texas a&m transportation institute€¦ · 31/08/2014 · • clear congested area in 2 hours...
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Texas A&M Transportation Institute (with TAMU Transportation Services, City of College Station, City of Bryan, BCS Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Downtown Bryan Association, TAMU Athletics, 12th Man Foundation,
TxDOT, Safety and Law Enforcement Agencies)
• Chancellor Goal: Improve game weekend • Ability to handle crowds 25% to 30% larger • Clear congested area in 2 hours
– Give “leavers” a route out of town; return to normal peak operation as soon as possible
• Better and more timely information (and static maps and lists if no bandwidth connection)
• Increase awareness of BCS dining, hotel and entertainment options
What Have We Accomplished?
• Traffic and bus routing changes • Better signalization and contraflow lanes • Safer pedestrian paths • Shuttle bus routes • Pre-pay parking; more efficient entry • Smartphone app
Key Message: Know Your Options!
Transportation Plan Elements
Plan Ahead And We Can Get You
There! Already paid?
Probably use Bush Looking for parking
on gameday? Probably use Stotzer
Pre-Sale
Gameday
Consider Active Pedestrian Areas Park so that you can get where are you
going after the game
What Will We See in 2014?
Contraflow • Wellborn • Discovery Parking exits Signal timing Shuttle buses
• Added lanes on Wellborn Rd – Also improves West Campus Garage and South of Kyle traffic
• Using every second of green time, every bus and every square foot of pavement to greatest effect – Address bottlenecks to improve car & bus routes – More green time for outbound traffic – Some turns not allowed
Blue – pedestrians; Green – cars; Pink – off-peak traffic
Yellow – buses
Exit Corridor Plans
West Campus Exit Paths
West Campus Garage Area
• Real time traffic • Real time parking • Shuttle bus service • Parking cost information, pay
through app • Game weekend in BCS – Dining,
Activities, Hotels, Tickets • App will evolve in 2015 • Connected to: gameday.12thman.com
Bandwidth?
From parking and shuttle bus information to dining options, the official
Destination Aggieland app is the smartest distance
between you and gameday fun.
gameday.12thMan.com
DOWNLOAD THE APP NOW!
• Pedestrian Safety is Job #1 • Less Congestion is Job #1A • “Know your options” – Websites, smartphone
app and mailings (plan ahead!) • Return to normal operation soon • Improve the game weekend experience • Monitor and evolve during season
“We can’t be better if we do the same” Tim Lomax, TTI [email protected]
Summary