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About CATMA Introduction | Mission | TSM and TDM Programs | Goals | Structure Located on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain between the Adirondack and Green Mountains in the northwestern region of the state, Burlington is one of America's most liveable cities. Burlington and the surrounding areas have experienced unprecedented growth over the past 50 years. Burlington is home to the region's major institutions of higher learning and health care, many of which have programs of national and international prominence. The American Red Cross, Champlain College, Fletcher Allen Health Care (FAHC) and the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (UVM), are all located adjacent to each other and share a common land area of less than one square mile known as the "Hill" or Campus District. Collectively, these institutions are among the State's largest employers, with over 9,000 employees. Over 13,500 students are enrolled here, and the major health care needs of northern Vermont and New York are met here, with over 700,000 patient visits per year, or 5 times the population of the immediate surrounding area. The institutions on the Hill agreed that urban design considerations and general planning issues could be better addressed if parking and institutional growth strategies were addressed jointly. In 1992, the Campus Area Transportation Management Association (CATMA) was established as the formal association of these institutions to be a private, non-profit planning and management entity, with private and public sector participation. Transportation Management Associations (TMAs), like CATMA, began emerging in the 1980's as specialized, non-profit organizations established to facilitate private involvement in resolving transportation issues. There are now well over 150 TMAs operating across the country and around the world. Our Mission Transportation and parking in the "Hill" area of Burlington are complex and intertwined. Transportation and circulation impact parking demand and conversely. Safe, convenient, and economical transportation and parking are essential for the major institutions and health care organizations located in the area to sustain their individual and collective missions. Further, the transportation and parking demands are diverse in the need to serve patients, students, faculty and employees and the general public. All transportation and parking initiatives should serve these diverse constituents, while minimizing costs to the environment, energy and land use. Accordingly, Champlain College (Champlain), Fletcher Allen Health Care (FAHC) and the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (UVM) have agreed to share resources as well as jointly plan, develop and manage all transportation and parking programs, infrastructure, and associated facilities, through the formation of the Campus Area Transportation Management Association (CATMA). Such joint planning is reflected in coordinated land use planning conforming to the Municipal Development Plans for the cities of Burlington and South Burlington, the Chittenden County Regional Plan, and the Metropolitan Transportation Plan of the Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization through the formation of the Campus Area Transportation Management Association (CATMA). Through CATMA, the partner institutions jointly plan, manage and share transportation and parking resources. Additionally, CATMA representing all the institutions, hold contracts with the Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA) for the operation of key shuttle routes. To mitigate traffic impacts on campuses and city streets, a comprehensive strategy of transportation system management (TSM) measures has been developed that includes:
Currently, the shuttles serve over 2 million riders each year with a combined fleet of 21 vehicles. This system operates within the core area of the institutions and lessens traffic on adjacent streets. The intracampus routes interface with the regional CCTA bus system at key locations throughout the core. In addition, significant incentives are offered as transportation demand management (TDM) options. These options include:
CATMA has successfully instituted TSM and award winning TDM programs and has become a model for TMA programs throughout the region. Goals
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All current members (Champlain, FAHC and UVM) are Institution Members of the Association and have equal voting status. Associate members are the American Red Cross and the City of Burlington. Other private sector employers and organizations in the Campus District are encouraged to become Associate Members.
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