OSU Transportation Services Faculty Senate Update December 11, 2014

Transportation Services Department Motor Pool Parking Services Beaver Bus Shuttle Bicycle and pedestrian commuter support Local transit service coordination Carpool/Vanpool support Other transportation options transportation.oregonstate.edu Mission: To support the University’s academic and research mission by providing faculty, staff, students, and visitors with customer- focused, sustainable, safe and fiscally sound transportation programs and services.

Transportation Services Update Changes from last year to this year Zonal Parking Update (72 days in) Minor Adjustments Beaver Bus Shuttle Update Transportation Options Investments Looking Ahead

Transportation Services Update: Shared Planning University-driven plan Transportation Solutions Task Force Dozens of public meetings on and off campus Focus groups with students, faculty and staff Surveyed more than 9,000 faculty, staff and students Hundreds of website comments Video broadcast viewed by hundreds of people Tremendous participation

Transportation Services Update: Zonal Parking Previous System Frustration Unlimited Permits Sold Price not connected to location Competition for core parking New System Distributed parking across campus Increased probability of finding a space Price choices tied to location Expanded shuttle service, connecting lots to core Online daily and monthly permit sales Better data & understanding of parking patterns

Transportation Services Update: Parking Signs Then and Now

Transportation Services Update: Parking Office Then and Now

Transportation Services Update: Parking Then and Now

Transportation Services Update: Zonal Parking Annual Permit Sales So Far Approximately 7,000 permits sold; similar to last 2 years Very conservative number of permits sold out of the gate Initially sold out: A1, A2, A3, B3, C & CR - waitlists formed B1, B2 and BR permits were still available Additional C, B3, A1, A2, and A3 made available to waitlists, then online Sold out C, B3, A2 again; BR last week 50 carpool permits sold out Collecting data, observing, learning

Transportation Services Update: Zonal Parking Short-Term Permit Sales So Far Daily permits Online daily, monthly Infrequent Driver Discounts Pay stations Visitors Conferences and events Prospective students Support Athletic events

Transportation Services Update: Zonal Parking Observations from the field, first two months Previously lot usage data collected only 1-2/year Already, data has been collected 13 times this year (Tu/Wed 9-11 AM and 2-4 PM) Usage of lots A zones use ranges from 70 to 80%, trended up B zone use ranges from 70 to 75%, holding steady C zone use ranges from 82 to 88%, holding steady Largely positive feedback regarding availability

Transportation Services: Zonal Parking, Minor Adjustments Watching, Learning, Adjusting Zone changes in certain lots in response to demand Magruder South - B2 to C Richardson - BR to B3 Crop Science - BR to B3 5 th Floor Parking Garage - BR to C Hourly, daily, monthly, and visitor parking needs Pay by Phone for meters

12 April 7, 2014 Transportation Services Update: Shuttle Then and Now

Beaver Bus Expanded hours to 7am – 7pm, M-F Added a fourth bus; three routes 5-14 minute headways Thanksgiving Week

Transportation Services Update: Beaver Bus 2013 vs Beaver Bus Ridership Comparison OCT 4 OCT 11 OCT 18 OCT 25 NOV 1 NOV 8 NOV 15 NOV 22 NOV ,1112,3472,2702,4012,3022,6862,5382,6041, ,8133,0593,3984,5234,5074,5354,9725,053 2,563 Percent Increase 33%30%50%88%96%69%96% 94% 77%

Transportation Services Update: Transportation Options Investment in Transportation Options Annual funding from the University & Parking Services 2015 investment in bike parking Additional capacity in 10 locations Working with CP&D to identify locations for new covered bike parking in CIP New carpool rewards Shared parking permit 35% discount Priority parking spaces Support for identifying carpool partners Website for transportation options at OSU transportation.oregonstate.edu

Transportation Services Update: Local Transit OSU Local Transit Investment Over $400,000 annual investment in local transit services University City Utility Fees Student Fees Parking Services Success with additional bus on C1R Route CTS overall ridership up 8.5% November 2014 from 2013

Transportation Services Update: Looking Ahead, Parking Permit Sales for First 2 weeks in May, existing permit holders may renew Next 2 weeks, existing permit holders may exchange zones, as supplies allow New annual permit sales continue in fall 2015 Option to add a hangtag for your decal Remainder of Listen to feedback from stakeholders Continue to count lot usage weekly, ridership daily Continue to sell parking permits as space allows Make adjustments to continue to improve the system Install additional safety features in garage Assess best practices for parking during breaks

Transportation Services: Looking Ahead Additional Plans Explore additional incentives/rewards for not driving alone Further develop Transportation Services, exploring the provision of new services at the motor pool Additional outreach and partnerships on and off campus Explore ways to provide better customer service Additional bike lockers, expanded bike share/loan Work with other departments to help visitors navigate campus transportation and parking

Thank you for your collaboration and constructive feedback! Questions? Observations?