University of Sunderland - Travel Plan Final 200510-1

University of Sunderland Travel Plan Update
This revised travel plan also takes into account the planned and ongoing re re-development of the
City / St Peter’s Campuses es and the need for the University to manage its car parking resource
efficiently.
1.3.4 The University Parking Strategy Update
Sections s 2.3.1.1 (Car Parkin Parking g Facilities on City Campus) 2.4.2.1 (Car Parking Capacities on St
Peter’s Campus) and 2.5.2.1 (Car Parking Facilities on Ashburne Campus) provide an overview of
current and future parking capacities and an explanation of the University Parking Management
System, including enforcement and ppermit
charges / numbers. The sections tions also provide an
overview of current car park access, compare University parking charges with those at city centre
car parks and detail arrangements for car share parking, disabled parking and contractor parking.
An Updated University of Sunderland Parking Strategy has been produced in conjunction with
this Travel Plan Update. The Updated Parking Strategy assesses in more detail the car parking
facilities on the University Campuses, but also assesses current parking usage by comparing car
parking counts from December 2009 with 2007 and examines the future parking situation at the
University considering:
• planned changes to parking capacities at the City and St Peter’s Campuses as detailed in the
City Campus Development Framework 2009 and the St Peter’s Campus Masterplan 2009;
and
• the he absorption of the National Glass Centre and Ashburne Campus into University
operations.
The Parking ng Strategy also puts forward, discusses and revises a number of parking mmanagement
options, including:
• reducing the demand for parking through revision of parking charges and monitoring of
permit applications;
• enhancing nhancing the customer experience, which includes measures such as Variable Messaging
Signs (VMS) and Park & Ride;
• providing roviding sustainable transport alternatives through car share parking and investment in
sustainable modes; and
• enforcing the car parking policy through new software, collection of penalty charges and
close collaboration oration with Sunderland City Council Council.
1.4 Travel Plan Update Structure
The remainder of this document is structured as follows:
• Section 2: includes an updated site audit and details the current facilities on both the City, St
Peter’s and Ashburne Campuses Campuses;
• Section 3: analyses ccurrent
travel patterns and compares the 2007/08 and 2009/10 staff and
student travel surveys results;
• Section 4: updates the Travel Plan’s objectives and targets;
• Section 5: updates the Travel Plan measures, , including an updated table of actions.
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