Based on a recommendation from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Master Planning Committee (MPC), Chancellor Marshall Lind established the Circulation and Parking Subcommittee (CPS) to the MPC. The subcommittee was charged with developing a long-range plan for circulation and parking for the UAF campus. This UAF Campus Circulation and Parking Plan is the result of the collective efforts of many groups and individuals over a one-year period.

The CPS members thank the consultant team, led by Kittelson & Associates, Inc. (KAI), for their transportation, economics, and design expertise, which forms the technical basis for most of this report. The KAI report is available upon request from the MPC.

The members of the CPS also express their sincere appreciation to all the students, faculty, staff, and members of the Fairbanks community who provided valuable comments during the public meetings and via the web surveys. Thanks to their insights, this plan contains many recommendations for UAF to consider in its future development.

Shirish Patil -- Assistant Professor, School of Mineral Engineering, Subcommittee Chair

Chris Bennett -- Assistant to the Chancellor, MPC Representative

Tim Bauer -- Manager, Business Office

Todd Boyce -- Community Planner, Fairbanks North Star Borough

Linda Cook -- Manager, Financial Services Web, Staff Council Representative

John Craven -- Professor of Physics and Department Chair, West Ridge Representative

Ed Foster -- Superintendent of Operations, Facilities Services

Kevin Huddy -- Director, Residence Life

Sharon McLeod-Everette -- Alumni, Community Representative

Scott Spring -- UAF Student Representative

Bill Childress -- Associate Director, Parking Services and Central Receiving (ex officio member)

Mike Schuetz -- Project Manager, UAF Facilities Services DDC (ex officio member)

Master Plan Executive Committee

Chris Bennett -- Assistant to the Chancellor, MPC

Deborah Horner -- Director, Space Planning & Management, MPC Vice-Chair

Rick Caulfield -- Professor, Department of Alaska Native & Rural Development/Northern Studies, MPC Chair

John Craven -- Professor of Physics and Department Chair, Former MPC Chair

Facilities Division of Design and Construction -- Steve Titus, Karen Amstrup, & Mike Schuetz

Planning, Analysis and Institutional Research -- Ian Olson

Web Site Group -- Beverly Frey, Library Computing & Communication, Web Programmer

Parking Services -- Bill Childress & Yolanda Esters

Transportation Services -- Sarah Mousseau

Other Contributors

Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities

Fairbanks North Star Borough

Gary Newman, GI Staff Council, IT Support, GI Consultants

Kittelson & Associates, Inc., Transportation Planning & Traffic Engineering

E.D. Hovee & Company, Finance & Economics

Land Design North, Landscape Architecture

Section 1 - Executive Summary

Section 2 - Introduction

Section 3 - Circulation System Assessment

Section 4 - Parking System Assessment

Section 5 - Non-Motorized Circulation Plan

Section 6 - Motor Vehicle Circulation Plan

Section 7 - Shuttle System Plan

Section 8 - Signage and Way-Finding Plan

Section 9 - Parking System Plan

Section 10 - Conclusion

Section 11 - Glossary

Figure 1 - UAF Campus Map

Figure 2 - Campus Core and Major Activity Zones

Figure 3 - Pedestrian/Bicycle System Issues

Figure 4 - Motor Vehicle System Focus Areas

Figure 5 - Existing UAF Shuttle System Routes

Figure 6 - Existing Peak Hour Parking Utilization

Figure 7 - Non-Motorized Circulation Plan

Figure 8 - Yukon Drive Western Area Concept Drawings

Figure 9 - Yukon Drive Central Area Concept Drawings

Figure 10 - Yukon Drive Eastern Area Concept Drawings

Figure 11 - Motor Vehicle Circulation Plan

Figure 12 Bi-Directional Shuttle Loop Service

Figure 13 - Signage and Way-Finding Plan

Figure 14 - Recommended Near-Term Parking Designations

Figure 15 - Future Potential Parking Sites

Table 1 - Existing Shuttle Travel Times

Table 2 - UAF Population Forecast

Table 3 - Future (2010) Peak Hour Parking Demand

Table 4 - Background Parking Supply

Table 5 - Potential Parking Lot Removals

Table 6 - Future Parking Surpluses/Deficits

Table 7 - Shuttle System Travel Times Comparison

Table 8 Future Parking Development Required

Chart 1 - Shuttle Ridership Trends

Chart 2 - Sources of Prepaid Revenue for Campus Transit Systems

Chart 3 Current and Proposed Parking Stall Types