University of Sunderland - Travel Plan Final 200510-1

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University of Sunderland Travel Plan Update Parking Cost Criteria Year Annual Cost Staff Annual Mandate Permit Staff Annual Mandate Permit Staff Pay & Display Permit Student Pay & Display Permit Staff working more than 20 hrs per week Staff working less than 20 hrs per week Staff required to display permit and Pay & Display Students required to display permit and Pay & Display As the table above shows, there are four main types of permits that can be applied for. Staff have the option of paying for their parking permit by monthly salary deduction or by applying for a pay and display permit. it. Students only have option which is to apply for a pay and display permit. Mandate permit charges for 2009 2009/10 have remained the same as 2008/09 due to the economic downturn. However, the University will be increasing the price of parking permits in the next academic year. Pay and display charges (20p per hour up to a maximum of £1 per day) have not changed si since 2006. Similar to mandate permit charges, it is recommended that pay and display rates should increase in the next academic year. Any parking income surplus has been invested by the University on travel and environmental initiatives. The parking arking income surplus will increase year on year in the short to medium term as the cost of parking at the University is expected to be raised. The increase in parking costs needs to be implemented to reduce the amount of non essential car use at the Unive University. rsity. The proposed increase in parking costs is discussed in more detail in the Updated University Parking Strategy document. Permit Applications 2007/08 £180 2008/09 £204 2009/10 £204 2007/08 £90 2008/09 £102 2009/10 £102 2007/08 £225 2008/09 £225 2009/10 £225 2007/08 Variable 2008/09 Variable 2009/10 Variable Daily Cost 38 £0.80 £0.91 £0.91 £0.80 £0.91 £0.91 £1.00 £1.00 £1.00 £1.00 £1.00 £1.00 In 2009/10, 212 fewer parking permits have been issued at the University than in 2008/09, although it should be noted that the figure for 2009/10 is the number of permits up to December 2009 so more permits are likely to be issued before the end of the academic year. Results from the travel survey in 2007, 86.4% of staff car drivers stated they had a Uni University versity parking permit. By 2009, this figure had risen to 90.4%. In 2007, 70.8% of student car drivers stated they had a parking permit, compared to 81.2% in 2009. 38 The daily cost for mandate permit holders is calculated by dividing the annual cost of the mandate by 225 working days. The maximum daily cost of pay and display is £1.00 per hour for both staff and students. 5087709/University of Sunderland - Travel Plan Final 200510.docx 129
University of Sunderland Travel Plan Update Moving forward, the University will continue to closely manage the cost of parking and distr distribution of permits and the cost of pay and display display. 5087709/University of Sunderland - Travel Plan Final 200510.docx 130 Table 5.9 – Measure 6: Car Parking Charges and Enforcement Measure 6: Car Parking Charges and Enforcement Summary Target Groups Impact Difficulty Responsibility Timescale 5.2.7 Measure 7 – Parking Management System 2007/08 Expectation In 2007/08, the University was in the process of implementing a system based parking management nagement system. The system was designed to support both car parking enforcement and the management of demand through cont controls rols on permit applications. Feasibility including funding was concluded during the autumn of 2007 and a capital investment of £50,000 wa was made for this. Progress to 2009/10 /10 and moving forward to 2012/13 The University has now implemented its new parking management system. apply for their parking permits using an online system online through the University’s intranet students to apply for parking has also enabled security staff to access the permit database from handheld terminals to check if vehicles are in breach of the to issue penalty notices. The University operates a Parking Charge Notice System to vehicles in breach of the University Parking Regulations. A copy of the most up to date University Parking Regulations can be found in outsourced to a private company. performance and usage of the decrease at the City Campus, car 39 management system. Staff and students . Application forms are also available the University’s intranet. The new system has made it far easier for staff and ts to apply for parking permits. The introduction of the new online permit application system security staff to access the permit database from handheld terminals to check if vehicles are in breach of the University Parking Policy. The handheld terminals can als also be used The University operates a Parking Charge Notice System to vehicles in breach of the University Parking Regulations. A copy of the most up to date University Parking Regulations can be found in Appendix H. Debt management at the University is currently outsourced to a private company. Moving into the future, the University will continue to monitor the of the parking management system. With parking capacity expected to decrease at the City Campus, careful eful management of the system will be required. Table 5.10 – Measure 7: Parking Management System Measure 7: Parking Management System Summary Target Groups Impact Difficulty Responsibility 39 https://parkingpermit.sunderland.ac.uk Regular increases in parking charges to manage demand, control and enforcement of parking permits. Parking surplus to be invested in sustainable travel initiatives. Continued comparison with parking charges elsewhere in the city centre. Car users, staff, students and visitors High Medium (emotive emotive issue but changes to parking arrangements required required) Travel Plan Coordinator, Facilities Reviewed annually. Ongoing programme linked to campus redevelopment. Implementation of a new parking management system system. Car users, staff and students Medium Medium Travel Plan Coordinator, Facilities
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