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Commuter and Work Day Transportation Options for Business & Finance Employees Judy Dean, ITS Administration Steve O’Rielly, OSEH Brian Vasher, Benefits Administration Lynette Wright, Plant Operations October 21, 2010 University of Michigan
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Commuter and Work Day Transportation Optionsfor Business & Finance Employees Judy Dean, ITS Administration Steve O’Rielly, OSEH Brian Vasher, Benefits Administration Lynette Wright, Plant Operations October 21, 2010 University of Michigan 2010 Business & Finance Leadership Academy
Why is This Project Important? • ~ 38K University employees competing for 18K employee parking spaces (half for Medical Campus) • 3,210 total B&F employees (75% live outside of Ann Arbor) • Commuting via single occupancy vehicle is costly for employees • Align to B&F goals: decrease demand for parking and increase environmental performance
Project Overview • Develop recommendations to increase the use of existing transportation options for commuting to and from work • Develop recommendations to increase the use of existing transportation options during the work day • Explore the use of technology to reduce the need for work day travel • Assess the need to modify existing transportation services
Key Travel Recommendations • Actively promote existing programs: MRide, Express Bus, vanpooling, and carpooling • Build awareness of program features: Magic Bus, preferred parking, emergency ride home • Align residence and campus locations to develop campaigns that target employees with greatest potential • Expand campus bus service; South Campus to Wolverine Tower and North Campus to Arbor Lakes
Key Technology Recommendations • Develop standard equipment for conference rooms and protocols for information sharing • ‘Model-the-way’ for use of new technologies • Develop a ‘working smarter’ award program that rewards innovation • Support ITS videoconferencing pilot Thank you!