Campus Parking Plan

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Campus Parking Plan

• Fall 2003

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Existing Situation-Urban campus with no room to
expand

• Residential neighborhoods to the North and East

• Fox River and Industrial property to West

• City of Oshkosh to the South

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Campus is not pedestrian friendly

• Algoma Boulevard and High Streets are highly
  traveled routes into and out of the City of
  Oshkosh.

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Parking Shortage

• A 2002 study indicates that the campus is short
  approximately 750-900 spaces for permit holders
• People are forced to park on neighborhood side
  streets

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Parking shortage

• Waiting list for resident parking ranges from 300
  500 students
• At peak times, 500 K-mart permits have been
  distributed with up to 250 vehicles parked there
  at one time
• Approximately 250 resident students purchase
  parking from the City Parking Utility, Oshkosh
  Police Department, and local businesses
• Commuter parking demand is greatest on Mondays
  and Wednesdays. With commuter lots filled to
  capacity, another 500 vehicles are parking on
  surrounding streets

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Parking Complaints
My expectation, however unrealistic, is that
there would be an available parking space
relatively close to my destination. My
expectations appear to be too high. --Commuter
student An answer that on the one hand agrees
that there is a problem and on the other
acknowledges there is no immediate solution is
not an answer in my book. --Parent of a
residence hall student
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Parking Plan Goals

• Develop a plan that
• provides sufficient parking space
• values green space
• does not encroach on the neighborhoods to the
  East and North
• creates a pedestrian and bicycle friendly campus
• provides parking for a reasonable cost
• is responsive to convenience

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Campus Parking Plan

• Close Woodland Ave. to create parking

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Campus ParkingPlan

• Acquire Axle-Tech property and create new surface
  lots

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Campus Parking Plan

• Redirect traffic from Algoma and High onto new,
  enhanced Pearl Avenue

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Campus Parking Plan

• Close Algoma Blvd. to create pedestrian friendly
  campus

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Campus Parking Plan

• Close section of Elmwood Ave. to create
  pedestrian friendly campus

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Campus Parking Plan

• Build two parking garages

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Campus ParkingPlan

• Remove three existing lots to create new green
  space.

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Campus ParkingPlan

• High Street to become two way with on-street
  parking.

• On street parking added to Osceola and Algoma

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City of Oshkosh

• Neighborhood parking may be regulated and
  controlled.

• Parking charges may apply to on-street parking
  surrounding the campus

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Campus Parking Plan

• The parking plan creates an additional 1,453
  parking spaces
• The plan anticipates a 10 growth in demand over
  the next 10 years
• The plan respects the need to preserve open,
  green space
• The plan supports a pedestrian friendly campus
• Parking is centrally located
• Cost is comparable to other UW institutions

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UW System Resident Student Rates (ranked)
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UW System Commuter Student Rates (ranked)
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UW System Faculty/Staff Rates (ranked)
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Assumptions

• Rate increases will occur over the first three
  years of the plan
• Revenue expenses shown are over and above the
  current parking budget
• Ticket charges will increase by 5 per ticket in
  the second year of the plan
• Ramp costs are budgeted at 15,000/parking space,
  bonded over 20 years
• There will be no reduction of permit sales during
  construction of ramps

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Please send your comments to Elliott Garb Vice
Chancellor for Student Affairs Dempsey
148 garb_at_uwosh.edu