Master Plan October 2011 - Pacific Lutheran University

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
parking utilization was lower than on-campus parking lot utilization (about 57% during the peak
mid-morning period). A few streets had very high utilization rates, such as 8th Avenue S and
10th Avenue S, but those streets have a relatively few number of spaces. The largest amount of
on-street demand (135 vehicles) occurred along 121st Street S between 10th Avenue and C Street.
Other streets, further from the perimeter of campus, exhibited lower parking utilization.
Figure 3 shows on-street parking demand for the regular-school week of March 5, 2007. The
color codes are the same as for the parking lots. Data for both sides of the street were collected;
in some cases, one side of the street may have had higher parking utilization than the other.
Both parking lot and on-street parking utilization data were collected for the week of Spring
Break, March 26th thru 29th, 2007. Not surprisingly, the results show lower overall parking
utilization.
Figures 2 and 4 show parking utilization during Spring Break for campus lots and on-street
parking, respectively. Some campus lots continued to have relatively high utilization during
Spring Break. This may be related to several factors: staff and faculty parking during Spring
Break, students leaving their cars while on vacation, cars belonging to resident students who
remained in the area, or on-campus events during the break week.
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