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University of Massachusetts Lowell Campus Transportation Plan
In Spring 2011, South Campus lots were full during typical weekdays with
the exception of the Wilder Faculty/Staff parking lot. The 250-space
overflow lot (softball field) typically reached capacity during weekday peak
periods. In Fall 2011, following the addition of the 700-space 1001
Pawtucket overflow lot, the overflow lot in South Campus has not been
used because first-year commuter students are required to park at 1001
Pawtucket.
East Campus has some reserve parking capacity; however, it is not located
near the main academic facilities and therefore not fully utilized despite the
capacity issues on the other campuses.
Future Parking Projections
Future parking demand projections were made based on future on-campus
housing projections and student population growth over the next five
years. The detailed analysis is presented in the Appendix.
North and South Garages, there appears to be sufficient parking through
the Fall 2014/Spring 2015 academic year campus wide, but a shortfall on
North Campus, based on current enrollment projections. The campus
experiences an overall deficit based on current enrollment projections of
approximately 100 spaces by Fall 2015. This suggests the minimum target
for mode change to be accomplished by this plan.
A sensitivity analysis was conducted to understand the impact of delaying
construction of South Garage for one or two years. If the opening of South
Garage does not occur until Fall 2014, the South Campus will experience a
deficiency of approximately 330 spaces, while the campus as a whole will
have a deficiency of approximately 50 spaces in Fall 2013. If opening of
South Garage does not occur until Fall 2015, the South Campus will
experience a deficiency of approximately 430 spaces and the campus as a
whole will have a deficiency of 428 spaces in Fall 2014. The corresponding
Future parking supply was estimated based on the current parking supply
with anticipated changes due to:
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Construction on existing surface parking lots for other University uses
(e.g. Eames Lot)
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Overflow parking facilities coming on and off line
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Addition of parking facilities through leasing and/or acquisition
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New construction of parking facilities
It was assumed that North Garage (650 spaces; currently in construction)
and South Garage (currently in design, approximately 720 spaces) will be
built on their respective campus. These parking supply assumptions are
identified in Figure 10 and detailed in analysis in the Appendix.
Figure 10 shows the change in demand (solid line) and supply (dotted line)
for each campus and at UMass Lowell as a whole. After the construction of
Proposed North Garage, perspective
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