Campus Transportation Committee- 10.7.08

There are several construction projects either finishing up or coming on-line shortly. Of particular interest: University Ave is scheduled for a major overhaul in the next year and a half; this will push all traffic into 2 lanes for much of that time.
Bicycle, moped, and bus pass usage are all up in double digits over the past year. Additional bike stalls are forthcoming. The number of bicycle parking sports has overtaken the number of permitted car parking spots on campus; there are 9700 permitted car spots, but bike spots exceed that as of this summer's additions.
The Budget & Policy subcommittee has re-formed. As the only student rep on CTC so far, I will be serving on it. The committee has decided to remove Traffic Demand Management and Safety from the duties of this subcommittee and will re-evaluate how to approach these topics separately. CTC will be reviewing next year's capital budget draft in December and will be voting on the operating budget in February.
Transportation Services (TS) is in the process of filling their Director position. The Search & Screen process is closed. Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M) would like to have 3-5 finalists chosen soon, and have the ultimate decision made by the end of December.
The independent review process for TS has been changed. Previously, the process was to include the formation of an ad-hoc committee that would receive the final report of the review panel. The ad-hoc was then to relay these findings to the CTC. The CTC voted 5-0-1 to remove the ad-hoc committee from the process, and will instead receive the recommendations of the panel directly, with some additional invited representatives from those interest groups (e.g. the McBurney Center). The aim is a more efficient process, and one that is more in-line with departmental reviews across campus. I abstained from the vote, citing a lack of information; at the time, it was unclear whether the ad-hoc was still necessary. However, I do trust that this revision makes the process more efficient and should not influence the review itself. Both FP&M and TS indicated that it would be a valuable tool for the incoming Director. The review is intended to take place in the spring of 2009.