tour of ucsc campus housing strategies and stock

Overview: Housing, Water, and TransportationUniversity Center Alumni Room

September 4, 201510:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Agenda Introductions Presentation (10:00-10:45)

Colleges, Housing, and Educational Services (CHES) Operations On-Campus Programs Off-Campus Programs Capital Planning Strategy Future Planning

Water Transportation

Campus Tour (10:45-12:00)

Presented BySue MatthewsAssociate Vice Chancellor, CHES

194 CHES Buildings• ~2M Gross Square Feet• >9,000 bed spaces on campus

(fall 2015)• >97% occupied (since 2011))

CHES Facilities

Existing Bed Spaces Residence Halls

Fall 2015: 5,747 Bed Spaces

(Primarily Frosh)

Apartments Fall 2015:

3,277 Bed Spaces

(Primarily Sophomores)

Crown College Residence Halls

7000

7500

8000

8500

9000

9500

Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015

Temporary Adjusted Capacity (Bed Spaces)

Temporary Adjusted Capacity (Bed Spaces)

Dining Halls(5 Total)

Porter Dining Hall

Cowell Dining Hall

Dining Cafes/Convenience Stores

Banana Joes Quick Mart

Oakes Cafe

Presented ByKevin TreshamAssistant Director, Student Housing Services (CHES)

Community Transfer Community Multi-Affiliate Communities

10 Colleges

UC Santa Cruz offers a housing guarantee to all new undergraduate students. 2 Year Guarantee for all New Freshmen and

New Transfer students. 4 Year Guarantee for freshmen who are Regent

Scholars, Smith Renaissance Society, Military Veterans, or International students.

Housing Guarantee

Live at affiliated college Focus on a first-

year experience Proximity to staff

and support services

NewFreshmenHousing

Fall 2014 Fall 2013 Fall 2012 Fall 2011

Enrollment 4,037 3,303 3,828 3,608

Occupancy 3,954 3,219 3,738 3,534

% 97.9% 97.5% 97.6% 97.9%

Fall 3rd week enrollment and occupancy data.

Live and learn with peers Academically and socially

supportive environment Transition to university and

campus life

TransferHousing

Fall 2014 Fall 2013 Fall 2012 Fall 2011

Enrollment 1,067 1,005 1,220 1,193

Occupancy 553 494 646 569

% 51.8% 49.1% 52.9% 47.7%

Fall 3rd week enrollment and occupancy data.Occupancy totals do not include transfer students living at Family Student Housing or the Camper Park.

Apartment and residence hall facilities

Variety of room and meal plan options Annual rates shown below

Choices

Quad Triple Double Single

Apartments $9,387 $9,225 - 9,711 $9,351 – 12,105 $13,752

Residence Halls $8,865 $8,802 – 9,243 $8,865 - 11,394 $13,095

The Village --- --- --- $10,395

University Town Center --- $8,937 $11,547 ---

Triple Rooms

Theme HousingStudents can live with people with shared interests. Examples include: Academic Focused GLBTI Supportive iFloor Rosa Parks African American Theme House Science Community Diversity Awareness, Gaming, Outdoor Adventure,

Sustainability…and many other options are available

Presented ByKevin TreshamAssistant Director, Student Housing Services (CHES)

University Town Center1101 Pacific Avenue Off-Campus Apartments

“Leased” Space 134Bed Spaces

Double or Triple Bedroom Suites

CommunityRentals

The on-campus resource for off-campus housing: Rental listings database Access to rental resources, laws, and agreements Instructions on preparing a rental application packet Education on tenant rights and responsibilities Online Renters’ Workshop training

Presented ByDonna BlitzerDirector, Government Relations

Presented BySteve HouserDirector, Capital Planning (CHES)

CHES Strategy Drivers Extend Building Life Cycle Make Facilities Appealing to Today’s Students Deliver Additional Beds

Meet 2005 LRDP Bed Space Requirement

ProblemExtremely Low Student Demand

Residence Hall Issues

Uninviting Entrances

Circulation ChallengesEnvelope + Infrastructure

Dark Interiors &Dated Finishes

Site Issues

“Way Finding” Problems

Lack of Natural Light

Challenging Topography

(Not ADA Compliant)

Lack of Desirable Social Gathering

Spaces

Core Scope

Accessibility

Sustainability

Campus Goals &

Requirements

UC Goals & Requirements

Building Code Requirements

Goals/Requirements:Campus, UC, State, Federal

Core Scope

Building Code

Campus Standards

Campus Goals and

Requirements

UC Goals and Requirements

Federal Requirements (Accessibility)

Core Scope

Accessibility

Sustainability

Campus Goals &

Requirements

UC Goals & Requirements

Building Code Requirements

Total Scope

Water Conservation MitigationLong Range Development Plan (2005 LRDP)Replacement of Toilets and Shower Fixtures

Triggers ADA Code Compliance(Department of State Architect) Review

Comprehensive Solutions• Bedroom & Restroom Doors• Restroom Turning Radius• Building Entrances• Elevators • Site Accessibility

