mid-south transportation & parking mary lynn holloway march 26, 2008

Mid-South Transportation & ParkingMid-South Transportation & ParkingMary Lynn HollowayMary Lynn HollowayMarch 26, 2008March 26, 2008

Too many cars—not enough parkingToo many cars—not enough parking Campus was landlockedCampus was landlocked Build expensive garages or reduce Build expensive garages or reduce

demand.demand. University transit pass, subsidized University transit pass, subsidized

routesroutes Other housing units followedOther housing units followed Fall freshman ridership programFall freshman ridership program

Getting to and from CampusGetting to and from Campus

UT

TRANSIT

PASS

50C

Off Campus

HousingExpress

Routes

Private

Apartments

Other Destinations

WHY WE OUTSOURCED

A MORE COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM!

Current system was partially operated in house and was overtaxed ADA, Point to Point at night Late Night Shuttle Service, on campus and off campus

KAT operated daytime service Off Campus Housing Ag Campus Trolley service Special Events

A Complete Transportation Opportunity A Complete Transportation Opportunity

Partnering with KATPartnering with KAT

TRANSITSERVICES

(KAT)

THE “T”SERVICE

KATFIXED ROUTE

SERVICE

TROLLEY SERVICE

SPECIALEVENT

SERVICE

Transit service is provided through a contract with Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) and is subsidized by Parking and Transit Services.Parking and Transit Services represents the University on the Knoxville Transit Authority, the policy board.Campus routes are available to the public

GETTING AROUND CAMPUSGETTING AROUND CAMPUS

The“T”

SERVICE

AGExpress

EAST-WESTACCESS LATE NIGHT

North-South LINK

The Big Orange BusThe Big Orange Bus

THE “T” – Opening DayTHE “T” – Opening Day

The TThe T7 Different Routes/Services7 Different Routes/Services East-West RouteEast-West Route North-South RouteNorth-South Route Ag Express RouteAg Express Route Late Night ShuttleLate Night Shuttle LinkLink AccessAccess Off-Campus HousingOff-Campus Housing

Vehicle Usage for The T and other UT-related services

Service name vehicles frequency of serviceEast-West 7 Every 5 minutesNorth-South 2 Every 10 minutesAg Express 4 Every 5 minutes

Late Nite 2 Every 8-10 minutesLink 3 On-demand

Access 3 On-demandOff-Campus Housing 1-2 large 20 or 45 minutes *

Football 60 ongoing (constant)Basketball shuttles 15-20 ongoing

*peak or off-peak service

Transit Annual Hourly Contract Hourly Operating Trolley SpecialPeriod Rate Hours Yearly Cost Ridership Service Event Rate

2004-05 $38.00 45,145 $1,726,367.92 1,061,355 $70,968.00 $33.502005-06 $39.00 45,339 $1,778,477.29 1,229,214 $72,742.00 $33.502006-07 $40.00 45,572 $1,856,785.45 1,155,192 $76,424.00 $33.502007-08 $40.00 27,222 800,451 $76,424.00 $33.50

•Student Fees $26.00 per semester•Parking Services •Estimated Total Cost $1.9M•Optional Pass $35.00 per semester

RIDERSHIPRIDERSHIP2006-20072006-2007

East West East West 776,377 776,377 50C50C 119,200 119,200 North SouthNorth South 52,938 52,938 Ag ExpressAg Express 31,969 31,969 AccessAccess 8,231 8,231 LinkLink 92,942 92,942 Late NightLate Night 73,535 73,535

TOTALTOTAL 1,155,192 1,155,192

RIDERSHIPRIDERSHIP2007-2008 Through January2007-2008 Through January

East West East West 481,303 481,303 50C50C 71,762 71,762 North SouthNorth South 27,466 27,466 Ag ExpressAg Express 20,340 20,340 AccessAccess 4,633 4,633 LinkLink 53,208 53,208 Late NightLate Night 41,275 41,275 TOTALTOTAL 699,987 699,987 Increase over 2007Increase over 2007 14.4% 14.4%

Cost for November 2007Cost for November 2007 $198,800$198,800

•Football •Basketball•Concerts•Large Events at TBA•Commencement

PROS No equipment Cost No personnel cost No insurance cost No fueling issues No hiring, firing,

training No maintenance

facilities Extra Equipment No Fuel Tanks

needed

CONS Subsidized public

routes Less flexibility for

needed changes Not available for

non-approved functions

Confusion of customer on who is responsible