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University of Massachusetts Lowell Campus Transportation Plan
VI. Implementation – Next Steps
This section outlines an implementation plan for the Campus
Transportation Plan recommendations, including the responsible UMass
Lowell departments and/or external stakeholders, timeline and, where
appropriate, potential monitoring requirements for each action. The
Implementation Plan is organized as follows:
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Priority TDM Actions
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Near-Term Actions
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Infrastructure Improvements
For the recommended infrastructure improvements, it should be noted that
improvements at a specific location may include more than one timeline,
indicating that not all actions are expected to be implemented
simultaneously.
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In order to efficiently and effectively implement this plan, several internal
working groups and external coordination committees should be
established to ensure the appropriate stakeholders are consulted. For
example, working groups to address the following policy changes are
suggested:
Performance Monitoring
Performance monitoring should occur in order to measure the effectiveness
of existing and future transportation services. Some monitoring is a
required part of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection Rideshare reports, due every two years. Other monitoring
efforts, such as parking lot data collection and transportation surveys,
provide valuable information to the Parking and Transportation
Department to better understand current and future behavior on campus
and demonstrate the effectiveness and performance of current and future
TDM programs. With this data, UMass Lowell can adjust policies and
strategies to better suit its needs.
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Parking pricing policy
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Organization and initiation of
new carpooling opportunities
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Strengthening parking
enforcement
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Class schedule staggering
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Residential parking and other
parking policies
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Analysis of flex-work policy
Additionally, an infrastructure coordination committee should be
established with the City of Lowell.
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