Transportation Policy Committee

Chairperson's Greeting

On behalf of the members of the University of New Hampshire Transportation Policy Committee (TPC), I am pleased to welcome you to the official TPC web page. This website features the ongoing work of the Committee as well as links to related projects and issues regarding the transportation system at UNH.

During the course of the past four years, Transportation Services has begun implementation of the 2003 Final Report and Recommendations and new permit pricing structure approved by President Hart. In addition, we have been working to implement the first phases of transportation system improvements envisioned in the 2004 Campus Master Plan update and supported by the TPC. We are happy to report many successes in improving accessibility and mobility around campus – using sustainable, demand management based approaches. In 2006-2007 UNH Transit provided over 1 million transit trips to the community – a new record – making us the largest transit system in the state and removing hundreds of thousands of private vehicle miles from the roads.

The Spring 2007 surveys conducted by the TPC demonstrate that our changes have resulted in system improvements and a community willingness to continue investments and improvements. I invite you to read a summary of the survey results posted here. During the course of the fall and winter, the Committee will complete new recommendations to the President to expand on our success and provide a long-term, fiscally stable revenue source to Transportation Services.

I invite you to read our December 2005 Benchmark Report to the Committee and review the material efforts of the Committee that are all posted on this site (see links at the right). We will be updating this report with new data at the end of 2007 - when we will release new recommendations as well.

The TPC philosophy and recommendations as expressed in the Campus Master Plan represents a long-term vision for transportation improvements on our campus. We remain committed to improving the accessibility and mobility of our constituents. In the short-term, these improvements and changes in policy and practice will be made as resources are available.

The reports found on this page, and ongoing efforts, are the result of over five years of effort, community input and difficult choices evaluated by Committee members. We have strived to look comprehensively at the difficult and intertwined issues related to transportation, mobility and accessibility at the UNH campus. This work is done with a realization that change will be incremental and challenging.

Many short-term recommendations, including incremental parking increases and lot consolidation, the construction of the south underpass, improvements to the Campus Connector and Wildcat Transit services and improved transit shelters and lighting are being implemented now as funding is available. We have completed important improvements such the 2007 reconstruction of Main Street, an expanded carpool and guaranteed ride home service, and the implementation of Cat Courier service. As this is being written, the UNH rail station is being expanded to provide improved transit access and passenger amenities.

The Campus Planning Office and Transportation Services can provide more information on the progress of these new programs and improvements.

Readers may also be interested in reviewing the many media articles on the process, as well as the archive of some of the historical work of the Committee (links at right).

Dick Cannon,
Vice President for Finance & Administration

Other Members

Transportation Policy Committee Charter

The UNH Transportation Policy Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the President and shall be responsible for making recommendations on the full range of issues that relate to transportation management, including parking policy and regulations. Recommendations will be formulated taking into account the teaching, research, and public service missions of the University and its long-range Master Plan; the transportation needs of faculty, staff, students, and campus visitors; mutual interests of the University and the Town of Durham with respect to transportation including regional transportation goals; and funding sources and levels that are realistic and feasible within UNH budgetary policies and constraints.

The overarching goal of the Committee is to guide the University toward a systemic transportation management plan that emphasizes health and safety, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and fairness for all University constituents, consistent with priorities set by the Strategic Academic Plan and the Master Plan, and that focuses on both the supply and demand characteristics of transportation.

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