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University of Massachusetts Lowell Campus Transportation Plan Table 1 Current Parking Permit Purchases, 2010 Table 2 Auto Commuter Distance(in miles), 2010 STUDENTS Commuters, Undergrad Commuters, Graduate TOTAL POPULATION IN CATEGORY TOTAL PURCHASED DECALS PERCENT PURCHASED 5,367 3,672 68% 1 3,108 789 25% 2 Resident 2,974 1,317 44% Continuing Ed 2,652 177 7% 2 Total 14,101 5,955 42% FACULTY/STAFF TOTAL POPULATION IN CATEGORY TOTAL PURCHASED DECALS PERCENT PURCHASED Full Time 1,263 1,177 93% Part-Time/Adjunct 873 624 71% Total 2,136 1,801 84% * Satellite parkers are students and faculty/staff commuters parking in satellite parking lots. The number of satellite permits for each individual group, students and faculty/staff, is not known, however, the total number of satellite permits issued is presented in Table 2. Satellite permits are no longer available. 1 As shown by the data, 68 percent of undergraduate commuters purchase parking decals. However, this value appears to be low. Based on anecdotal accounts, undergraduate students are observed to park illegally on Lowell streets and park in UMass Lowell parking facilities without a parking decal. It is estimated that the percent of undergraduate SOV parkers is closer to 80 percent. DISTANCE FROM CAMPUS STUDENT PARKERS FACULTY/STAFF PARKERS SATELLITE PARKERS* [MILES] [%] [%] [%] 0 to 1 4% 6% 7% 1 to 3 14% 20% 17% 3 to 5 8% 10% 5% 5 to 10 23% 18% 20% 10 to 20 32% 27% 29% 20 to 50 18% 18% 21% 50+ 1% 1% 1% Mean (mi) 12.4 11.6 12.9 Median (mi) 10.1 9.0 10.5 2 Approximately 25 percent of graduate students purchase parking decals. This low purchase percentage reflects that registered graduate students may not need to come to campus on a regular basis. Some registered graduate students may need to fulfill thesis or other written requirements and may not have course work. In addition, many graduate courses are during late afternoon/evening hours when parking facility gates are up and parking decals are not required. Most continuing education students attend evening classes when parking gates are raised and parking decal purchases are not necessary. Gates at UMass Lowell parking facilities raise at 3:30 PM. 12 Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
University of Massachusetts Lowell Campus Transportation Plan live relatively close to campus, these populations are prime candidates to choose walking, biking, or transit. Those living further away are candidates for ridesharing, particularly carpooling. The highest density of commuters living outside of Lowell live in the nearby towns of Chelmsford, Dracut and Methuen (Figure 6). Figure 6 UMass Lowell Commuter Density by Municipality, 2010 Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. 13
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