1. Parking at Grenfell Campus Open Forum March 2017

2. Purpose of Today Explain the parking predicament ~ 15 min
Share some draft principles ~ 15 min
Present one alternative approach ~ 20 min
Gain your feedback ~ 30 min

3. Overall Parking at Grenfell
Approximately 640 spaces
290 permitted, 330 non-permitted, 20 blue zones
Sell approximately 600 permits
Approximately 1550 students, staff and faculty

4. 63 13 42 69 12
155 11 22 23 15 20
175

5. What’s The Issue?
REVENUE
EXPENSES

6. Parking Costs vs Revenue
Costs ~ $120,000 > Revenue ~ $4,500
Gap = ~ $115,500 and growing

7. Annual Maintenance Costs
Snow Clearing $104,000 Line Painting 13,000 Asphalt Repairs 1,000 Spring Cleanup 1,200 Signage 500 TOTAL ~ $120,000
Currently 6 meters out of service

8. Annual Parking Revenue
Parking Permits $1,350
Parking Tickets 3,180
TOTAL ~ $4,500
Permits cost $0.256 USD each = $245 CAD

9. “Free” Parking on Campus
P4 - across from Bennett Wing 175 spaces
P4 - behind Recplex spaces
P8 - front & side of Recplex spaces
TOTAL free parking 330 spaces (>50% total parking available)

10. Grenfell vs Other Universities
Location
Annual Student Parking Rate
Annual Faculty/
Staff Parking Rate
Hourly Rate
Daily Rate
Grenfell Campus $5
$2.50
Free
MUN St. John’s
$36
$45 – $316
$1.50
n/a
Acadia
$110
$1.25 $6
UNB & St. Thomas
$159
$243
Mount Saint Vincent
$210 $8
Dalhousie
$346
$385 - $1,833
$2.00
$16
St. Mary’s
$388
$460 staff,
$501 faculty
$1.00
$10

11. Parking at Other Universities
No guaranteed space with a permit
Dalhousie has 24,000 daily visitors and 2,000 spaces
Reserved individual spaces and a waiting list
Motorcycle spaces & permits

12. Parking at Other Universities
Carpool program
Weekly, monthly and term permit options
All parking is paid from Mon - Fri (daytime)
Parking tickets range from $16 – $128
Booting option ranges from $50 – $75

13. ?? Current State of Parking ??
(up to ~ five minutes)

14. Draft Parking Principles

15. Draft Parking Principles
Parking should strive towards being a self sufficient operation that does not depend on the operating grant which is intended for teaching and learning.
Parking should be fully sustainable as a self sufficient operation within five years.
The operating costs for parking should be minimized as much as possible and take advantage of technology advancements where feasible.

16. Draft Parking Principles
4. Rates for parking lots should be directly related to the proximity to building entrances, whereby the closer the proximity, the higher the rate. 5. Parking rates should be based on a twelve month year. 6. Parking regulations should be properly enforced to ensure safety (blue zones, snow clearing needs, fire lanes, emergency access, etc.).

17. Draft Parking Principles
7. Parking regulations should adhere to collective agreements, where applicable. 8. Parking regulations should be properly communicated to the Grenfell Community. 9. Parking should consider all Campus users (visitors, staff, contractors, vendors, etc.).

18. ?? Draft Parking Principles ??
(up to ~ five minutes)

19. One example of an alternative approach…

20. “Free” Parking Minimize free parking on Campus
Reduce from 330 spaces to 87 spaces behind Recplex

21. Parking App Use a parking app to pay per use
Trial on 13 spaces in the circle
Pay $1.50 per hour
No capital investment

22. Parking App Can set up hourly, daily, etc. rates
Reminder sent to add more time without having to leave class or meeting
Enforcement views a website to see a list of paid vehicles by license plate #
Pay via mobile app, mobile web, voice or SMS (text)

23. Parking Permits Permits required Monday - Friday from 8am - 5pm
Increase the permit cost for spaces on Campus
Multi year phased approach to minimize the impact on users
Various payment options (lump sum, payroll deductions, installments)

24. Parking Permits
Designate spaces at $2.60 for Faculty as per Collective Agreement
Chalet sites and residence complex $75/yr
Large lots across from Library, Fine Arts and Bennett Wing $100/yr
Spaces close to Fine Arts and Pool entrance $250/yr

26. Impact in Year 1 Estimated maintenance costs ~$132,000
Potential revenue from increased permits ~$67,000
Closes the gap by ~50%
A step in the right direction!