Resolve Access Issues at Buildings and Merrill Site

Design and Review ProcessDesign Review

Design

Review

Design

Review

Design

Review

Design

Elevator Tower

Light can penetrate buildings and interior corridors are straightened

Natural Light Into Buildings

Social Spaces, Intuitive Way Finding + Natural Light

Merrill Summary Lengthy Reviews and Approvals 3 Construction Phases (2+ Years) Total Project Budget=$51 Million Maintain Prior Bed Count And:

61 Added Beds Increased Student Demand

Priority Applications Annual Average 2007-2014(319 Students ) 2015 (495 Students)

CHES Strategy Drivers Extend Building Life Cycle Make Facilities Appealing to Today’s Students Deliver Additional Beds

Meet 2005 LRDP Bed Space Requirement

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Academic Year

UCSC Enrollment(On Campus, 3 Quarter Average)

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Academic Year


4 + Years

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10,00011,00012,00013,00014,00015,00016,00017,00018,00019,000

Academic Year


2+ Years

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000

10,00011,00012,00013,00014,00015,00016,00017,00018,00019,000

Academic Year


4 + Years

Porter College Residence Halls Capital Renewal (2008-09, 2009-10)

Porter A & B - original conditions

Porter A & B - upper floors & building envelope removed

Porter A & B - steel framing and building envelope at lower floors

Porter A & B - building envelope replaced

Porter A - completed project

Porter Summary Lengthy Reviews and Approvals 2 Construction Phases

Residence Hall B (Offline 2008-09) 120 Added Beds

Residence Hall A (Offline 2009-10) 177Added Beds

Total Project Budget= $84 Million Increased Student Demand

Presented ByDean FitchCampus Planner, Physical Planning and Construction

and the 2014 data:

Presented ByLarry PagelerDirector, Transportation and Parking Ser vices

TopographyUCSC is located on a hillside above coastal Santa Cruz...

Downtown Santa Cruz(40 ft. elevation)

Main Campus Entrance(230 ft. elevation) Upper Campus lands

(1,150 ft. elevation)Central Campus(660 ft. elevation)

UC Santa Cruz (2014-15)

• 17,049 students:

15,503 undergraduates

1,546 graduate students

• ~3,400 faculty and staff work at the main campus

• Ten residential colleges house 50% of the total student enrollment

• 4,840 auto and 330 motorcycleparking spaces in over 65 on-campus parking lots

• Only two roads into/out of campus

• Average Daily Traffic (ADT) in/out of campus = 20,755 vehicle trips/day

UCSC Spring 2015 Mode Split StudyTravel Mode Passenger-Trips Vehicle-Trips

Single Occupant Autos 35.8% 68.3%

Motorcycles 0.8% 1.6%

Service/Construction Vehicles 2.4% 4.6%

Non-TDM Modes 39.0% 74.5%Multi-Occupant Vehicles 22.5% 20.0%

SCMTD Transit Buses 23.6% 2.3%

Other UCSC TDM (vanpools, Bike Shuttle, Campus Transit)

11.6% 3.1%

Bicycles 2.9% 0%

Pedestrians 0.3% 0%

Total TDM Modes 61.0% 25.5%

UCSC Spring Mode Split Study

UCSC Spring 2014 Travel Survey

Commuting Students Commuting Faculty & Staff

TransitSOV

Bikes & Walking

MOV

EV/Carsharing

Santa Cruz Metro Transit District

• UCSC’s Average Daily Ridership during the 2014-15 school term exceeded 11,080 students and 560staff/faculty

• Peak UCSC ridership exceeded 15,000 passengers on Friday, October 3, 2014 (2nd day of Fall)

• Total annual UCSC ridership in 2014-15 exceeded 2.53 million passengers

• UCSC accounts for more than 50% of SCMTD’s total in-county ridership

• At the cost of $1.38 per ride, UCSC’s 2014-15 payment to SCMTD totaled $3.612 million

SCMTD Ridership Trends

SCMTD Service to UCSC• UCSC Commuters are concentrated relatively near the campus

Campus Vehicle Traffic Trends

UCSC Campus Transit• Currently operating four on-campus

routes from 7:25am until 12:12am Monday - Friday and 6:30pm until 12:12am Saturday and Sunday

• Since Fall 2012: Late-night off-campus “Night Owl” service until 1:15am Sunday –Thursday nights and until 2:50am Friday and Saturday nights

• During the 2014-15 school term, daily ridership averaged 10,430 passengers on the Day and Night Shuttles

• Total 2014-15 ridership exceeded 2.17 million

• Campus Transit costs about $1.38 per rider in 2014-15

Car Sharing• Nine years ago, UCSC TAPS

launched a contract with Zipcarto introduce car sharing to the campus

• As of September 2015:– 13 cars in 6 on-campus

locations; 9 cars in 5 off-campus locations

– 1,749 active members, including UCSC students, staff and faculty

– Non-UCSC membership now exceeds 620 as the program grows in the City of Santa Cruz

• Overall utilization in May 2015 exceeded 52%

• Studies indicate residential student parking demand declines as one car may serve thirty-three people

Overview: Housing, Water, and TransportationUniversity Center Alumni Room

September 4, 201510:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

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