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Parking Problems and SolutionsParking Problems and Solutions

Scott W. Rohde B.S., M.B.A.

Director Of Protective ServicesU.W. ± La Crosse

[email protected]

October 18, 2005 Milwaukee, WI

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How do you know if you have aHow do you know if you have a

Problem?Problem?

YOU WILL HE AR ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!

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What will you hear?What will you hear?

Not enough spaces!

Spaces are too far away!

It costs too much!

I got a Ticket!!!!!!

I did not know where to park!!

I could not get a permit!

The parking staff is RUDE!!

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What will improving your parkingWhat will improving your parking

problem do for you?problem do for you?The lasting benefits . . . .The lasting benefits . . . .

Less Stress Improve the overall image of the campus

Give you peace of mind

Increase staff time and energy

Increase revenue

Improve customer satisfaction

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Who are the customers?Who are the customers?

Students, faculty, and staff 

Special events patrons (sports events, concerts)

Any parking patron

Monthly or hourly parkers

A person using a parking meter or structure

Persons with disabilitiesPatients

Violators (those who have tickets)

A person whose car has been towed

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Goals of the parking programGoals of the parking programTo expedite the safe and orderly conduct of college

business and to provide parking facilities in support of thisfunction within the limits of available space

To provide sufficient parking for students within a one-half mile

To provide one parking space for every 1.5 faculty and staff members who purchase campus parking permits

To encourage carpooling and the use of student residencefacilities for each student resident who purchases a campus

parking permitTo accommodate the needs of guests / visitors who wish topark on campus

To have well-maintained, clearly identifiable (signs and

markings), well-lighted, safe and secure parking facilities

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Here was our situation . . .Here was our situation . . .

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We also had . . .We also had . . .

Unhappy neighbors

Unhappy resident students

Unhappy city officials

Unhappy staff 

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They said YOU NEED A RAMP!!They said YOU NEED A RAMP!!We said not so fast . . .We said not so fast . . .

Price Structure Revised price structure

Item Surface  AboveGround

Estimated Construction Cost $1200 $6000

Estimated Total DevelopmentCosts

$1500 $7500

Estimated Annual Debt Service $175 $865

Estimated Annual Operating Costs $60 $175

Total Annual Expenses $235 $1040

Required for Space Income per Income per Operating Day

$.95 $4.15

** Data provided by Campus Parking Management Associates is adivision of AEGIS Protection Group, Inc.

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So how do you know if you need a ramp?So how do you know if you need a ramp?

When the size or topography of thecampus is such than even though space for 

surface parking in satellite or periphery areasmight be available, the cost of the

transportation service required would begreater than the cost of a parking structure.

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You can¶t build a ramp,You can¶t build a ramp,

What will we do?

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Here is what we did . . .Here is what we did . . .

Involve the staff in identifying problems

Comprehensive parking study including

suggestions and options

Prioritize recommendations ± getting themost bang for your buck first

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USE THE WEB !!!!!!!!USE THE WEB !!!!!!!!

Permit Sales

Fines Appeals

Education and information

(Procedures, Maps, Links)

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Other changesOther changes

New student orientationParents of new studentsWorking with local mass transitUse of radio stationsCampus newspapersIdentifying available parking on campusIn-house newsletters and bulletins Attend local community and neighborhood

meetingsPurchase ads in the student newspaper Include random acts of kindness,

amnesty day, ½ price ticket day . . .

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 A special thanks to Amy McDonald for technical assistance with this presentation.

You always come through!!

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