OCTA, UC Irvine, and Keeping People Out of Cars

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1 OCTA, UC Irvine, and Keeping People Out of Cars

2 AB GHG levels by 2020 Not per-capita UCI has been growing non-stop Emissions Population SCAQMD Average Vehicle Ridership 1.5 AVR Goal 1.92 Current AVR

4 Employee/Grad Mode Split Bicycle 10% Did not come to UCI (sick, vacation, VPN) 11% Undergraduate Mode Split Bicycle 12% Did not come to UCI 6% Bus/Shuttle/ Train 5% Walking 21% Drive alone 43% Walking 32% Drive alone 18% Bus/Shuttle /Train 26% Carpool/Vanpool 6% Carpool/Van pool 10%

7 Parking Structure DEBT $88,000,000 in Parking Structure Mortgages Paying $5.4 Million per year New Structures? $40,000+ per parking stall University land is best utilized as labs, classrooms, housing, and offices, not parking lots.

Who can get University Pass Card Membership?

Staff ID card Medical Center employees with Medical Center ID do not qualify for this program (contact Medical Center Rideshare for information) How

9 How does University Pass Work? Under the University Pass Program, UCI faculty, staff and students are able to purchase a University Pass card for a membership fee. Who can get University Pass Card Membership? All students currently enrolled in UCI classes with a current photo ID card All faculty and staff currently employed by UCI (Main Campus) with a UCI Staff ID card Medical Center employees with Medical Center ID do not qualify for this program (contact Medical Center Rideshare for information) How do I become a University Pass Card Member? Just stop by the Transportation and Distribution Services Office to join the University Pass Program. University Pass membership is $169 and is valid from 1 to 30 of the next year. University Pass Annual Member Benefits Pass discounted 80% compared to OCTA monthly passes No hunting for parking Read, study, or sleep on the bus Great for those on a budget

Transit Hesitation, Prejudice The riders are your classmates and coworkers! You choose which bus you catch! Increased Expectations (Media, Generation, etc.) Why isn t there a bus every 7 min.

10 Transit Hesitation, Prejudice The riders are your classmates and coworkers! You choose which bus you catch! Increased Expectations (Media, Generation, etc.) Why isn t there a bus every 7 min. like in <insert name of high-density metropolis> Multi-Modal Transit Pass Transactional Complexity Payment Method One-Year Membership = Sticker Shock Quarterly/Monthly Option Learning The Perils of FREE Free facilitates low-risk fraud Subsidies quickly grow out of control

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expectations Co-Planning Routing Changes, Additions Load Expectations

12 Preparation Rein in Subsidies Early Over-subsidized sustainable transportation modes are not fiscally sustainable) Expect higher expectations Co-Planning Routing Changes, Additions Load Expectations Co-Applications for Awards Nothing guarantees continued support like notoriety and validation

13 Environmental Protection Agency ~ Environmental Achievement Award ~ 2009 State of California ~ Governor s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award ~ 2008 Sierra Magazine ~ #3 Coolest School ~ ~ #1 Best in Sust. Trans. ~ 2013 Innovative Achievement Award ~ Student Systems and Services ~ 2010 Innovative Use of Technology Award 2012 South Coast Air Quality Management District ~ Clean Air Award ~ 2008 CCUPCA ~ Award of Distinction ~ 2011 & 2012 MTA, OCTA, VCTC ~ Rideshare Diamond Award ~ 2009, 2010, 2011 Innovative Leadership Award ~ Transportation Category ~ 2010 ~ Award of Merit ~ 2000 & 2012 ~ Professional of the Year ~ Race to Excellence ~ Gold Award ~ 2011 & 2012 ~ Parking Program of the Year ~ 2010 Race to Excellence ~ Silver Award ~ 2010 ~ Professional of the Year ~ Spirit of Volunteerism ~ Honoree ~ 2010, 2011, 2012 League of American Bicyclists ~ Silver Award ~ ACT ~ ETC Champion ~ 2011 Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation ~ VPMS & ZotWheels ~ 2010

14 Ramon Zavala Supervisor, Sustainable Transportation Transportation and Distribution Services University of California, Irvine Board of Dir., OC Bicycle Coalition (Education Chair) League of American Bicyclist Certified Instructor #3472

ZotWheels Automated Bikeshare Program. University of California, Irvine Lynn Harris (949)

ZotWheels Automated Bikeshare Program University of California, Irvine Lynn Harris leharris@uci.edu; www.parking.uci.edu/zotwheels (949) 824-1467 ZotWheels University of California, Irvine (UCI) Large