1. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/111 Transportation Initiative November 17, 2011 Presentation by Student Government President- Xavier Johnson

2. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/112 Proposal Assumptions Consultative Comprehensive Strategic Open and Transparent Frugal

3. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/113 Consultative

4. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/114 Implemented this Semester through Student Affairs and Student Government Designed to get feedback on what has led to students’ academic success Designed to get feedback on what has been an obstacle to students’ academic success Consultative: UTSA Listens Program

5. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/115 Consultative: UTSA Listens Program Getting to campus can be a major obstacle – 93/94 Bus Route Removal has become a barrier to many downtown campus students – Time spent finding parking spaces negatively impacting time spent in classroom

6. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/116 Consultative: Transportation Surveys 2,834 Students Responded to Survey 1,634 Students who responded that they ride the UTSA Shuttles

7. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/117 Consultative: Transportation Surveys Have you ever had to wait for another shuttle bus due to your bus being filled to capacity? – 1,238 answered yes – 76.1% of students riding the shuttles Have you ever been delayed to a class waiting for another bus due to your scheduled bus being filled to capacity? – 1,016 answered yes – 62.5% of students riding the shuttles

8. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/118 Comprehensive

9. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/119 Comprehensive: Transportations Effect on Education Provides access to the UTSA campus Provides access supplemental educational programs (i.e. Thomas Rivera Center, Supplemental Instruction)

10. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/1110 Comprehensive: Transportations Effect on Education This committee needs a well rounded approach to increasing graduation and retention rates – To get UTSA’s 4 year graduation rate to 25% by 2021 we will need to re-evaluate all possible alternatives – Transportation is a piece of the broader puzzle for improving graduation rates

11. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/1111 Open and Transparent

12. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/1112 Open and Transparent Student Government Sponsored a Student Transportation Referendum 65% of Students in Favor About 1200 students voting

13. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/1113 Open and Transparent Student Referendum for Transportation $40 – 2012/2013 Fall, Spring, and Summer $42 – 2014/2015 $44 – 2016/2017 (Fee currently at $20/semester)

14. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/1114 Frugal

15. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/1115 Frugal The UTSA Shuttle system helps to keep the costs of education low – Parking permit price: about $130 for surface spaces – Garage permit price: over $600 per permit

16. The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 11/11/1116 Frugal: Transportation Fee Cost Comparison UT-Austin: $156 per year (≈ 50,000 Students) Texas State University: $195 (≈ 32,572 Students) Texas A&M: $210 per year (≈49,000 Students)