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Parking and Transportation Master Plan Final Report | June 2020 Master Plan Final Report June 2020 Acknowledgements Subconsultants The following parties were essential for the development of this document: Rick Williams Consulting – Transportation and TDM Strategies William Reynolds, P.E., AICP UNLV Team Rick Williams Paceline Consulting – Funding and Financing Strategies Mike Lawrence – Associate Vice President for Administration Jacob Snow Tad McDowell, MCRP – Director, Parking and Transportation Services The Solesbee Group – Community Engagement Sandy Ziegler, CAPP – Assistant Director, Parking and Transportation Services Vanessa (Solesbee) Schnipkoweit Jeff Lagesse, CAPP – Parking Operations and Events Administrator William Reynolds, P.E., AICP Jon Keanini – Planning Assistant Silver State Traffic – Data Collection Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. University Parking Expert Advisory Panel Consultant Team David Bradford, CAPP – Director, Parking and Transportation Services, Colorado State University Josh Kavanagh, CAPP – Director, Transportation, University of California San Diego Ken Ackeret, P.E., PTOE – Principal and Project Manager Beth Snoke, CAPP – Director, Transportation and Traffic Management, The Ohio State University Lindsay Saner, P.E., PTOE – Deputy Project Manager L. Dennis Burns, CAPP – Senior Parking Advisor Adria Koller, AICP – Senior Planner Campus Master Plan Consultant Leslie Tabor - Parking Planner Sasaki – Boston, MA Kristen Faltz – Analyst Emily Roberts – Analyst 1 UNLV Campus Parking and Transportation Master Plan Final Report | June 2020 2 UNLV Campus Parking and Transportation Master Plan Final Report | June 2020 Table of Contents Results ................................................................................................................. 59 Key Takeaways ....................................................................................................... 67 I. Executive Summary .................................................................................................... 3 VIII. Strategic Communication Plan .................................................................................. 68 Project Overview ....................................................................................................... 3 Review of Current Program Communications .................................................................... 68 Integration with 2020 Campus Master Plan ......................................................................... 3 Strategic Communications .......................................................................................... 70 Project Approach and Report Organization ........................................................................ 3 Summary of Strategic Communication Recommendations ..................................................... 73 II. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 5 IX. University Parking Expert Advisory Panel ....................................................................... 74 Project Purpose and Background .................................................................................... 5 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 74 2020 Campus Master Plan Coordination and Observations ....................................................... 6 Preparing the Panel .................................................................................................. 74 III. Planning Context ..................................................................................................... 7 Panel Overview ....................................................................................................... 74 Planning Context ....................................................................................................... 7 Initial Observations .................................................................................................. 75 Campus Goals and Priorities .......................................................................................... 7 What Was Heard ...................................................................................................... 75 Campus Population .................................................................................................... 9 Preliminary Recommendations ..................................................................................... 75 IV. Current Parking Program Review................................................................................. 11 X. Future Campus Growth ............................................................................................. 77 Current Parking Administration Structure ........................................................................ 11 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 77 Program Practices, Technology, and Revenue ................................................................... 12 Funding Analysis ...................................................................................................... 77 V. Current Parking System Utilization Assessment ................................................................ 14 Student Parking Demand Forecasts ................................................................................ 80 Thomas & Mack Arena ............................................................................................... 14 Conclusions and Recommendations ................................................................................ 84 Campus Inventory & Facilities ..................................................................................... 14 XI. Transportation Demand Management ............................................................................ 86 Parking Utilization ................................................................................................... 17 Current TDM Program Review ...................................................................................... 86 Permitting ............................................................................................................. 20 TDM Best Practices and Peer Review .............................................................................. 89 Parking Revenue ..................................................................................................... 24 TDM Recommendations .............................................................................................. 92 VI. Traffic Operations Analysis and Campus Cordon Study ....................................................... 27 TDM Summary ......................................................................................................... 95 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 27 XII. Funding and Financing Strategies ............................................................................... 96 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................... 27 Background and Introduction ....................................................................................... 96 Cordon Study Assessment.......................................................................................... 36 Funding Sources to Support the 2020 UNLV Campus Parking and Transportation Master Plan ............ 97 Future Conditions ................................................................................................... 41 XIII. Recommendations and Implementation ......................................................................109 Traffic Operation Analysis......................................................................................... 51 Summary of Findings ................................................................................................109 VII. Community Engagement .......................................................................................... 59 Recommendations ...................................................................................................110 Campus Community Parking and Transportation Survey Overview ........................................... 59 XIV. Appendices ........................................................................................................117 Demographics ......................................................................................................... 59 2 UNLV Campus Parking and Transportation Master Plan Final Report | June 2020 3 UNLV Campus Parking and Transportation Master Plan Final Report | June 2020 I. Executive Summary 5. Create flexible plans that will meet UNLV’s future needs through integrating functions, supporting partnerships, smart utilization and agile implementation. The Parking Master Plan will reflect the Project Overview University’s commitment to these strategies and building upon them as appropriate, assisting with planning efforts to achieve the goal of an inclusive and accessible campus. The University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) is taking steps to promote its distinction as a Tier 1 Doctoral University with very high research activity. Future campus and community planning/development has the Integration with 2020 Campus Master Plan potential to impact the character of the University and its surrounding areas. This UNLV 2020 Campus This plan will serve
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