OSU PARKING UTILIZATION NEIGHBORHOOD STREET PARKING STUDY FALL TERM 2007 AND FACILITIES SERVICES CAMPUS PLANNING

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1 OSU PARKING UTILIZATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD STREET PARKING STUDY FALL TERM 200 FACILITIES SERVICES CAMPUS PLANNING

2 Table of Contents Purpose...3 udy Findings...3 Meodologies...3 OSU Main Campus Parking Survey...4 Campus Population & Parking Capacity...4 Parking Utilization...6 Parking Demand (Permit Sales)... Parking Utilization by Sector... Neighborhood reet Parking udy...9 District Findings...9 Summary of District A Findings...10 Summary of District B Findings...10 Overall Summary of Districts A and B...10 District Parking Utilization rategies...11 Additional Information/Contacts...12 Attachments...13 Attachment A - Parking Survey Overview Map...13 Attachment B - Parking Capacity by Campus Sector Map...13 Attachment C - OSU Parking Utilization Survey Results Map...13 Attachment D - Neighborhood reet Parking Survey Results District A (College Hill West) Map...13 Attachment E - Neighborhood reet Parking Survey Results District B (Nor College Hill) Map...13 Index of Tables Table 1: Summary of Parking Usage on Campus...6 Table 2: OSU Peak Time Parking Demand Ratios... Table 3: Summary of Parking Usage on Campus by Sector... Table 4: Hourly Neighborhood reet Parking Utilization during Survey...10 Index of Figures Figure 1: OSU Population Breakdown...4 Figure 2: OSU Parking Capacity and Enrollment Trend... Figure 3: Summary of Parking Capacity...6 Figure 4: Summary of Overall Neighborhood Parking Usage

3 PURPOSE The purpose of is study is for e University to analyze parking utilization on e OSU main campus and to perform an on-street parking survey on e two residential parking districts nor of e campus (see map Attachment A - Parking Survey Overview Map). The main campus study is used to determine and analyze existing supply and demand as well as identifying parking trends on campus. OSU conducts a parking inventory during e fall term when enrollment is highest. As stated in e Campus Master Plan (CMP), vehicular parking improvements will be implemented if e campus occupancy rate reaches 90%. Neighborhood surveys on e nor side of campus, where many classroom buildings but few parking lots exist, are used to assist in measuring and monitoring e impact of parking on e neighborhoods. STUDY FINDINGS Results of is study indicate at parking utilization on campus for 200 is at %. Utilization has increased by 2% over 2006 while e population of e campus increased by 1.% (404 people). Factors at may have amplified e increase in utilization is e extension of free parking on campus up to e week of e survey so new computer management software could be implemented by Transit and Parking Services (TAPS) and fluctuation in supply due to construction activities. The increased utilization is in line wi e population increase and shows a slight percentage decrease in e campus population parking on campus. OSU permits issued decreased by 336 (a 4 student decrease & 149 Faculty/ aff increase) or %. The apparent decrease in demand of parking permits may be partially attributable to students no longer having e option to directly bill to eir accounts starting is year (as ey have in e past) which requires em to pay in person. Anoer factor at may contribute to e decrease is e extension of free parking on campus as previously stated (for ose who put off purchasing a permit). The overall total of parking district A and B utilization did not increase alough ere was a slight shift in e districts. College Hill West (District A) had a increase of 3% while Nor College Hill (District B) decreased by 3%. METHODOLOGIES The study was conducted during e fall academic term during e 4 week of e school (16-1 October, 200, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on campus and from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM off campus). This time period is when e campus is considered at peak occupancy and is typical for reporting statistics for 4-year colleges and universities. The study was conducted over a 2-day period on a typical laboratory day (Tuesday) and typical lecture day (Wednesday) representing peak days wiin e week. -3-

