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Presentation to the Faculty Senate January 29, 2015 Study Purpose Parking and transportation are a crucial component of the UWM mission and the Milwaukee Experience Transportation systems are affected by our ongoing expansion and
Presentation to the Faculty Senate
January 29, 2015
Study Purpose
■ Parking and transportation are a crucial component of the UWM mission and the Milwaukee Experience ■ Transportation systems are affected by our ongoing expansion and influence throughout the region
Collaboration is Crucial
■ Numerous meetings with key stakeholder groups ■ Attention to building new partnerships
City of Milwaukee & Village of Shorewood Student Affairs Facilities Parking & Transit Housing MCTS Campus Planning External Relations
Key Issues
On-Campus Parking 90% Full Little Incentive Not to Drive Transit Services are Limiting Barriers to Walking and Biking
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New Transit Terminal Amenities Provide Unified and Centralized Information Tailor MCTS Schedules to Boost Ridership Alter Remote Shuttle Operations and Vehicles Lift User Group Restrictions on UWM Transit Establish Late Night Shuttle Bus at Areas of Greatest Demand Create a Two-Way North-South Transit Spine Pilot Carpool Program Create a Parking District Create a Service Vehicle Parking Database Disability Parking Reservation System Simplify Parking Payment System Tiered Parking Pricing System Expand Park-and-Ride Facilities Implement Bike Share on the UWM Campus Close Maryland Ave to Auto Traffic Before Reconstruction Simplify Bike Parking on Campus Create Bicycle Network and Dismount Zones Expand Access to Oak Leaf Trail Create Regional Identity with Campus Gateways
PARKING NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORT CAMPUS
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TRANSIT
Transit Strategies
Greatest Demand
1) New Transit Terminal Amenities
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■ 2,000 daily riders use Capitol-Humboldt, but amenities are limited ■ Consider:
– simple RFP for the
– heated shelters – screens showing bus arrival times, weather, and events
2) Provide Unified and Centralized Information
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■ There are many transit services, programs, and benefits at UWM, but no “one-stop” web site showing consolidated information ■ Important to regularly coordinate updates and
large travel days (orientation, admitted students events, Thanksgiving break)
3) Tailor MCTS Schedules to Boost UWM Ridership
Nelson\ Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.
■ UWM spends $2.4 million annually on the UPASS program ■ Currently little information on utilization of UPASS for MCTS rides ■ Take advantage of the M•CARD rollout to learn more about ridership dynamics ■ Meet regularly with MCTS
4) Alter Remote Shuttle Operations and Vehicles
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■ The SFS and Zilber Shuttles spend a combined $584 per day
riders. ■ Start adding more stops to the shuttles ■ Begin utilizing BOSS vans during the daytime ■ Continue investing in redevelopment near remote campuses
5) Lift User Group Restrictions on UWM Transit
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■ There is no unified “UWM Transit” system; potential riders must wait for a specific service ■ Begin identifying
listing restrictions on UH Shuttle ■ Ramp down contracted services ■ Start purchasing buses with consistent amenities
MCTS Housing Shuttle Remote Campus Shuttles Capitol- Humboldt Shuttle Late Night Van
Students Living On Campus FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE Commuter Students FREE NOT ALLOWED FREE FREE FREE Employees PAY A FARE NOT ALLOWED FREE FREE NOT ALLOWED Members of the Public PAY A FARE NOT ALLOWED FREE NOT ALLOWED NOT ALLOWED
WHO CAN RIDE TRANSIT TO UWM?
