With Vehicle emissions a significant cause of climate change and smog, we researched the best “Green” fit for the replacement of the Parking & Transportation Enforcement and Maintenance vehicle fleet.In fall of 2012 Parking & Transportation replaced the Enforcement and Maintenance fleet with green vehicles to include:

(5) Toyota Prius Hybrids

• Received the government 5-star safety ratings

• 50 MPG (2.0 gallons per 100 miles), expected to save $7,100.00 per vehicle in fuel costs over 5 years compared to the average new vehicles

• Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Rating (1 out of 10) is 10

(2) Ford Transit Connects (1) Ford F-150 Pick-up Truck

• Alternative (Ethanol) fueled vehicle

Greening Our Fleet:

Implemented Sustainable Program:

Zimride conducts surveys of users to determine how many carpools are formed. In 2012, confirmed carpools on private systems increased to an average of over 33% of ride posts becoming successful carpools. To be more conservative, below Zimride assumed a 25% success for the 2012 stats. Using this figure, along with current IRS vehicle costs and EPA mileage, fuel and CO2 averages, Zimride estimated that UC Berkeley has saved the following:

UC Berkeley, through a partnership with rideshare network provider Zimride, has created an innovative solution to green one of the campuses most tolling carbon footprints, driving personal vehicles. Whether students/faculty/staff are driving to campus or out of town on the weekends, single occupant vehicles creates a massive amount of greenhouse gases and create congestion on the state’s overcrowded roads. Cal Zimride, launched in 2010, has gained over 4,455 users, and provided carpool options for people coming to campus or going out of town.

Worked through the transition to the new Campus Shuttle vendor including an unexpected period of time when we were without shuttle buses and had to use passenger vans. Bear Transit provides 500,000 daytime rides and 60,000 night safety rides annually.

• Partnership with Bauers Shuttles

• Purchase 5 new “Green” buses and 4 “Green” Night Safety Shuttle Vans.

• GPS tracking will be added shortly to see where buses are travelling in real time.

• Added Shuttle to campus Shared Service Center

• Extended Night Safety Shuttle during the summer, May 2012 - August 2012 and provided 23,936 rides.

THE LOOP:

A new golf-cart service now available to everyone with mobility difficulties

• The Loop provides intra-campus rides for eligible faculty, staff, and students with disabilities. The Loop cart is a small golf cart which provides rides on a first come first served basis, with priority given to rides needed for an academic purpose.

• The Loop operates Monday through Friday, 8:45am to 5:30pm only on the core campus.

Transit Upgrade:

• Handheld devices for Enforcement Unit

• Allows Enforcement to scan license plates for illegally parked vehicles

• Gives up to date information on permit holders. For example, if permit holder does not properly display their permit, the handheld will alert the citing officer that a permit is registered to that vehicle and a warning can be written, rather than a citation.

• Less time to download a citation into database• Ability to sell and print Special Event permits in the field

during events (i.e., concerts, sporting events, conferences, etc.)

• New Parking Management database to replace aging and obsolete database that was no longer supported by vendor.

• Implementation of new Parking Dispensing Machines that accepts credit and debit cards

• Add gated systems at parking structures with card access

• GPS tracking of buses

• Replace maps on campus

• Implement street signs on campus

• Replace signs at all lot locations

• Google Trike - Which will give visitors the ability to explore and plan visits to the UC Berkeley campus in a 360-degree street-level imagery.

New Technology:

Looking Towards the Future:

Community Outreach:

Our Mission

To improve the quality of life for the UC Berkeley community by providing safe, convenient and well maintained parking and transportation options, while promoting and facilitating alternative modes of transportation.

As part of our mission, we participate in community outreach programs to educate and disseminate information about our parking and alternative transportation programs, such as, New Employee Orientation, Play Green Festival, Cal Day, Staff Appreciation Day, Bike to Work Day, etc.

One of Parking & Transportation’s goals is to disseminate accurate and timely information and updates to the UC Berkeley community and general public. As times have changed, we had to evolve how we communicate. Through the use of Social Media and our Website, which is currently going through a new overhaul, we have been able to continue to communicate to the masses in a timely and accurate manner and promote continuous improvement of systems, processes and procedures at P&T.

Department Accomplishments:

Director Seamus Wilmot was the recipient of the 2012 Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award. In his three years as the Parking and Transportation Director, Seamus has demonstrated outstanding leadership by dramatically transforming the culture of the department and gaining the respect and trust of all the staff.

He has gone to great lengths to improve unit communication and provide staff development opportunities for staff at every level. In addition, his many innovative projects, such as, retrofitting garage lighting, and the Operational Excellence Car Share Initiative, have saved money significantly contributed to campus sustainability efforts.

Event Services

Responsible for organizing the guest parking and traffic movement on campus for special events.

• We help support 1,500 events per year.

- Athletic Events - Conferences - Greek Theatre Events - Zellerbach Events

- Cal Day- Cal-Move-In Day- Commencements- And many more!!!

Continuity Planning

Parking & Transportation completed a Continuity Plan and has been recognized for becoming a 2012 Partner in Readiness and demonstrating an ongoing commitment in improving Berkeley’s ability to respond and recover from any disruption – large or small.

Our Trusted Partners: