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Towards More Sustainable Transportation at UMD

Towards More Sustainable Transportation at UMD. David Allen Director, Department of Transportation Services (DOTS). DOTS History. “Transit Dependent Student” . “If you build it they will come.”.

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Towards More Sustainable Transportation at UMD

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  1. Towards More Sustainable Transportation at UMD David Allen Director, Department of Transportation Services (DOTS)

  2. DOTS History “Transit Dependent Student” “If you build it they will come.” 1999: Parking expanded fleet to pick up students who could drive, thus removing commuter vehicles from campus 2002: Shuttle-UM and Parking Services merged creating DOTS 2004: Park and Rides and Intra-Campus service offered to further reduce commuter vehicles

  3. Sustainable Transformation DOTS continues to search for innovative operational solutions with the lowest possible environmental impact. Additionally, we seek to change the behavior of students long after they graduate.

  4. Qualitative Decision Making • We gather information and recommendations from various stakeholders comprising of faculty, staff and students. • We also engage in collaborative efforts with various offices including the Office of Sustainability, Off-Campus Student Involvement, Campus Police, Campus Recreation and Stamp Student Union and others. • RESULTS • CIER Survey • Student Organization Resolutions • Joint Programming • C-TAC Recommendations

  5. Quantitative Decision Making Shuttle-UM Parking

  6. Ridership Data Ridership data is collected and analyzed by semester, by day of the week and by run. Campus demand results in multiple peaks and valleys of demand due to class schedules. As a result, a bus can be full to capacity at 1:30 and almost empty at 2:40 and full again at 3:30.

  7. Address Data Cluster map showing local addresses for students holding commuter student permits.

  8. Address Data We can isolate an address, such as U-View, to determine the number of permits in the area.

  9. Greenhouse Gas Emission Data (GHG) Collaborations with the Office of Sustainability have resulted in sophisticated analyses of our green house gas emissions (GHG)

  10. Sustainable Initiatives Current Future? Parking restrictions Vanpools Carbon footprint based permit fees • Bike Program • Hybrid Buses • Park and Rides • Zimride • Zipcar • License Plate Recognition Technology • BioDots

  11. Where are we now?

  12. Parking Supply and Demand *Analysis completed in 2008

  13. Shuttle-UM and Alternate Transportation Ridership Details

  14. What’s Next?

  15. How much is 3450?

  16. Fixed vs. Variable Permit Costs

  17. Permit Reduction Savings

  18. Revenue Shortfall

  19. Financial Constraints • The cost increases if: • Shuttle services increase to meet added demand • Any of the reduced permits are faculty or staff

  20. How committed are we?

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