6) Establish Late-Night Shuttle at Areas of Greatest Demand
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■ Too long a wait for an essential safety service ■ Service radius of BOSS reduced in 2012 ■ Not enough late-night transit service available to non-students ■ Utilize UWM transit vehicles at late night to leave a central campus location at a specific, regular, and memorable time
7) Create a Two-Way North-South Transit Spine
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■ UWM Transit is inhibited by:
– multiple providers – roadway constraints – redundant service – large one-way loops – possibly confused transit riders
■ Simplify all shuttle service to a two-way route covering all major Kenwood campus transit destinations
Parking Strategies
1) Pilot a Carpool Parking Program
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■ In 2012, 6% of UWM employees carpooled ■ Start reserving carpool spaces at a high-demand and visible location to enhance program desirability and ease enforcement ■ Offer additional incentives, such as:
■ Guaranteed ride home ■ Supplementary daily passes
2) Create a Neighborhood Parking District
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■ Nearby on-street parking is absorbing short-term spillover from the Kenwood campus ■ The 2010 Master Plan recommended the creation of a “collaborative entity that oversees access and parking issues”
2) Create a Neighborhood Parking District
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■ Establish a parking district committee ■ Increase on-street parking meter rates to match and/ or exceed campus rates ■ Ensure clear and uniform
regulations ■ Increase time limits ■ Utilize meter revenue for neighborhood improvements
3) Create a Service Vehicle Parking Database
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■ Limited pedestrian space
■ Exact parking locations of all contract vehicles, even if not in a paved space, must be identified in advance. ■ Consider converting to a fleet share system:
■ GPS tracking of UWM vehicles ■ Transparent reservation systems ■ Cost-saving recommendations through better data
4) Introduce a Disability Parking Reservation System and Continue Mapping Access Points
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■ Knowledge of disabled parking locations, plus the availability of dedicated vehicles with ADA lifts, are limited ■ Develop online reservation system; begin identifying trends ■ Continue mapping all accessible rights-of-way and entry points across campus
5) Simplify the Process of Paying for Parking
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■ Too many forms and types of payment and permits ■ Obtain a single campus-wide vendor for all parking payment systems ■ Convert to a cashless system that allows advance purchases of parking credit ■ Implement smart technology with license plate readers, and mobile locations
6) Develop a Tiered Parking Pricing System
■ The campus fills up by the afternoon ■ Limited short-term parking supply ■ Over 65% of faculty would pay more to park closer to their destination ■ The majority of all
would pay less to park farther away
6) Develop a Tiered Parking Pricing System
■ Reduce rates on Fridays & weekends
7) Expand Park and Ride Facilities
Nelson\ Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.
■ Over 2,000 riders on the UPARK shuttle ■ Just like the Kenwood campus, peak parking at Capitol-Humboldt exceeds 90% around 1 p.m.
7) Expand Park and Ride Facilities
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■ Work with the County to bring back Marina/ Bradford Beach park and ride allowance ■ Develop facilities at School of Freshwater Sciences and the Milwaukee County Zoo
Non-Motorized Strategies
Before Reconstruction
1) Partner with bublr bikes to Implement Bike Share on Campus
Nelson\ Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.
■ Student Association and Sustainability Office working with bublr bikes to develop a partnership for new stations and sponsored memberships for UWM affiliates
2) Close Maryland Avenue to Auto Traffic Before Reconstruction
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■ Maryland Avenue is frequently identified by community stakeholders as a problematic and unsafe street to cross ■ Annual average daily traffic along Maryland Avenue is about ¼ of the combined volumes along Oakland and Downer
2) Close Maryland Avenue to Auto Traffic Before Reconstruction
Nelson\ Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.
■ If resurfacing is the only task, propose easy cost- effective elements including:
■ Painted bicycle lanes ■ Parklets ■ Moving car pickup and drop-off to Hartford Avenue
■ During the construction period, measure the impacts on traffic
3) Simplify Bicycle Parking
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■ Haphazard and inconsistent placement
campus ■ Parked bicycles on railings still an issue ■ Important to continue installing bicycle parking per the recommendations of the 2013 CDS plan
4) Create Bicycle Corridors and Dismount Zones
Nelson\ Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.
■ On campus, only pedestrian corridors are highlighted. ■ Consider developing bicycle-
sufficient space ■ Designate central campus areas with high pedestrian volumes as “dismount zones”
5) Expand Access to the Oak Leaf Trail
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■ More proximate ADA- accessible connections from campus to the Oak Leaf Trail are possible
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Create Regional Identity with Campus Gateways
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■ Take advantage to extend UWM branding to highways, the Amtrak/ Greyhound Station, and MKE Airport ■ Make large UWM signage prominent at the gateway to campus, signifying a sense of arrival
Create Regional Identity with Campus Gateways
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■ Incorporate uniform design standards around the campus perimeter, particularly:
– Sidewalks – Benches – Lampposts – Street signs – Trees
Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall
New Transit Terminal Amenities Provide Unified and Centralized Information Tailor MCTS Schedules to Boost Ridership Alter Remote Shuttle Operations and Vehicles Lift User Group Restrictions on UWM Transit Establish Late Night Shuttle Bus at Areas of Greatest Demand Create a Two-Way North-South Transit Spine Pilot Carpool Program Create a Parking District Create a Service Vehicle Parking Database Disability Parking Reservation System Simplify Parking Payment System Tiered Parking Pricing System Expand Park-and-Ride Facilities Implement Bike Share on the UWM Campus Close Maryland Ave to Auto Traffic Before Reconstruction Simplify Bike Parking on Campus Create Bicycle Network and Dismount Zones Expand Access to Oak Leaf Trail Create Regional Identity with Campus Gateways
PARKING NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORT CAMPUS
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
TRANSIT