4 OSU MAIN CAMPUS PARKING SURVEY An inventory of vacant parking spaces was completed one time on each day of e survey. The campus survey was completed by Campus Planning and TAPS. CAMPUS POPULATION & PARKING CAPACITY To effectively evaluate how OSU is planning existing and future parking needs, Figure 1 (OSU Population Breakdown) below shows e campus population trend. Over e past five years e total campus population has increased approximately 1.4% wi e largest percent increase being between 2006 and 200 which had an increase of 1.%. Figure 1: OSU Population Breakdown Campus parking consists of a parking structure and a variety of parking lots: permit-regulated, metered, and open parking. On-street parking is available on 11, 13, 14 and 1 streets campus way west of 30 street and oer roadways adjacent to e campus. The lots and on-street spaces on campus are mainly controlled by e OSU permit system except for one open parking lot at is free for anyone to use. The open lot is located on Campus way west of e Motor Pool parking lot. Parking lots are serviced by a free shuttle service which -4-

5 consists of two buses at continually run on schedule roughout campus from :30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m and connect to e Corvallis Transit bus system. OSU s parking management program employs a permit system for most of e parking lots, a pay-lot system for short-term metered parking, a campus shuttle and enforced parking. Permits are sold by use type: faculty/staff, student, emeritus, motorcycle, and visitor. Parking spaces wiin lots are assigned according to eir permitted use. Those wi faculty/staff permits are also allowed to use e student lots. Special permits are available for service vehicles and visitors on campus. Figure 2 (OSU Parking Capacity and Enrollment Trend) shows e breakdown of assigned parking spaces relative to campus population. Overall parking spaces decreased by 136 spaces from 2006 and 200. The decrease in parking spaces is attributed mainly to paving and construction staging in e Reser adium lot and Lasells Lot respectively as well as e elimination of parking on 14/1 reet. The relative distribution of parking capacity by campus sector can be viewed in Attachment B - Parking Capacity by Campus Sector Map. Figure 2: OSU Parking Capacity and Enrollment Trend PARKING UTILIZATION Parking utilization is calculated as e ratio of occupied spaces to e total number of spaces. A 90% utilization rate requires e University to construct new parking facilities. At is level of utilization drivers may spend considerable time circulating campus in search of a parking space. Based on e survey, OSU s parking is at a utilization rate of % during peak hours. A detailed map --

6 showing parking lot utilization by parking lot and campus sector is included as Attachment C - Campus Survey Results Map. Figure 3: Summary of Parking Capacity Table 1: Summary of Parking Usage on Campus Parking Occupancy between 2006 and 200 has increased by 2% from 3% to %. Figure 3 (Summary of Parking Capacity) and Table 1 (Summary of Parking Usage on Campus) show a comparison of parking utilization over e last five years. The increase may be e result of many factors but can be mainly attributed to e increase in population of e campus population (1.%). Factors at may have amplified e increase in utilization is e extension of free parking on campus up to e week of e survey (for ose who wait to purchase permits) and a decrease in e number of parking spaces on campus (due mainly to construction and striping of parking lots). The increased utilization is, however, in line wi e campus population increase and actually shows a slight percentage decrease in e campus population parking on campus. PARKING DEMAND (PERMIT SALES) Parking demand is defined by parking lot utilization or by e sale of campus parking permits. OSU uses parking demand ratios to project future demand in conjunction wi parking lot utilization. The parking demand ratio is calculated by -6-

7 eier e ratio of permitted vehicles to campus population or e ratio of vehicles parked to campus population. Table 2 (OSU Peak Time Parking Demand Ratios) below shows e total number of parking permits by two categories: 1) faculty/staff; and 2) student. The data in Table 2 indicates at 19% (14% udent, 40% Faculty/aff) of e campus population parks on campus during peak time. During is same time 3% (% udent, 6% Faculty/aff) of ose purchasing permits use em. Compared to 2006, e number of permits has decreased by 336 permits (decrease of 43 udents & increase of 14 Faculty/aff) or %. The apparent decrease in demand of parking permits may be due to students no longer having e option to directly bill to eir accounts which requires em to pay in person. Oer factors effecting e decrease in permits may include e extension of free parking up to e week of e parking survey, increased ridership of e OSU shuttle on campus, increased OSU environmental awareness and e higher cost for fuel. PARKING UTILIZATION BY SECTOR Table 2: OSU Peak Time Parking Demand Ratios Table 3: Summary of Parking Usage on Campus by Sector The OSU Campus Master Plan divides e campus into nine sectors, each wi its own development allocation, including parking. Table 3 (Summary of Parking Usage on Campus by Sector) shows parking demand and utilization for by campus sector. Attachment B - Parking Capacity by Campus Sector Map shows a map depicting relative sector parking capacity by sector. Attachment C - Campus Survey Results Map shows a map depicting sector utilization as well as individual parking lot utilization. --

