Parking and Transportation Committee

Committee Charge

The Committee on Transportation and Parking is charged with the following responsibilities:

• To review, develop, and recommend policies and practices relative to parking and transportation support to the University community.
• To advise on long-term planning issues involving parking and transportation at the University. 

The Committee will provide assistance and relevant input to the Department of Parking and Transportation for the following:

• Provision of a viable fee-based parking management system on the academic campus.
• Provision and operation of a safe, efficient bus service that supports the academic, cultural, operational, and social activities of a comprehensive University, and provides timely service to and from the Grounds and areas of the surrounding community.
• Facilitation of the orderly flow of vehicular, bicycle, micro-mobility, and pedestrian traffic at the University, while minimizing conditions that impede traffic both within the University and in areas contiguous to the University.
• Provision of regional transportation initiatives and partnerships.
• Review of budgets and appropriate fees for parking and transportation services and enforcement.

Current Committee Members 

Name and Affiliation

• Ben Bennett, Bill Brady, and Jessica Sewell – Faculty Senate
• Crystal Richard and Sam Sharkey – Medical Center Employee Council
• Leigh Ann Carver, Ryan McKinnon, and John Notis – Staff Senate
• Ana D'Ambrogi and John Welch – Athletics
• Carey Drayton – Department of Safety and Security
• Megan Buschi and Ryan Gumlock – Facilities Management
• Chris Faught – Housing and Residence Life
• Ian Travis and Jackson Slead – Student Council
• Barb Zunder – Chief Accessibility Officer & University ADA Coordinator
• Cory Paradis – Deputy ADA Coordinator
• Lt Kiah Poter – University Police Department

Ex-Officio Members

• Scott Silsdorf, Dana Miller, and Kendall Howell -- Parking and Transportation

Previous Meetings