838
7,285
136
369
88
94
7
167
Park
Parking Spaces
By Facility
Parking Garages
Parking Ramps
Surface Lots
2,540
7,638
9,945
By Area
East Bank
West Bank
St. Paul
13,541
2,461
4,121
Park
Contract Parking
Staff/Faculty Contracts
Student Contracts
Reserved Parking Contracts
Number on Waiting List (Oct 2006)
Number on Waiting List Without Contract
Limited use Contracts (October 2006)
Permits Issued
Construction
Disability
Loading Zone
Official Vehicle
Vendor
10,447
2,394
482
4,061
1,428
125
3,004
300
180
824
644
1,056
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
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
Current Projects - Stadium
2009 Parking Capacity
Assumptions
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Lot C79 can be de-commissioned as parking
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Lot C72 becomes storm water pond
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Parking ramps opens
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Use Hubbard property as swing space for student,
State Fair, football and future development
2006 Baseline: 3563
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
MBB demand
500
Issue
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Develop a lease agreement with UEL to use parking
lot for State Fair and football games
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
MBB demand
1000
2006 Baseline: 3563
Issues
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Build Inter-modal Transportation
Center combining LRT station &
transit hub
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Decommission Lots 37 & 33 for
development of recreational sports
Current Projects - LRT
University Preferred Alignment – Below Grade
Current Projects - LRT
DEIS Preferred with University Preferred Alignment
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
Current Projects - TMS
Traffic Management System –
Electronic Sign Examples
Current Projects - TMS
Electronic Sign Deployment
Future Projects
Washington Avenue Redesign
Future Projects
Bike Route Planning
• Phase 3 Transitway
• Connection to Stone Arch
Bridge
• Twin Cities Campus
Future Projects
Inter-Modal Transportation Center
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Light Rail Transit
Connection to Heavy Rail
Bike Parking
Bus Transit Station
Vehicle Parking
Commercial/Retail Space
Pedestrian Connection
(skyway/tunnel)
Future Projects
Red Rock Heavy Rail
Connection
Parking and Transportation Services
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