8 On a sector by sector basis (excluding sector J at has no parking) only Sector F maintains less an 0% of utilized capacity. Sector F s lack of utilization (32%) is mainly attributable to e Reser adium parking lot being underutilized (3% on average). Sector H shows underutilization (10%) less an 0% but does not hold a significant amount of parking capacity (46 spaces), is only used for aletic events and is not patrolled by TAPS. Sector G s lack of utilization (6%) is mainly attributable to e underutilization of e parking structure (4% on average). NEIGHBORHOOD STREET PARKING STUDY The Neighborhood reet Parking udy was completed during e same days as e OSU Main Campus Parking udy (October 16 and October 1) which is representative of peak student attendance on campus. The study included hourly surveys starting on e hour from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM for e College Hill West (District A) and Nor College Hill (District B) districts nor of e OSU main campus. The survey was orchestrated by Campus Planning and performed by Facilities Services personnel and student workers. Personnel performing e survey met wi Campus Planning staff prior to e study for instructions about data meodology and collection. A graphical representation of e results for 2006 and 200 is indicated in Figure 4 (Summary of Overall Neighborhood Parking Usage). Figure 4: Summary of Overall Neighborhood Parking Usage --

9 DISTRICT FINDINGS The College Hill West(District A) parking district is bounded between 2 and 32 nd reets east/west and between Van Buren and Johnson nue nor/sou. The Nor College Hill (District B) district is bounded between 14 and 24 reet east/west and between Harrison Blvd. and Monroe nue nor/sou. The overall street parking utilization by time period for is survey is indicated in Table 4 and a summary is shown in Figure 4, reet capacity is determined by utilizing a standard parking space of 22' x 1' for contiguous parking and 1' x ' for single parking. Because streets are unmarked more compact vehicles can be fit into a series of unmarked spaces an is indicative of capacity. Table 4: Hourly Neighborhood reet Parking Utilization during Survey SUMMARY OF DISTRICT A FINDINGS As shown in Table 4 and Figure 4 above, District A has an overall average utilization rate of 1% over e period of e survey. This indicates a 3% increase over last year s survey. Side streets nearer to campus (see Attachment D - Neighborhood reet Parking Survey Results District A (College Hill West)) shows to be over or near capacity which may indicate possible OSU affiliated parking. Based on e assumption at vehicles wiout parking district permits are OSU affiliated possible causes of e increase in parking utilization of e district could be attributed to e nearness of e open campus parking lot and/or at restrictions set by e city do not sufficiently deter OSU affiliated parking. Vehicles wi OSU parking permits (hang tags) are also anoer indication of student parking. An average of 14 (% of capacity) OSU parking permits were found during e survey period. SUMMARY OF DISTRICT B FINDINGS As shown in Table 4 and Figure 4d, District B has an overall average utilization rate of 96% over e period of e survey. This indicates a 3% decrease over last year s survey. Many of e streets show to be over 100% capacity (see Attachment E - Neighborhood reet Parking Survey Results District B (Nor College Hill) Map) at are nearer to e campus which indicates possible OSU affiliated parking. Capacity utilization of is district may also reflect lunchtime parking. Vehicles wi OSU parking permits (hang tags) are also anoer indication of student parking. An average of 29 (11% of capacity) OSU parking permits were found during e survey period. -9-

