Draft EUG Master Plan Update, February 2010

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CHAPTER 3 FACILITY REQUIREMENTS Table 3-5: Public Automobile Parking Requirements Passenger Public Automobile Parking Year Enplanements Required Available 2006 360,258 1,189 1,540 2011 412,873 1,362 2016 445,593 1,470 2026 557,736 1,841 Contingency 700,000 2,310 Based on full utilization of the overflow public parking lot, the 1,540 available parking spaces are expected to be sufficient through 2016, but 300 additional spaces are expected to be required by 2026, and 770 additional spaces (beyond the existing number) are required under the Contingency Demand scenario. As mentioned above, 585 parking spaces (38 percent of the total parking spaces) are located in a remote lot across Douglas Drive. This lot requires the use of a shuttle for passengers to access the terminal. The use of this remote lot during peak periods, winter and spring holidays, has become more common, which indicates that the 955 parking spaces in the main lots close to the terminal are at capacity during those periods. A study of parking records indicates that parking during the peak period is approximately 22 to 25 percent higher than average when the remote lot is being used. Because of the cost of operating the remote lot and its inconvenience to passengers, it is recommended that the parking areas closer to the terminal be expanded so that the use of the remote lot can be limited to periods of peak usage. Options for providing short- and long-term public auto parking (including possible continued use of an overflow lot), will be explored and considered in Chapter Four, Alternate Plan Concepts. Rental Car Parking The four rental car agencies operating in the passenger terminal share in the use of the Airport’s rental car facilities. Rental car parking is distributed between two functional areas: a ready/return lot and a storage/service lot. The ready/return lot is located across Douglas Drive from the passenger terminal. The storage/service lot is located on the north end of passenger parking, within Douglas Drive loop roadway. There are 144 spaces in the ready/return lot, and 115 spaces in the storage/service lot, which also has service and cleaning facilities. These lots and facilities are well utilized and near capacity, and additional service facilities are desired. The need for rental cars can be correlated to passenger enplanements, to forecast demand, as shown in Table 3-6 . 3-21 Eugene Airport Master Plan Update (February 2010)