Tour of UCSC Campus Housing Strategies and Stock

This is a comprehensive overview of housing at UC Santa Cruz, including an overview of existing stock, strategies, and challenges.

1. Overview: Housing, Water, and Transportation
University Center Alumni Room
September 4, 2015
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

2. Agenda
Introductions
Presentation (10:00-10:45)
Colleges, Housing, and Educational Services (CHES)
Operations
On-Campus Programs
Off-Campus Programs
Capital Planning Strategy
Future Planning
Water
Transportation
Campus Tour (10:45-12:00)

3. Presented By
Sue Matthews
Associate Vice Chancellor, CHES

4. 194 CHES Buildings
•~2M Gross Square Feet
•>9,000 bed spaces on campus
(fall 2015)
•>97% occupied (since 2011))
CHES Facilities

5. Existing Bed Spaces
Residence Halls
Fall 2015:
5,747 Bed Spaces
(Primarily Frosh)
Apartments
Fall 2015:
3,277 Bed Spaces
(Primarily Sophomores)
Crown College Residence Halls

6. 7000
7500
8000
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9000
9500
Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015
Temporary Adjusted Capacity (Bed Spaces)
Temporary Adjusted Capacity (Bed Spaces)

7. Dining Halls
(5 Total)
Porter Dining Hall
Cowell Dining Hall

8. Dining Cafes/Convenience Stores
Banana Joes Quick Mart
Oakes Cafe

9. Presented By
Kevin Tresham
Assistant Director, Student Housing Services (CHES)

10. Community
Transfer Community
Multi-Affiliate Communities
10 Colleges

11. UC Santa Cruz offers a housing guarantee
to all new undergraduate students.
2 Year Guarantee for all New Freshmen and
New Transfer students.
4 Year Guarantee for freshmen who are Regent
Scholars, Smith Renaissance Society, Military
Veterans, or International students.
Housing
Guarantee

12. Live at affiliated
college
Focus on a first-
year experience
Proximity to staff
and support
services
New
Freshmen
Housing
Fall 2014Fall 2013Fall 2012Fall 2011
Enrollment 4,037 3,303 3,828 3,608
Occupancy 3,954 3,219 3,738 3,534
% 97.9% 97.5% 97.6% 97.9%
Fall 3
rd
week enrollment and occupancy data.

13. Live and learn with peers
Academically and socially
supportive environment
Transition to university and
campus life
Transfer
Housing
Fall 2014Fall 2013Fall 2012Fall 2011
Enrollment 1,067 1,005 1,220 1,193
Occupancy 553 494 646 569
% 51.8% 49.1% 52.9% 47.7%
Fall 3
rd
week enrollment andoccupancy data.
Occupancy totals do not include transfer students living at Family Student Housing or the Camper Park.

14. Apartment and residence hall
facilities
Variety of room and meal plan
options
Annual rates shown below
Choices
Quad Triple Double Single
Apartments $9,387 $9,225 -9,711 $9,351 –12,105 $13,752
ResidenceHalls $8,865 $8,802–9,243$8,865 -11,394 $13,095
The Village --- --- --- $10,395
UniversityTown
Center
--- $8,937 $11,547 ---

15. TripleRooms

16. Theme Housing
Students can live with people with shared
interests. Examples include:
Academic Focused
GLBTI Supportive
iFloor
Rosa Parks African American Theme House
Science Community
Diversity Awareness, Gaming, Outdoor Adventure,
Sustainability…and many other options are available

17. Presented By
Kevin Tresham
Assistant Director, Student Housing Services (CHES)

18. University Town Center
1101 Pacific Avenue
Off-Campus Apartments
“Leased” Space
134Bed Spaces
Double or Triple Bedroom
Suites

19. Community
Rentals
The on-campus resource for off-campus housing:
Rental listings database
Access to rental resources, laws, and agreements
Instructions on preparing a rental application packet
Education on tenant rights and responsibilities
Online Renters’ Workshop training