10 OVERALL SUMMARY OF DISTRICTS A AND B Togeer e neighborhood districts nor of e campus show an % street parking utilization rate. This indicates a 0% decrease over last year s survey wi a slight shift of increased parking to District A (opposite of last year). The decrease may be attributed to many factors including new housing, location of free parking on campus, on/off campus enforcement, student parking and/or driving behavior and inclement weaer during survey. DISTRICT PARKING UTILIZATION STRATEGIES rategies at may be considered to improve parking bo at OSU and in e residential districts include but are not limited to e following: Analysis of e parking study indicates at an average of 42% of e vehicle parked in e district do not have district parking permits. The number of non-district permitted vehicles may be reduced if parking enforcement was increased in e neighborhoods in effort to change parking behavior The City of Corvallis does not stripe parking spaces in e neighborhoods. Analysis shows at more cars are parked on streets an what is available (based on 22 x standard contiguous parking spaces and 1' x ' single parking spaces). Parking on streets where parking is over 100% of capacity ( hot spots ) may be reduced by striping of individual parking spaces. OSU will continue to complete e City of Corvallis Neighborhood Parking District udy every years (next study to be accomplished in in 2013 in conjunction wi e annual OSU parking utilization study) to identify potential strategies to establish and maintain acceptable parking utilization rates wiin e existing neighborhood parking districts. -10-

11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/CONTACTS For additional information and or questions concerning is report contact e following. Robert Monasky, Land Use Analyst, , Robert.Monasky@Oregonate.edu Patty McIntosh, Campus Planning Manager , Patty.McIntosh@Oregonate.edu -11-

12 ATTACHMENTS ATTACHMENT A - PARKING SURVEY OVERVIEW MAP ATTACHMENT B - PARKING CAPACITY BY CAMPUS SECTOR MAP ATTACHMENT C - CAMPUS SURVEY RESULTS MAP ATTACHMENT D - NEIGHBORHOOD STREET PARKING SURVEY RESULTS DISTRICT A (COLLEGE HILL WEST) MAP ATTACHMENT E - NEIGHBORHOOD STREET PARKING SURVEY RESULTS DISTRICT B (NORTH COLLEGE HILL) MAP Printed: 24. January 200 at 04:06 PM -12-

13 Rabbit Research Lab I Snell / MU East Gill Coliseum Multi-Use Parking ructure LaSells ewart s We te 13 am s so n A Reser adium rn 1 Ad Washington Way Magruder 30 Kerr Administration Bldg Dixon Recreation Merrit Truax Indoor Practice Oak Creek Building J ef f er vd Bl Campus Sector Richardson The Valley Library Memorial Union Bldg Weaerford 3 USDA Forestry Sciences Lab Ca m rand Agricultural Sackett Jefferson Way Hinsdale Wave Research Lab Milam ay sw pu Radiation Merryfield Kelley Engineering Ag Life Sciences 200 Parking Utilization udy Parking Survey Overview 9t hs t Wiycombe East Greenhouse Cordley ea ve On Campus Parking Campus Way West Greenhouse (W13-16) Sheep Barn n ro 11 Beef Barn Mo 26 Orchard Burt d 14 Johnson Kings Blvd 16 Jackson Blv 12 Ha r ri son By: monaskyr Van Buren er 11 OSU Campus Planning \\cn-share\g3\fa\fs\planning\_campus Planning\14200_LandUsePlanning\1420-Parking and Transportation\Parking\ParkingUtilizationudies\200\Mapping\PUS200OSU_AttachA.mxd Thursday, January 10, :13 AM T yl Hilton P ma o hi l d Blv US Hwy 20/US Hw Neighborhood District y Attachment A

