Proposal: West Parking

Contents Introduction2 Problem2 Objectives3 Solution4 Doing Nothing4 Installing free job lights4 Hiring an particular park cater to coordinate duty over-crowding5 Improving northwestern and western Parking5 Methods6 Cost8 Benefits9 destination10 References10 Introduction We propose to expand the western United States and North park separate of the UAA main(prenominal) campus to greatly reduce traffic congestion, to save magazine for students and staff, and to second decrease automobile accidents. Problem The UAA main campus is a commuter to much than 15, 000 students (Common data from UAA).The countless number of fomites commuting to and from campus constitutes traffic congestions and is desperately in need of more pose dummys. Lack of adequate lay home for students and staff view negative impacts * Road rage. The keep up given in 2008 to UAA students reported that frustration due to congested traffic resulted in dangerous driving practices. Much could ready b een pr plainted if there were enough set spaces for the vehicles that strike out down campus set. * Tardiness.Delays due to finding parking space are groom paper of students and staff being late for classes. Estimated time to find parking space may take up to 20 minutes (2008-UAA students survey). People usually experience high stress level due to frustration of finding parking space. Tardiness may have a direct effect on students performance in classes (University of Washington MDJ). * Unauthorized enforce of parking. UAA students admitted to have utilise saving Hospital, and Goose Lake parking due to deficiency of adequate parking spots on campus.This unauthorized use of parking is taking a track the spots silent for the hospitals patient, and those reserved for recreational use in the park. * Outrageous Parking Fees. The unanimous survey in 2008 for students showed c at oncern over increased parking fees every semester, soon enough still non enough parking availa ble. This is a hot conkic next to book prices and spiking tuition. Students complaints are justified that if UAA is exit to charge more for parking, then more parking spaces go out alike be unavoidable from the university. * ER access.Traffic created by students and staff vehicles at the main campus has negative impact for hospital emergencies vehicles. UAA main campus is located across the frugality Hospital, and interfering with littering the economy apparent motion with students and staff vehicles may be precise of saving someones life where minutes or even seconds are critical to ones well being. * Road synthetic rubber. Students have reported and are concern about the pedestrian safety once they park the vehicles (2008 survey). There is no pedestrian pathway from the North and westerly Parking to campus buildings walking is on the itinerary.Concerns are mostly in wintertime, (fall and mold semesters) where icy and bumpy roads, and poor visibility is a road threa ten to moving vehicles and pedestrians. * Vehicle accidents. Department of Transportations (DOT) ranks the Providence crash in top five of hazardous locations. The proximity of UAA and Hospital at Providence Drive and congested traffic at this area is responsible for high do of automobile accidents (according to US. DOT Federal Highway Administration). Objectives To create a dis operatent for alter parking at UAA and traffic congestion problems issues must 1.Include a solid development plan that would benefit students, staff, and the UAA. The students and staff would greatly portend adequate parking spaces for their vehicle. UAA would positively gain revenue from parking fees. 2. underwrite that parking construction is developed on time and that students att curioing the next semester are not interrupted with constructions issues. 3. Ensure that pedestrians pathways are easily hearty from parking, thus greatly reducing chance of someone being touch on by a vehicle. 4. Avoi d new traffic congestions on Providence Drive due to parking construction.Solution There are several likely radicals to the problems outlined earlier in the proposal. These resolutenesss are * Doing nothing * Installing unnecessary traffic lights * Hiring an extra parking staff to coordinate traffic congestion * Improving North and West Parking Doing Nothing This is the least trenchant resultant to the existing problem. By doing nothing, we cannot improve parking issues desperately want by many students and staffs. The use of unauthorized parking in the prop of Providence Hospital and Goose Lake provide likely continue.Road rage will likely occur as it has. Issues of tardiness will continue if we do not take appropriate steps to solve it. By doing nothing we will not sustain to solve automobile accidents, impact road safety, or help with ER access (2008 survey, DOT). Installing extra traffic lights This next possible solution is to install extra traffic lights. This measur e of safety and coordination of traffic would add benefit t a more adjust traffic flow, and improve the safety of the pedestrians crosswalks. According to Municipality of anchorage ground (M. O.A), Traffic Department, Lance Wilber, said that the be of installing traffic lights may be well over $700,000 per cross-section, depending on the location and construction plans involved. This solution seems ineffective because it does not solve the pedestrians safety concerns over the crossing from the parking area to the campus buildings, nor solve the lack of available parking space. This solution contributes to resolving some traffic congestion at campus, but erupt solution is needed. In addition, M. O. A advised against installation of new traffic lights since there are already five in place at the Providence Drive.Hiring an extra parking staff to coordinate traffic congestion Hiring an extra parking staff could be a reasonable solution for traffic congestion at campus. This solution requires hiring of twelve individuals for North and West Parking, for coordinate traffic at the busiest time mornings and late afternoon. The vehicles entering campus would be guide to available parking and pedestrians safety could be looked after. According to Parking Services, estimated cost for an extra staff and equipment on annual basis would amount to over half a million dollars.However, this would not help eliminate vehicle traffic at Providence Drive in fact, traffic congestion would likely be worse than it is now. Parking Services, advised against hiring an extra staff to help coordinate traffic due to lack of budget. Improving North and West Parking The outflank solution to the problems outlined earlier in the proposal is to improve the largest parking on main campus, which is the North, and West Parking. These clutch pedal the largest accommodation of parking lots, and are easily accessible from Providence Drive, Lake genus Otis Parkway, and UAA Drive-Mallard Lane.Fo r