Parking and Transportation Services

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Parking and TransportationServices

• Presentation
• February, 2008

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Parking Transportation ServicesMission

• To provide parking options and promote
  transportation alternatives for faculty, staff,
  students and visitors at the University of
  Arizona.

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Parking Transportation ServicesGoals

• Improving accessibility and mobility throughout a
  changing and complex environment
• Enhancing interaction with the community and
  governmental agencies
• Utilizing ecologically sound principles in
  meeting transportation demands
• Implementing and maintaining information and
  financial systems

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General Information

• 150 employees
• 13.7 million annual budget
• Less then .5 University funding
• Manage 17,000 parking spaces for a 50,000 person
  campus population
• 5 major sections within the department
• An Auxiliary department

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Organizational Overview
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Information Technology

• Maintain Computer Systems for 150 users.
• Customers accessed our web site over 7 million
  times last year.
• 65 of all customer transactions are completed
  online.

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Business Services

• Manage accounting on departmental budget
• Processed and reconciled over 141,000 revenue and
  expense transactions for 13.7 million budget.
• Processed over 123,000 payroll deductions, 264
  invoices for UA affiliated customers, 777 refunds
  for returned permits and dismissed citations and
  1,855 Purchasing Card transactions last year.

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Alternative Transportation

• Initiated the Night Cat Service.
• Transported over 504,000 passengers through the
  Cat Tran service.
• Provided over 14,000 transports to the campus on
  the Disability Cart Service.
• Managed over 11,000 bicycle spaces on campus.
• 100 of Cat Tran fleet utilizes bio-diesel fuel.
• Subsidized over 2,200 Sun Tran bus passes at a
  discount of up to 50 of full fare.

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Alternative Transportation

• Carpool Permits are available for groups of three
  or more who live off-campus and want an
  economical way to park on campus. Restrictions
  apply.
• The Vanpool Incentive Program gives 5 to 15
  commuters an option to get to and from work. PTS
  provides the permit. PAG provides the van,
  insurance and a subsidy.
• The I-10 Expansion will be complete in 2010.
  Commuting solutions may be found at
  http//parking.arizona.edu

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Field Operations

• Completed construction of the 6.6 million Cherry
  Avenue Garage expansion adding 250 new visitor
  parking spaces.
• Constructed 342 new parking spaces in five lots
  last year.
• Added lighting for 658 spaces in seven surface
  lots.
• Provide over 1,900 free motorist assists.
• Safety Specialists provided 5,200 hours of safety
  checks within parking structures.

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Customer Relations

• Handle over 20,000 phone calls annually, a 24
  decrease due to online services and menu driven
  phone system.
• Process over 24,000 permits annually.
• Implemented a year-round payroll deduction
  program for permits, to respond to customer
  suggestions in order to reduce per pay period
  deductions.

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Parking Transportation Committee

• Provides policy oversight to department
• Members appointed by the President
• Members include representatives from
• Faculty Senate
• Appointed Personnel Organization
• Staff Advisory Council
• Associated Students of the University of Arizona
• Student Affairs

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Budget Information
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Department Revenue
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Department Expenses
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Alternative Transportation Expenses
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What Does My Parking Permit Pay For?
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What Does My Permit Pay For?
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What Does My Permit Pay For?
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What Does My Permit Pay For?
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Parking Permit Rate Comparison
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2007-08 Parking Permit Rate Comparison
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2007-08 Parking Permit Rate Comparison
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Issues Facing PTS

• Spaces lost to new construction
• Projecting to lose 1200 spaces by Fall 2008
• Replacing surface parking with Structures
• Developing Off-Campus Park and Ride Lots
• Increase cost of construction
• Increase university costs

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Parking SummaryJanuary 1999 to December 2007

• 2,723 surface spaces have been lost to
  construction
• 2,097 new surface spaces constructed at a cost of
  2.1 million
• 5,050 new garage spaces constructed at a cost of
  52.3 million
• 600 new off campus spaces leased

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Parking Inventory
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The Future
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Parking Solutions

• Build additional garages to replace surface
  parking lost to construction
• Develop additional off-campus park and ride lots
  as a less expensive alternative
• Work with City to improve Sun Tran bus system as
  it relates to campus
• Develop incentives to reduce the number of single
  occupancy vehicles on campus

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Sustainability Efforts
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Sustainability Efforts

• Our alternative transportation programs directly
  impact improvements in air quality and traffic
  congestion in the campus and the surrounding
  region
• 44 of trips to the UA campus are made by
  alternative means

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Sustainability Efforts

• PTS now operates its entire fleet of seventeen
  Cat Tran shuttles entirely on bio-diesel fuel
• By using this fuel, they reduce carbon dioxide
  and hydrocarbon emissions by up to 50 compared
  to traditional petroleum diesel.

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Sustainability Efforts

• PTS received an A, according to the new College
  Sustainability Report Card 2008 for such
  sustainability programs as Carpool, Vanpool, Sun
  Tran U-Pass, Bicycling, Park Ride lots,
  Disability Cart Service, Ride Share, Cat Tran and
  Commuter Parking Assistance.

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Sustainability Efforts

• Last year, the University of Arizona community
  has saved 16.8 million automobile miles to campus
  through all of the PTS alternative transportation
  programs combined
• This was a net reduction of 16.9 million pounds
  of greenhouse gases emitted into our planets
  atmosphere.

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Sustainability Efforts

• PTS has won the Best Workplaces for Commuters
  award each year since 2003
• This EPA program is specifically designed to
  reduce transportation-related greenhouse gases
  and fuel consumption by countering growth in
  vehicle travel.

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Parking Transportation Contact Information

• Call 626-PARK (7275)
• Email parking_at_email.arizona.edu
• Visit online http//parking.arizona.edu
• Visit PTS Building, 1117 E Sixth Street