Doing our Share to Clear the Air
Frequently Asked Questions
What is TAP? The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) currently offers commuter benefits to a select group of alternative transportation users at UCSB One goal of the Transportation Alternatives Program is to minimize campus parking demand
Benefits to the Community Other goals of TAP include increased sustainability by reduction in traffic congestion, air pollution, fossil fuel use and green house gas emissions UCSB’s Sustainability efforts continue to gain momentum and nationwide attention.
Benefits to the Community Workers who use a carpool, vanpool, bus or train often save money and feel less commuter stress… Commuter cost savings and decreased stress may help attract and retain workers by improving Work/Life balance
Benefits to the Community Telecommuting and flexible work schedules (4/40s & 9/80s) are currently being promoted by the UCSB Human Resources Work/Life office http://hr.ucsb.edu/worklife
Benefits to the Community Traffic demand management and congestion mitigation efforts may help the campus population grow while reducing some of the negative impacts, typically associated with growth, such as traffic congestions, noise and air pollution
Do all Alternative Modes Qualify?
Do all Alt Mode Users Qualify? No, Applicants to TAP must qualify for, and not own a UCSB Parking Pemit (Carpools may share one permit and Night & Weekend permits OK) To qualify, TAP members must declare that they primarily walk or use bike, bus, train, carpool, vanpool, scooter or skates on their commute to the UCSB campus
Are all Alt. Commuters a part of TAP? No, only those who qualify, apply, and are verified and approved may become a part of TAP TAP members are a subset of commuters who use alternative modes… For example, UCSB has over 10,000 bicycle commuters and TAP currently has a total of ≈ 2,400 members using all commuter-modes, who receive TAP commuter benefits
TAP Participation Count Because of the parking restrictions for Undergrads, up until now, TAP has primarily served Faculty, Staff and 45%+ UCSB employed Graduate Students
TAP Participation Count
Institutional Research Survey on Commuter Modes How UCSB Students Commute Single Occupancy Drivers 21% Bike Riders 49% Walk 21% UCSB Vanpool Bus 0% 6% Motorcycle Carpoolers 0% 3% UCSB has strict permit sales rules for undergrads living within 2 miles of campus
Institutional Research Survey on Commuter Modes How UCSB Employees Commute Bus Walk 7% 1% Carpoolers 14% Motorcycle 1% UCSB Vanpool Single Occupancy 3% Drivers 65% Bike Riders 9%
How UCSB Employees and Students Commute Walk 17% Single Occupancy Drivers 30% Bus 6% Carpoolers 4% UCSB Vanpool Bike Riders 1% 42% 70% of campus primarily uses alternatives to Single Occupancy Vehicles (SOVs) for the commute between home and UCSB… Second highest rates in the UC system, after UC Davis
What Commuter Benefits Does TAP offer? • Complimentary Parking (up to 57 hours/Qtr) • Up to $21 off and pre-tax payroll deduction for 30-day Bus Passes: • MTD (local buses ranging from Goleta to Carpinteria) • MTD Valley Express (Buellton) • Clean Air Express* (Lompoc & Santa Maria • Coastal Express* (Oxnard & Ventura) *Wireless internet enabled – Telecommute while commuting
What Commuter Benefits Does TAP offer? • CarShare by Zipcar. Hourly car rental right on campus that includes fuel and insurance. TAP members get Complimentary Membership and discount rates $5.50/hr or $60/day • Complimentary Emergency Ride Home Program • Complimentary Amtrak Shuttle between Goleta Train Station & UCSB • Complimentary Commuter Consultations
What Commuter Benefits Does TAP offer? UCSB operates 13 vanpools (effective 11-1-2008) 3 - Santa Maria 4 - Lompoc 1 - Solvang 1 - Buellton 2 - Ventura 1 - Oxnard/Camarillo 1 - Thousand Oaks
Change Agent Teams - Transportation Presented by: James Wagner -TAP Arjun Sarkar - Fleet/Fuel Chancellor’s Campus Sustainability Committee February 5, 2009
Transportation & Green House Gas Emissions ___________________________________________________________________
Transportation & Green House Gas Emissions ___________________________________________________________________ 55%
Transportation & Green House Gas Emissions Annual Pounds of Campus-Related CO 2 from SOVs and Campus Fleet ___________________________________________________________________
What is Sustainable Transportation? ___________________________________________________________________ UCOP's sustainable transportation policy states that the campuses will: • Incorporate alternative means of transportation to/from and within the campus to improve the quality of life on campus and in the surrounding community • UCSB’s Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) & Transportation Services both take steps to incorporate alternatives transportation, as noted above
What is Sustainable Transportation? ___________________________________________________________________ UCOP's sustainable transportation policy (continued) states that the campuses will: • Continue their strong commitment to provide affordable on-campus housing, in order to reduce the volume of commutes to and from campus • UCSB’s Long Range Development Plan includes the construction of residences for approximately 7,000 students & employees in the coming years
Benefits to the Community TAP’s traffic demand management and congestion mitigation efforts may facilitate campus population growth while reducing some of the undesirable impacts, typically associated with growth, such as traffic congestions, noise pollution and air pollution
Alternatives to Single Occupant Vehicles ___________________________________________________________________ Long Distance and Local Buses • • Vanpools Carpools • • Dynamic Carpools using new handheld technologies now available on iphone (Avego.com) and Google Android-phone Telecommuting • • Telecommuting while Commuting - Wi-Fi internet on transit • Remote worksites Flexible Schedules i.e. 4/40s & 9/80s • • Electric Scooters Electric Bicycles • • Bicycles and Walking Most of the alternatives (above) require additional commute time corresponding with the behavior shift away from SOV use Unfortunately TIME is not a renewable resource $ubsidies
Current Challenges ______________________________________________________________ • Encouraging alternatives transportation modes often takes subsidies for those closest to campus • UCSB currently lacks a dedicated funding source for Alternative Transportation beyond excess parking citation revenue. Most other UC’s use parking dollars… Lack of funding to support our sizable transit subsidy leaves TAP heading for a $100K-$200K annual budget deficit, with no relief in sight…There may be ways to charge infrastructure taxes or ground rent in the future
Current Challenges ________________________________________________________________________ Bicycle infrastructure facilities were partially or completely omitted from our most recent buildings ( Bren Hall, California Nano Science Institute and the Life Sciences Building) UCSB currently needs a policy to ensure bicycle infrastructure gets included in all new projects and funding for over $1.2 Million in bicycle infrastructure improvements to make up for past oversights
Current Challenges ________________________________________________________________________ Commuter mode split survey data for Faculty, Staff and Students is not done often enough… UCSB Office of Institutional Research has surveyed staff every two years for the past 6 years and has not surveyed students since 2002 Office of Institutional Research commuter mode split surveys of Faculty, Staff and Students are needed each and every year
Will There Be A Technologic Fix? One challenge with “Green Cars” is that they ____________________________________________________________________ may tend to encourage SOV use because there is no shift away from one person per car
Will There Be A Technologic Fix? One challenge with “Green Cars” is that they ____________________________________________________________________ may tend to encourage SOV use because there is no shift away from one person per car Chevy Volt Plug-In Hybrid Up to 40 miles on a charge before gasoline engine is engaged
Tranportation & Green House Gas Emissions ___________________________________________________________________ • Will their be a technologic fix or behavioral fix or land use fix a combination of these? www.aptera.com
Transportation & Green House Gas Emissions ___________________________________________________________________ • Will their be a technologic fix or behavioral fix or land use fix a combination of these? Human Powered (30mph) or Human Electric Hybrid (55mph) Vehicles
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