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<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Massachusetts Lowell Campus Transportation Plan<br />
Table 8 Comparison <strong>of</strong> Strategies to Meet Parking Demand<br />
STRATEGY PROS CONS/CHALLENGES<br />
Building Structured/<br />
Surface Parking<br />
••<br />
Existing practice ••<br />
Expensive<br />
••<br />
Takes up valuable <strong>campus</strong><br />
land<br />
••<br />
Reinforced by physical design elements<br />
••<br />
Periodically monitor and modify<br />
••<br />
Demonstrate financial benefit<br />
••<br />
Demonstrate both short and long-term environmental and quality <strong>of</strong> life<br />
benefits<br />
Buying or Leasing<br />
Satellite Parking<br />
••<br />
Existing practice<br />
••<br />
Relatively<br />
inexpensive cost/<br />
parking space<br />
••<br />
Does not address area<br />
traffic congestion<br />
••<br />
Aesthetics<br />
••<br />
Accommodates SOV<br />
commuting<br />
••<br />
Expensive supporting<br />
<strong>campus</strong> shuttle service<br />
••<br />
Risk if spaces become<br />
unavailable<br />
Meeting Future Parking Demand<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the key benefits <strong>of</strong> implementing TDM programs is the reduction in<br />
parking demand. The anticipated growth in student population is shown<br />
previously and the resultant growth in parking demand was also presented.<br />
That analysis showed a shortfall in parking supply on the North Campus<br />
starting Fall 2014 and a shortfall <strong>of</strong> parking supply overall starting Fall 2015.<br />
There are generally four options to meet the future parking supply shortfall:<br />
1. Build additional parking<br />
TDM Programs<br />
••<br />
Generally less<br />
expensive than<br />
building and<br />
supporting parking<br />
••<br />
Supports <strong>campus</strong><br />
sustainability efforts<br />
••<br />
Can help reduce area<br />
traffic congestion<br />
••<br />
Does not directly address<br />
area congestion but can<br />
potentially help<br />
••<br />
Determining current<br />
participation and<br />
introducing new untested<br />
strategies<br />
••<br />
Asking <strong>campus</strong> community<br />
to change behavior<br />
••<br />
Increases operational costs<br />
2. Buy or lease satellite parking<br />
3. Implement TDM programs to decrease parking demand<br />
4. Combination <strong>of</strong> the above<br />
Table 8 presents the pros, cons and challenges <strong>of</strong> for each strategy to meet<br />
parking demand. As the table shows, building structured spaces and/or<br />
supporting satellite parking spaces is very expensive. In addition, building<br />
structured or surface parking can take away land which could be used for a<br />
more valuable land use such as residential halls or academic buildings.<br />
TDM is a way to better manage existing resources, to reduce the cost <strong>of</strong><br />
expanding resources.<br />
••<br />
Supports a more<br />
livable community<br />
••<br />
Increases<br />
<strong>transportation</strong><br />
choices<br />
••<br />
Scalable solution<br />
Cornerstones <strong>of</strong> a TDM Plan: Sustainable Transportation Policy<br />
and TDM Coordinator<br />
Each successful TDM Plan typically has two critical components, a<br />
sustainable <strong>transportation</strong> policy and a TDM coordinator. The following<br />
section describes each <strong>of</strong> these within the context <strong>of</strong> UMass Lowell.<br />
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.<br />
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