Following the completion of iWG assessment for Trans013 UI Ride Survey, the recommendation was transmitted to Mohamed Attalla, Executive Director of Facilities and Services, on June 3, 2020.

See the iWG assessment Trans013 UI Ride Survey attached. 
See the SWATeam recommendation Trans013 UI Ride Survey.

The Transportation SWATeam made the following recommendation on 4/3/2020: 

The Transportation goal on “reducing single-occupancy vehicle usage” is promising in terms of addressing a number of sustainability objectives such as reducing traffic, congestion, energy consumption, and pollution. One of the possible avenues toward this goal is a campus faculty/staff ride-sharing program for those with steady work hours who are looking for a cost-effective way to commute. This recommendation will

1. conduct a survey to examine the key factors influencing commuters’ decision to participate, policy and incentive mechanisms that properly address the interests of the commuters and other stakeholders (e.g., Parking, F&S);
2. develop a model to support the design and operation of the system (such as pricing, service frequency), and
3. long-term, implement a pilot program on campus.

Attached is the SWATeam recommendation Trans012 Carpool Survey with comments from Transportation SWATeam members.

The Trans011 Carbon Credit Fund recommendation was returned to the Transportation SWATeam on 2/21/2020. 

Dr. Ximing Cai writes, "For a recommendation submitted by your team last spring, iWG discussed it in the summer of 2019. Attached below please find the main points regarding the recommendation.

a. Continue looking into incentives and NOT punishments

b. Make a suggestion for how this could work with TEM

c. Find more data on who this would affect and how it would affect them

d. Find out how we would calculate the incentive for travelers and get an estimate on total cost per year

e. Maybe set the incentive for trips outside of a 3-5 hour driving radius

If you have any questions about these suggestions, please feel free to let us know. After addressing these points, you’re welcome to re-submit the recommendation for further iWG discussion."

See the submittal of Trans011 Carbon Credit Fund and the original recommendation here.

The Transportation SWATeam made the following recommendation: 

"The Transportation SWATeam kindly requests that the university incentivize the switch of mode of transport for faculty through the something of the order of university carbon credit sales fund. This could be done by both penalizing those who choose to travel via air (a tax) and rewarding those who choose lower-emitting modes of transport (telecommunication, train, car, etc.) through a subsidy.

As a SWATeam member mentioned, this program would work with reducing emissions from long-distance travel."

See attached the SWATeam recommendation Trans010 Mode Share Survey with comments from Transportation SWATeam members.

An iCAP Working Group Assessment of this recommendation began on July 2, 2019.

The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment has agreed to administer a mode-share survey helmed by Micah Kenfield, Sustainability Programs Coordinator.

See iWG assessment Trans008 Mode Share Survey here.

See SWATeam recommendation Trans008 Mode Share Survey here.

For future updates, please refer to Reduce Cars (Vehicle Miles Traveled) on Campus.

The recommendation to include a SWATeam representative on the Parking Advisory Committee (PAC) was transmitted to the Associate Vice-Chancellor to Student Affairs and Auxiliaries, Lowa Mwilambwe.  Lowa forwarded it to the new Parking Director, Marty Paulins, for a response.

See attached iCAP Working Group Assessment.

See SWATeam recommendation Trans009 PAC here.

The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on May 10, 2018, to discuss and start the assessment of the SWATeam recommendation, Trans008 Mode Share Survery. The iWG's draft comment on the recommendation was:

"iSEE should create and administer a mode-share survey, with recurring on a regular basis. For example, every other year or as often as the Big 10 averages."

See SWATeam recommendation Trans008 Mode Share Survey here.

The Transportation SWATeam submitted a recommendation, to the iWG, stating, "iSEE should facilitate and fund, if any funds required, an updated University District transportation mode-share study. The previous circulation study was conducted by the transportation group in the Regional Planning Commission (RPC), CUUATS. This was conducted in 2011. This recommendation is for the Transportation SWATeam to create survey questions and, with the help of iSEE, distribute the survey across campus."

See attached the SWATeam recommendation, Trans008 Mode Share Survey, complete with comments from all the Transportation SWATeam members.