20. Presented By
Donna Blitzer
Director, Government Relations

22. Presented By
Steve Houser
Director, Capital Planning (CHES)

23. CHES Strategy Drivers
Extend Building Life Cycle
Make Facilities Appealing to Today’s Students
Deliver Additional Beds
Meet 2005 LRDP Bed Space Requirement

24. CHES Strategy Drivers
Extend Building Life Cycle
Make Facilities Appealing to Today’s Students
Deliver Additional Beds
Meet 2005 LRDP Bed Space Requirement

27. Problem
Extremely Low Student Demand

28. Residence Hall Issues
Uninviting
Entrances
Circulation Challenges
Envelope + Infrastructure
Dark Interiors & Dated Finishes

29. Site Issues
“Way Finding”
Problems
Lack of Natural
Light
Challenging
Topography
(Not ADA Compliant)
Lack of Desirable
Social Gathering
Spaces

30. Core
Scope
Accessibility
Sustainability
Campus
Goals &
Requirements
UC Goals &
Requirements
Building Code
Requirements

31. Goals/Requirements:
Campus, UC, State, Federal
Core
Scope
Building
Code
Campus
Standards
Campus
Goals and
Requirements
UC Goals and
Requirements
Federal
Requirements
(Accessibility)

32. Core
Scope
Accessibility
Sustainability
Campus
Goals &
Requirements
UC Goals &
Requirements
Building Code
Requirements
Total Scope

33. Water Conservation Mitigation
Long Range Development Plan (2005 LRDP)
Replacement of Toilets
and Shower Fixtures
Triggers ADA Code Compliance
(Department of State Architect)
Review
Comprehensive Solutions
•Bedroom & Restroom Doors
•Restroom Turning Radius
•Building Entrances
•Elevators
•Site Accessibility
Resolve Access Issues at Buildings
and Merrill Site

35. Design and Review Process
Design
Review
Design
Review
Design
Review
Design
Review
Design

39. Elevator Tower

40. Light can penetrate buildings
and interior corridors are
straightened

42. Natural Light Into Buildings
Social Spaces, Intuitive Way
Finding + Natural Light

46. Merrill Summary
Lengthy Reviews and Approvals
3 Construction Phases (2+ Years)
Total Project Budget=$51 Million
Maintain Prior Bed Count And:
61 Added Beds
Increased Student Demand
Priority Applications
Annual Average 2007-2014(319 Students )
2015 (495 Students)

47. CHES Strategy Drivers
Extend Building Life Cycle
Make Facilities Appealing to Today’s Students
Deliver Additional Beds
Meet 2005 LRDP Bed Space Requirement

48. CHES Strategy Drivers
Extend Building Life Cycle
Make Facilities Appealing to Today’s Students
Deliver Additional Beds
Meet 2005 LRDP Bed Space Requirement

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53. Porter College Residence Halls Capital Renewal (2008-09,
2009-10)

54. Porter A & B -original conditions

55. Porter A & B -upper floors & building envelope removed

56. Porter A & B -steel framing and building envelope at lower floors

57. Porter A & B -building envelope replaced

58. Porter A -completed project

59. Porter A -completed project

60. Porter Summary
Lengthy Reviews and Approvals
2 Construction Phases
Residence Hall B (Offline 2008-09)
120 Added Beds
Residence Hall A (Offline 2009-10)
177Added Beds
Total Project Budget= $84 Million
Increased Student Demand

61. Presented By
Dean Fitch
Campus Planner, Physical Planning and Construction

64. Presented By
Dean Fitch
Campus Planner, Physical Planning and Construction

65. and the 2014 data:

67. Presented By
Larry Pageler
Director, Transportation and Parking Services

68. Topography
UCSC is located on a hillside above coastal Santa Cruz...
Downtown Santa Cruz
(40 ft. elevation)
Main Campus Entrance (230 ft. elevation)
Upper Campus lands
(1,150 ft. elevation)
Central Campus
(660 ft. elevation)

