cornell transportation program overview, 1990-2005, by david jay lieb, july 2005

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Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityTransportation Program OverviewTransportation Program Overview


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1990: A Crossroads1990: A Crossroads Parking demand exceeded supply

Projected to keep growing

New buildings and lost parking

Multiple constituencies to serve Investment in people not infrastructure

Priorities and character of campus Awareness of the CAAA of 1990

Role of (and in) transit


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Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles

Enhance university environment Protect greenspace

Preserve vehicular and pedestrianaccess

Reduce congestion

Protect beauty of adjacentneighborhoods

Reduce damage to infrastructure


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Two ChoicesTwo Choices

Build more parking

Mitigate demand


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If You Build ItIf You Build It

In 1998 Boulder, Colorado projected a$200 million expansion to theirinfrastructure to address auto

congestion:

46% increase in daily vehicle trips

60% increase in daily VMT

67% increase in emissions

2% improvement in traffic


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OnOn--going Objectivesgoing Objectives

Maintain a walkable campus

Reduce demands on infrastructure

Attend to replacement of lost parking

Aggressive demand management

program


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TDMP DisincentivesTDMP Disincentives

Moved towards market-priced parking Reduced no-fee spaces

Introduced tier-based parking fees

Provided for annual fee increases


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TDMP IncentivesTDMP Incentives

OmniRide RideShare

OccasionalParker

Support Services


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TDMP IncentivesTDMP Incentives

OmniRideOmniRide

TDMP I tiTDMP I ti


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TDMP IncentivesTDMP IncentivesRideShareRideShare


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RideShareRideShare20052005--2006 Parking Fees and Rebates2006 Parking Fees and RebatesIndividual

Permit

1 A, E, CP No Fee

2CF, ME, O, R,SA, TH, W, WE $302.61 Fee

3 HH, K $476.67 Fee

4 C, X $531.68 Fee

5 G $622.92 Fee

6 D, F, H, J, L, N,P, Y

$669.15 Fee

Permit TierTwo

RideSharersThree

RideSharersFour or MoreRideSharers

No Fee No Fee No Fee

No Fee

$161.17 Rebate

+Reserved space

$337.54 Rebate

+Reserved space

$174.08 Fee No Fee$176.37 Rebate

+Reserved space

$229.10 Fee No Fee $125.44 Rebate+Reserved space

$320.30 Fee $146.25 FeeNo Fee

+Reserved space

$364.54 Fee $190.47 Fee No Fee+Reserved space


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Occasional ParkerOccasional Parker

For employees who walk, bike, or getdropped off

Complimentary books of permits


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Support ServicesSupport Services

Emergency Ride FamilyCare

Park-and-ride lots

Volunteer firefighter/EMT rebates


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Full-fee,

individual parking

3,993

40.9%

948 DiscountedOmniRide/RideShare

9.7%

No Cost

1,317 Transit

3,515 Parking

49.4%

Individual Paid Parking No Cost Parking No Cost Transit Discounted Options

9,773 faculty/staff served (10/31/04)

Faculty/Staff CommutingFaculty/Staff Commuting


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Students and TDMStudents and TDM

Discourage from bringing cars

Raise parking fees

Offer PlusPass Package Promote student options such as OmniRide


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IthacaIthaca--Based Student ParkingBased Student Parking

89%

5%3% 3%

No parking permit Resident Parking Commuter Parking PlusPass


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Student OmniRideStudent OmniRide Introduced in 1993

University issued and administered

Bulk-discounted fares

$200 vs. $495

517 campus bus passes issued in 1992

6,309 OmniRide passes issued by10/31/04


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Student Transit PassesStudent Transit Passes

6,309

32%

Students with Transit Passes19,703 students


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Students By ModeStudents By Mode

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

1989-

90

1990-

91

1991-

92

1992-

93

1993-

94

1994-

95

1995-

96

1996-

97

1997-

98

1998-

99

1999-

00

2000-

01

2001-

02

2002-

03

2003-

04

2004-

05

Commuter permits Resident permits Transit passes

6 309

1 144

921


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Student ParkingStudent Parking

900

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,600

1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

1 144

921

Commuter Permits

Resident Permits

Fee increase

GGreen


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GreenGreen

ProgramsPrograms


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TDMP BenefitsTDMP Benefits

Commuter

Employer

Community Environment


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TDMP Benefits:TDMP Benefits:CommutersCommuters

Cost savings: gas, oil, maintenance,etc.

Less wear-and-tear on cars

Potential insurance reduction

Less stressful commute

Healthier lifestyle


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TDMP Benefits: EmployerTDMP Benefits: Employer

Reduced traffic throughout area More available parking for customers

Improved transit for employees meansbetter transit for all

Serve as a model for other

organizations, businesses, andcommunities


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TDMP Benefits:TDMP Benefits:CommunityCommunity

Reduced traffic through surroundingneighborhoods

Decreased damage to the infrastructure Community park-and-ride lots

Improved transit service


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TDMP Benefits:TDMP Benefits:EnvironmentEnvironment

Each year since 1991, Cornellcommuters have traveled at least

10,000,000 fewer miles.

This saves at least 417,000gallons of fuel annually

TDMP Benefits: EnvironmentTDMP Benefits: Environment


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TDMP Benefits: EnvironmentTDMP Benefits: Environment

Net annualized emissions

Carbon dioxide down 6,700,000lbs.

Carbon monoxide down 651,000lbs.

Oxides of nitrogen down 34,000

lbs. Hydrocarbons down 59,000 lbs.

Particulate emissions up 732 lbs.

Net annualized emissions

Carbon dioxide down 6,700,000lbs.

Carbon monoxide down 651,000

lbs.

Oxides of nitrogen down 34,000

lbs. Hydrocarbons down 59,000 lbs.

Particulate emissions up 732 lbs.


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