its convenience of being accessible to the main campus and having close proximity to 13-UAA buildings, and unmindful walking distance to other facilities, the North and West Parking is the lift out candidate and that needs improvement. The advantage to this solution is that it would pronged the available parking spaces. By creating more space, vehicles would move faster to and from campus creating less congestion on busy Providence Drive. Improvement to existing parking would add walkways to help cross over going to the campus, thus greatly improving road safety for both the vehicles and pedestrians.Vehicle accidents, road rage, and ER access would be ameliorate since the congestion on Providence Drive would be minimized. This solution would favorably affect the issues with tardiness and positively solve the unauthorized use of parking at Providence Hospital and Goose Lake. The cost of this come out is approximately set at 2 million dollars per parking, according to Chris Now ak at Affordable Construction, and Stan Vanover-UAA envision coach. While this may seem expensive at first glance, it is the best solution for improvement.A solution with traffic lights and hiring extra staff to control traffic congestion does not adequately address solving the problems. The only cheaper solution to improving parking is to do nothing. However, this solution though saves money does not solve the students and staff issues, or traffic congestion, and will actually create more problems and complications in the future. The benefit for UAA for this cipher is that it would recover accumulated expenses from parking fees over 5-7 course of instructions (Parking Services), at the same time will solve the outlined problems.This solution is the answer to the described problems, and is reasonably cost effective. Methods comment of Project This ejection requires adding one more level to existing home plan, example airport-parking style, without roof, with ramp access to an other level. Second level would have connecting stairs and or elevator to first floor. The pedestrians pathways would be implemented amid diagonal parked vehicles for safe crossing. Easily accessible ramps would be used by play false removing vehicles during wintertime the first floor would be snow free.This project will ensure improvement in parkingdouble the available space, pedestrians and vehicles safety, and would reduce traffic congestion at Providence Drive due to faster rotation of moving vehicles. Pictures of North and West Parking. tuberosity the hazardous road condition and lack of pedestrians walkways PARTIAL UAA CAMPUS MAP(arrows point to proposed project area) Sample pictures of 2-story parking garage with access ramps. Cost The cost for this project has been estimated at 2 million for the North Parking, and 2, 2 million for the West Parking according to Affordable Construction.These costs take on mean, literals, and labor. The planning embroil the cost of d esign, surveying, and appropriate permits for the city of Anchorage building code. The materials and labor include the cost of all construction materials and labor needed to complete the project (including 4 elevators if needed). This estimate may change due to prices fluctuation for material or labor cost. Estimate is fairly set as of November 27, 2009. The calculator predicted the low of 4 million dollars to as high as 5, 2 million dollars for this project.Significant amount of money could be saved for material if reproducible early in the year from lower 48, and shipped directly. control board 1. Cost abridgment Project Cost Total amount North Parking mean $48000Materials $1280000Labor $672000 $ 2,000. 000 West Parking cooking $ 51000Materials $1410000Labor $739000 $ 2,200. 000 Contingency Fund $ 1,000. 000 Grand kernel $ 5,200. 000 Contingency Fund is set to a million dollars for the high end of the project. Ensuring early material ordering will significantly reduce thi s expense.Time required and Schedule for Project Completion Planning of project can find early January 2010. The actual construction should start early May at the end of spring semesterto ensure completion by the end of August, skilful on time when the fall semester begins. Construction project should take 110-120 days, ensuring as little as possible interruption with students vehicle traffic. The impact on the construction and students should be minimal as fewer students attending UAA during summer. To better illustrate time allotted for the construction, gratify refer to Table 2.Information for the time and construction was provided by Stan Vanover, Sr. Project Manager, for Construction at UAA. Table 2. Construction & Planning Project Task Time allotted in days Schedule North & West Parking Improvement Planning beginsContractors BidsConstruction begins 4045110 01/4/201002/20/201005/10/2010 Project Completion 08/30/2010 Benefits probable cost, attracting revenues * Cost for t his project is fairly priced according to UAA Project Manager. UAA will assemble for parking fees and multiply revenues. Traffic congestion alleviated * Improved parking will double available space.This would mean less traffic at the Providence Drive, and smoother vehicle transition to and from campus. Pedestrians and vehicle safety improved * Walkways for pedestrians inside the campus will increase safety. Road hazards, such as the snow and ice would be eliminated on the first floor of parking, thus enhancing pedestrians and motorists safety. Conclusion Despite our economic downturn, colleges in the United States reporting increase in attendance and ever-rising tuition fees. UAA is a home to more than 15 000 students each year in 2009 UAA reported over 1000 students more than previous year in attendance.We believe that proposed solution to parking improvement is an excellent way to reduce traffic congestion, pedestrians, and motorists safety, and provide adequate parking spaces. We look fore to making UAA a safer, well-developed campus. If there are any questions you may have, please contact us at your convenience. References 2008 survey, Campus Commuters Statistics can be name at http//www. uaa. alaska. edu/opra/upload/Common-Data-Set-2008 Department of Transportation, vehicle accidents statistics can be found at http//safety. fhwa. dot. gov/hsip/fivepercent/2008/08ak. htmUAA Parking Services comments can be found at http//www. uaa. alaska. edu/parking/, 907. 786. 1119 Lance Wilber, Municipality of Anchorage, information on traffic lights can be found at http//www. muni. org/Departments/traffic/engineering/Pages/Signals. aspx Information on cost analysis, construction, and planning for the project can be found from Stan Vanover, Senior Project Manager UAA, Department of Facilities, Planning, and Construction Information on project cost estimate can be found from Affordable Construction, Chris Nowak, 907. 245. 5722, 20907 Turnagain St, Anchorage