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MIT Parking and Transportation

John M. McDonald, Director

Brief Bio:

10 years in commercial parking

7th year at MIT

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MIT Population vs. ParkingMIT Population

1981-2003

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Employees Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Subsidized Tpass Sales Parking Spaces for commuters

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Parking MIT InventoryInventory Allowed:

CommuterResidential

Spaces in UseCommuterResidential

3,7111,1034,8143,500

9004,400

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Parking External ConstraintsFederal Clean Air Act 1973

Limits parking to 36% of commuters

Cambridge Determination of ExclusionParking inventory capped at 4,814

Massachusetts Rideshare ReportingRequired reporting and PTDM penalty

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Parking and Transportation A Push for Change

In the past five years, which person or group hashad the greatest impact in changing MITscommuter programs?

City of Cambridge

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Regulatory ConditionsDetermination of Exclusion

Stata Center

Parking below grade, street improvements

Simmons HallIncrease Tpass subsidy

Media LabIncrease Tpass subsidy to at least 50%

Participate in EZRide shuttle

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Transportation SurveyPercent of respondents who answered

"Did not know available"

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Guaranteed ride home program

CARAVAN ride matching programMIT hands free garage access

Preferential parking for carpools

MIT vehicle for business

Fast lane transponders

Showers and lockers

Flexible hoursSecure bike storage

Onsite info on transit routes

Subsidy for public transit

Zip car

Shuttle to train station

Onsite services (e.g. atm)

Onsite T-pass sales

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Transportation SurveyPercent of respondents who indicated they

have used the following services

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Onsite services (e.g. atm)

Flexible hoursOnsite T-pass sales

Onsite info on transit routes

Subsidy for public transit

Shuttle to train station

Showers and lockers

Secure bike storageFast lane transponders

MIT vehicle for business

Guaranteed ride home program

Zip car

MIT hands free garage access

Preferential parking for carpools

CARAVAN ride matching program

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Transportation SurveyMost important reasons why respondents take

or do not take public transportation

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Convenience

Myonly

alternative

Cost

Concernfor

environment

Other

Takestoo

muchtime

Other

N

oaccessto

public

transportation

Coststoo

much

U

ncomfortable

environment

Concerned

aboutsecurity

WHY TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WHY NOT TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

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Transportation SurveyCommuting to the MIT Campus

Percentage of respondents who took following modes of transportation

at least once during the week of October 7, 2002

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Took some form of

public transportation

Walked only

Drove alone entire way

Bicycled only

Carpooled or vanpooled