14 d 10 Ma d is o 200 Parking Utilization udy Parking Capacity by Campus Sector na ve gt on A ve sh in t h Wa ms 9t h Ad a A t h G 1,361 1 Benton Pl B lv D 1,26 Waldo Pl s on 16 r en 14 1 Kings Blvd Blvd Western Vehicle Capacity* C H 46 D 6t h Oer EA 1,69 ve 21% ADA 24 3% Mo rris Av ery Pa rk Ln Faculty 1,90 24% Campus Parking Capacity by Type (Total Capacity =,06 spaces) t h 21st 23rd Memo rial Pl 26 Sackett Pl 30 Poplar Pl 3 amm Pl nd 33rd 34 By: monaskyr Hanson F 1,416 Bu rri 10 Iv y P l May Way Van Ha 11 West Hil ls Rd C 2,63 roe 16 E 23 Mo n 2 6 S t OSU Campus Planning \\Cn-share\g3\FA\FS\Planning\_Campus Planning\14200_LandUsePlanning\1420-Parking and Transportation\Parking\ParkingUtilizationudies\200\Mapping\PUS200OSU_AttachB.mxd Thursday, January 10, :19 AM ay I ntramu ral Way Washington Way Philoma Blvd W B 94 O e t j en A v e ld Orchard Campus Way Jefferson Way no Johnson Ar A 130 Jackson U S Hw y 3 4 udent 4,161 2% Capudent CapFaculty CapADA CapOer *Number represents total parking spaces for sector. Attachment B

15 Ha Kelley Engineering 12 ea ve rand Agricultural Kerr Administration Bldg Dixon Recreation Jefferson A ve Snell / MU East Weaerford 30 The Valley Library 9 26 Memorial Union Bldg 200 Parking Utilization udy Campus Survey Results Milam Jefferson Way Richardson n ro Merryfield Campus Way Ag Life Sciences Sackett USDA Forestry Sciences Lab Ad a ms % Utilization* 0% - 2% Washington Way Oak Creek Building We LaSells ewart n vd Bl 1% - % A 6% - 100% Non Surveyed Lots Reser adium r ste 26% - 0% Multi-Use Parking ructure Gill Coliseum 1 Magruder Merrit Truax Indoor Practice 30 Hinsdale Wave Research Lab Mo Radiation Cordley Wiycombe East Greenhouse 14 West Greenhouse (W13-16) Sheep Barn 3 Rabbit Research Lab I Beef Barn Orch ard 13 Burt d re n B lv 1 Johnson Bu Van Jackson rr i son 1 1 OSU Campus Planning \\Cn-share\g3\FA\FS\Planning\_Campus Planning\14200_LandUsePlanning\1420-Parking and Transportation\Parking\ParkingUtilizationudies\200\Mapping\PUS200OSU_AttachC.mxd Thursday, January 10, :2 AM By: monaskyr Van Buren Non-Public Non-OSU Decommissioned Hilton lo Phi ma Blvd U S H w y 2 0 /U S Hw y *Sector shading indicates % utilization Attachment C

16 Harrison Blvd OSU Campus Planning \\Cn-share\g3\FA\FS\Planning\_Campus Planning\14200_LandUsePlanning\1420-Parking and Transportation\Parking\ParkingUtilizationudies\200\Mapping\PUS200OSU_AttachD.mxd Thursday, January 3, :1 PM By: monaskyr 33rd 33rd 32nd st 11 Van Buren Jackson Johnson Arnold Way Short Neighborhood reet Parking Survey Results District A (College Hill West) District Area % Capacity 0% - 2% 26% - 0% 1% - % 6% - 100% over 100% *Parking capacity based on Corvallis Land Development Code regulations (Vehicle Capacity indicated in callout) Attachment D

17 1 4 Blv d ren 16 Bu 1 Van Memorial Pl Jac k % Capacity 0% - 2% 6 son 26% - 0% 1% - % Neighborhood reet Parking Survey Results District B (Nor College Hill) District Area ea ve 6 nr o 6 Jack s 6 on 3 Mo 1 Kings Blvd 21st 23rd son rri 2 Ha er 13 By: monaskyr OSU Campus Planning \\cn-share\g3\fa\fs\planning\_campus Planning\14200_LandUsePlanning\1420-Parking and Transportation\Parking\ParkingUtilizationudies\200\Mapping\PUS200OSU_AttachE.mxd Thursday, January 3, :22 PM Tyl 6% - 100% over 100% *Parking capacity based on Corvallis Land Development Code regulations (Vehicle Capacity indicated in callout) Attachment E