69. UC Santa Cruz (2014- 15)
•17,049students:
15,503undergraduates
1,546 graduate students
•~3,400faculty and staff work at the
main campus
•Ten residential colleges house
50% of the total student enrollment
•4,840 autoand 330 motorcycle
parking spaces in over 65 on-
campus parking lots
•Only two roads into/out of campus
•Average Daily Traffic (ADT) in/out
of campus = 20,755 vehicle
trips/day

70. UCSC Spring 2015 Mode Split Study
Travel Mode Passenger-TripsVehicle- Trips
Single Occupant Autos 35.8% 68.3%
Motorcycles 0.8% 1.6%
Service/Construction Vehicles 2.4% 4.6%
Non-TDM Modes 39.0% 74.5%
Multi-Occupant Vehicles 22.5% 20.0%
SCMTD Transit Buses 23.6% 2.3%
Other UCSC TDM
(vanpools, Bike Shuttle, Campus Transit)
11.6% 3.1%
Bicycles 2.9% 0%
Pedestrians 0.3% 0%
Total TDM Modes 61.0% 25.5%

71. UCSC Spring 2015 Mode Split Study
Travel Mode Passenger-TripsVehicle- Trips
Single Occupant Autos 35.8% 68.3%
Motorcycles 0.8% 1.6%
Service/Construction Vehicles 2.4% 4.6%
Non-TDM Modes 39.0% 74.5%
Multi-Occupant Vehicles 22.5% 20.0%
SCMTD Transit Buses 23.6% 2.3%
Other UCSC TDM
(vanpools, Bike Shuttle, Campus Transit)
11.6% 3.1%
Bicycles 2.9% 0%
Pedestrians 0.3% 0%
Total TDM Modes 61.0% 25.5%

72. UCSC Spring Mode Split Study

73. UCSC Spring 2014 Travel Survey
Commuting Students Commuting Faculty & Staff
Transit
SOV
Bikes &
Walking
MOV
EV/Carsharing

74. Santa Cruz Metro Transit District
•UCSC’ s Average Daily Ridership
during the 2014- 15 school term
exceeded 11,080students and 560
staff/faculty
•Peak UCSC ridership exceeded
15,000passengers on Friday,
October 3, 2014 (2
nd
day of Fall)
•Total annual UCSC ridership in 2014-
15 exceeded 2.53 millionpassengers
•UCSC accounts for more than 50% of
SCMTD’s total in- county ridership
•At the cost of $1.38 per ride, UCSC’ s
2014- 15 payment to SCMTD totaled
$3.612 million

75. SCMTD Ridership Trends

76. SCMTD Service to UCSC
•UCSC Commuters are concentrated relatively near the campus

77. Campus Vehicle Traffic Trends

78. Campus Vehicle Traffic Trends

79. UCSC Campus Transit
•Currently operating four on- campus
routes from 7:25am until 12:12am
Monday -Friday and 6:30pm until
12:12am Saturday and Sunday
•Since Fall 2012: Late- night off- campus
“Night Owl” service until 1:15am
Sunday –Thursday nights and until
2:50am Friday and Saturday nights
•During the 2014- 15 school term, daily
ridership averaged 10,430passengers
on the Day and Night Shuttles
•Total 2014- 15 ridership exceeded 2.17
million
•Campus Transit costs about $1.38 per
rider in 2014- 15

80. Car Sharing
•Nine years ago, UCSC TAPS
launched a contract with Zipcar
to introduce car sharing to the
campus
•As of September 2015:
–13 cars in 6 on-campus
locations; 9 cars in 5 off-
campus locations
–1,749 active members,
including UCSC students, staff
and faculty
–Non-UCSC membership now
exceeds 620 as the program
grows in the City of Santa Cruz
•Overall utilization in May 2015
exceeded 52%
•Studies indicate residential
student parking demand
declines as one car may serve
thirty-three people

81. Overview: Housing, Water, and Transportation
University Center Alumni Room
September 4, 2015
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.