Alternative Transportation Committee

Cal Poly Pomona (CPP) operates under a shared governance philosophy in which each member of the community (whether faculty, student, staff, or administrator) has an opportunity to weigh in on matters of policy and procedure. Transportation access, safety and sustainable transportation options have long been critical concerns for the campus. The Alternative Transportation Committee (ATC) assists the university in identifying and prioritizing recommended opportunities to improve pedestrian, bicycling, transit and other non-single occupancy vehicle commute modes. The committee's goal is to provide members of the campus community equal access to mobility options and to help overcome barriers to its use. The committee shall be responsible for analyzing and evaluating the campus' existing transportation programs and challenges and recommending plans and strategies to increase equitable access, and cost-effective and sustainable transportation options. The committee shall remain independent from existing campus parking committees. 

ATC History

Since May 2017, CPP has had a standing Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) that has been charged with a similar role and function at the University. The purpose of the TAC has been to advise the university on issues, priorities, and policies related to campus transportation. The committee originated as an Associated Students Inc. (ASI) ad hoc TAC in response to alternative transportation resolutions passed by the ASI Senate and the Academic Senate, respectively. The members of the TAC voted unanimously to support a permanent, campus-wide iteration of the committee, after consultation with the President's Office and the ASI Senate and Academic Senate. In March 2020, the CSU Chancellor’s Office required all campuses to form an Alternative Transportation Committee with additional membership requirements and roles. Bylaws were drafted in late 2020 to formally reconstitute the TAC as the new ATC. The new ATC took effect in Fall 2021, after approval of the Academic Senate and ASI Senate, with AY 2020-21 being a transition period.

Committee Composition

The standing committee will be comprised of 11 members, including nine voting members and two non-voting members, and consists of:

1. Two (2) students - recommended by the President, and/or Associated Students, Inc.; 1-year term (may be reappointed)
2. Two (2) faculty - recommended by the Academic Senate; 2-year term (may be reappointed)
3. Two (2) staff representatives; 2-year term (may be reappointed)
4. Parking Director - Ex-Officio; indefinite term
5. Sustainability Coordinator - Ex-Officio; indefinite term
6. One (1) representative from the Chancellor's Office - designated by the Chancellor's Office, non-voting member; indefinite term
7. Optional local transportation agency representatives; Ex-Officio, non-voting member; indefinite term

Membership as a voting member requires a formal process. However, participation in committee activities is not limited to members. Active participants who are not members are called "friends" of a committee. "Friends of the Committee" is composed of interested campus stakeholders who serve in a non-voting capacity and must be nominated by the chairperson.

Roster

Standing Committee Members: 

1. Dr. So-Ra Baek, Co-Chair Faculty (Urban and Regional Planning)
2. Dr. Jessie Vallejo, Co-Chair Faculty (Music)
3. Carmen Chan, Capital Planning
4. Brenda Mendoza, Facilities Planning & Management
5. Esther Tanaka, Strategic Communications
6. Annie Yea, Governmental & External Affairs
7. Monika Kamboures, Office of Sustainability
8. Eddie Montoya, Facilities Design & Construction
9. Mike Yu, Parking & Transportation
10. Jillian Munoz, ASI Officer of Sustainability & Transportation Representative
11. Nicole Martin, ASI Business Senator
12. Hank Kaplan, CSU Office of the Chancellor 
13. Hendy Satya, Foothill Transit
14. Lucas Levieux, Undergraduate Student
15. Frances Teves, University Advancement

Friends of the Committee:

1. Dr. John Lloyd, Faculty (History)
2. Steven Sandifer, Faculty (Regenerative Studies)
3. Dr. Chantal Stieber, Faculty (Science)
4. Dr. Kelly Huh, Faculty (Geography)
5. Yongping Zhang, Faculty (Civil Engineering)
6. Dr. Wen Cheng, Faculty (Civil Engineering)
7. Nicole Hawkes, Chief of Staff for Office of the President
8. Dr. Robert Lewis (History)
9. Dr. Brit Givens (Math)
10. Madeline Chan, Trains & Transit Club Rep
11. Christopher Pulido, Graduate Student
12. Alexis Salazar, Undergraduate Student

Responsibility

Among other activities, the committee will:

1. Facilitate the discussion of sustainable transportation options to and from campus;
2. Facilitate education and awareness of transportation services on campus;
3. Provide guidance to the University based on feedback from students, faculty, and staff regarding transportation matters;
4. Develop a report of the campus' transportation needs and recommendations to increase bicycle, pedestrian and transit commute mode share and improve campus user and visitor experience;
5. Provide representation on the Campus Master Plan Committee and input on the transportation elements of the Campus Master Plan, and monitor implementation of those elements;
6. Provide input to the development of the campus Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan, which is aimed at reducing single-occupancy vehicles (SOV) usage and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) to campus;
7. Evaluate the effectiveness of the campus’ TDM strategies through cost/benefit analysis and hourly utilization of various transportation modes;
8. Identify and recommend TDM strategies to prioritize for campus investment and help request/seek funding for those strategies;
9. Use campus transportation performance data to recommend new programs and/or changes in strategy;
10. Assist in determining the need for the construction of new parking assets or improvement of existing parking assets;
11. In the event a new parking improvement and/or facility is needed, provide a letter to confirm the recommendation of the ATC;
12. Prepare annual report to the President and University Cabinet, and periodic updates to the ASI Senate, Academic Senate and Staff Council.

Authority

1. Education Code Section 89721(i) requires campus parking operations to be self-supporting.
2. Education Code Section 89701(b)(4) requires the campus to form an Alternative Transportation Committee, and investigate and consider alternative transportation strategies as determined by that committee before any funds can be allocated for the construction of parking facilities.