University Transportation Survey: Transportation in University Communities

Abstract

Campus and community master planning has been taking place for many years. The comprehensive nature of the planning this study examined includes many aspects of campus life. The survey looked at the types of planning being done at universities, from the aesthetics of the campus environment to the management of campus infrastructure.This assessment asked about whether particular issues were addressed in the campus master planning effort, not about the quality of the completed plans. Assessing whether a particular area of campus life has been studied and planned can be a somewhat objective activity. The assessment of whether those plans achieve a certain level of quality and the degree to which they are implemented is certainly open to a substantial amount of conjecture. Campus Master PlansNinety-one percent of survey respondents noted that their university possessed a campus master plan. However, only 65% of the master plans had been updated in the past 8 years.

A methodology based on parking policy to promote sustainable mobility in college campuses

“…The use of the car at the installations on a university campus result in many negative externalities like atmospheric and noise pollution along with a general worsening of the overall landscape and environment. These kinds of problems related to non-sustainable mobility and a high dependency on motorized private vehicles have been detected in multiple campuses in the United States (Daggett and Gutkowski, 2003;Shoup, 2008), China (Shang et al, 2007), Europe (Barata et al, 2011;Tolley, 1996) and Western Asia (Aoun et al, 2013).…”

“…The literature shows that variables such as waiting time for public transport, the availability of bicycle docking stations, access time from parking space to final destination, travel time and cruising for parking time are clearly significant when explaining modal choice. Among the most commonly used policies for encouraging sustainable mobility on university campuses are (Daggett and Gutkowski, 2003): shared bicycle systems, car share schemes, parking policies and park and ride systems. In some cases car-sharing policies have also been developed in combination with parking policies, allocating some specific parking slots for shared vehicles (Shaheen et al, 2010).…”

Reducing Automobile Dependency on Campus Using Transport Demand Management: A Case Study for Quebec City

“…Universities around the world are also progressively adopting TDM plans to reduce automobile use by employees and students (see Balsas 2003;Daggett and Gutkowski 2003). Some universities are reducing available parking, setting up carpooling websites, or implementing Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass) programs that provide students unlimited free access to local transit.…”

Modeling heterogeneous parking choice behavior on university campuses

“…In addition, the mini traffic system within a campus has more distinct and obvious peak hours and severe conflicts between demand and supply due to its limited area, especially for static traffic in an urban campus. Moreover, there is usually a dense residential area surrounding the university campus where students, staff and faculty reside, which interacts with the nearby traffic system and increases the probabilities of traffic congestion, accidents and parking demand (Daggett and Gutkowski, 2003). Hence, to deal with the traffic problems caused by university campus commuting, a systematic management scheme will be essential.…”

“…Multiple studies have focused on introducing and optimizing modal split schemes on campuses to reduce vehicle demand and increase public transit services in a university campus, and it was found that TDM strategy is an essential factor (Balsas, 2003). Because the essence of transportation management in university campuses is more of a business than a municipal issue (Daggett and Gutkowski, 2003), the application of TDM to campuses emphasizes economic and sustainable management. Shoup (2005) proposed to manage campus parking at the University of California, Los Angeles by reforming the pricing of public transport and introducing parking fees.…”