Transportation Tomorrow Content

New Director’s Parking-Transit Priorities

Dave Jones — February 03, 2020 - 12:20pm

Transportation Services, or TAPS, rolled into 2020 with a new executive director, Perry Eggleston.

Formerly the director of parking and transportation services at the University of Texas at Arlington and Montclair State University in New Jersey, Eggleston succeeds Cliff Contreras, who retired last June.

“Perry has an extensive background in transportation and parking, having helped dozens of campuses across the United States improve their efficiency, transportation-demand programs and customer service,” said Lucas Griffith, director of Campus Planning.

Bike Month: Ride Safer, Carpool Free, Share Your Opinions

Cody Kitaura — May 01, 2018 - 4:23pm

May is Bike Month around the region, but that doesn’t mean swag�� can just “coast” and brag about the nearly 40 percent of people who already ride to campus every day.

Why Drive?

Cody Kitaura — January 23, 2018 - 10:22am

The longer your commute to campus, the more likely you are to drive it alone. That’s what researchers have long found with the annual Campus Travel Survey, and that’s what Transportation Services is hoping to find ways to counteract.

“How can we reduce barriers to more sustainable commuting?” asked Eleni Jacobson, who is working on Transportation Services’ “Transportation Tomorrow” initiative to reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicle trips to campus by 10 percent by the year 2027.