Proposal: West Parking

Contents Introduction2 worry2 Objectives3 Solution4 Doing Nothing4 facility particular merchandise lights4 Hiring an extra place provide to coordinate barter over-crowding5 Improving compass north and West place5 Methods6 personify8 Benefits9 Conclusion10 References10 Introduction We propose to expand the West and North position tons of the UAA main campus to greatly reduce trade congestion, to save condemnation for students and staff, and to process decrease automobile accidents. Problem The UAA main campus is a commuter to more than than 15, 000 students (Common data from UAA).The countless number of fomites commuting to and from campus creates craft congestions and is desperately in need of more set spaces. Lack of adequate to(predicate) viriditying space for students and staff run through negative impacts * Road rage. The survey given in 2008 to UAA students reported that frustration due(p) to congested traffic resulted in unsafe driving practices. Much co uld have been prevented if there were enough set spaces for the vehicles that enter campus lay. * Tardiness.Delays due to finding position space argon direct consequence of students and staff being late for classes. Estimated time to find place space may take up to 20 minutes (2008-UAA students survey). People usually experience spicy stress level due to frustration of finding place space. Tardiness may have a direct effect on students performance in classes (University of Washington MDJ). * unlicensed use of position. UAA students admitted to have used sparing infirmary, and Goose Lake parking due to lack of adequate parking spots on campus.This unauthorized use of parking is taking away the spots reserved for the infirmarys patient, and those reserved for recreational use in the park. * Outrageous Parking Fees. The unanimous survey in 2008 for students showed concern over increased parking fees every semester, yet still non enough parking uncommitted. This is a hot top ic next to book prices and spiking tuition. Students complaints are justified that if UAA is divergence to charge more for parking, then more parking spaces ordain also be required from the university. * ER ingress.Traffic created by students and staff vehicles at the main campus has negative impact for hospital emergencies vehicles. UAA main campus is located crossways the Providence Hospital, and interfering with littering the Providence Drive with students and staff vehicles may be critical of saving soulfulnesss life where minutes or even seconds are critical to ones rise up being. * Road safety. 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 West Parking to campus buildings walking is on the street.Concerns are mostly in wintertime, (fall and spring semesters) where icy and snowy roads, and poor visibility is a road opine to moving vehicles and pedestrians. * Vehicle accidents. Department of Transportations (DOT) ranks the Providence Drive in top phoebe bird of hazardous locations. The propinquity of UAA and Hospital at Providence Drive and congested traffic at this area is responsible for high amount of automobile accidents ( consort to US. DOT Federal Highway Administration). Objectives To create a source for modifyd parking at UAA and traffic congestion problems issues must 1.Include a solid development plan that would advantage students, staff, and the UAA. The students and staff would greatly appreciate adequate parking spaces for their vehicle. UAA would positively gain revenue from parking fees. 2. batten that parking construction is developed on time and that students attending the following semester are non interrupted with constructions issues. 3. Ensure that pedestrians pathways are easily accessible from parking, thus greatly reducing chance of someone being send off by a vehicle. 4. Avoid new traffic congestions on Providence Drive due to parking construction.Solution There are several potential dissolving agents to the problems outlined early in the proposal. These resultant roles are * Doing nothing * Installing extra traffic lights * Hiring an extra parking staff to coordinate traffic congestion * Improving North and West Parking Doing Nothing This is the least effective solution to the existing problem. By doing nothing, we keepnot improve parking issues desperately sought by many students and staffs. The use of unauthorized parking in the property of Providence Hospital and Goose Lake lead likely continue.Road rage go out 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 help to solve automobile accidents, impact road safety, or help with ER access (2008 survey, DOT). Installing extra traffic lights This next manageable solution is to install extra traffic lights. This whole tone of safety and co ordination of traffic would add benefit t a more regulated traffic flow, and improve the safety of the pedestrians crosswalks. According to Municipality of Anchorage (M. O.A), Traffic Department, Lance Wilber, said that the represent of lay traffic lights may be well over $700,000 per cross-section, depending on the location and construction plans involved. This solution seems otiose 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 solving some traffic congestion at campus, but better 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 in dividuals for North and West Parking, for coordinating traffic at the busiest time mornings and late afternoon. The vehicles entrance campus would be guided 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 gazillion 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 best 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 hold the largest accommodation of parking lots, and are easily accessible from Providence Drive, Lake Otis Parkway, and UAA Drive-Mallard Lane.For its convenience of being accessible to the main campus and having closing curtain proximity to 13-UAA buildings, and short walking distance to other facilities, the North and West Parking is the best panorama and that needs improvement. The advantage to this solution is that it would effigy the available parking spaces. By creating more space, vehicles would move fast-breaking 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 improved 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 propose is approximately set at 2 million dollars per parking, according to Chris Nowak at Affordable Construction, and Stan Vanover-UAA Project Manager. While this may seem expensive at jump glance, it is the best solution for improvement.A solution with traffic lights and hiring extra staff to control traffic congestion does not adequately terminus solving the problems. The only cheaper solution to improving parking is to do nothing. However, this solution though saves currency 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 project is that it would recover accumulated expenses from parking fees over 5-7 years (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 Description of Project This project requires adding one more level to existing floor plan, example airport-parking style, without roof, with ramp access to another level. blurb level would have connecting stai rs and or elevator to first floor. The pedestrians pathways would be implemented between cerebrovascular accident parked vehicles for safe crossing. Easily accessible ramps would be used by snow 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 revolution of moving vehicles. Pictures of North and West Parking. Note the hazardous road condition and lack of pedestrians walkways PARTIAL UAA CAMPUS MAP(arrows propose 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 planning, materials, and labor. The planning include the cost of design, surveying, and appropriate permits f or 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 alteration due to prices fluctuation for material or labor cost. Estimate is fairly set as of November 27, 2009. The estimator 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 ordered early in the year from lower 48, and shipped directly. Table 1. Cost Analysis Project Cost Total amount North Parking Planning $48000Materials $1280000Labor $672000 $ 2,000. 000 West Parking Planning $ 51000Materials $1410000Labor $739000 $ 2,200. 000 Contingency Fund $ 1,000. 000 Grand total $ 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 this expense. duration required and record for Project Com pletion Planning of project can begin early January 2010. The actual construction should come out of the closet early May at the end of spring semesterto ensure completion by the end of August, remediate 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, beguile 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 Reasonable cost, attracting revenues * Cost for this project is fairly priced ac cording to UAA Project Manager. UAA will collect 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 scotch 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 annually 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 forward to making UAA a safe r, 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 found 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, aged 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