The University of Iowa

Faculty Senate

Charter Committee Annual Report to the Shared Governance Council

Committee: Parking and Transportation
Report Year: 2025-2026

Committee Chair(s)	Colin Nelson-Pinkston University of Iowa Police Department, Campus Safety
Committee Members	Faculty Frauke Bleher, Mathematics, 2025-2028 Brent Hadder, Anesthesia, 2024-2027 John Wadsworth, Rehabilitation Counseling, Fall 2025 Erik Krohn, Computer Science, Spring 2026 Staff Diane Fountain, Engineering Administration, 2024-2027 Colin Nelson-Pinkston, University of Iowa Police, 2023-2026 Kim Volk, Medical Center Downtown Administration, 2025-28 Students Jacob Payne, 2025-2026 Olivia Kathikar, 2025-2026 Claire Anonson, 2025-2026 Emeritus Faculty Council Shelton Stromquist, Liberal Arts and Sciences Sonia Sugg, Medicine Administrative Liaison Debby Zumbach, Associate Vice President and Director, Parking and Transportation/Business Services Parking and Transportation Staff Support Lori Skoff, Parking Assistant Director Carrie Brus, Administrative Services Coordinator
Committee Charge	The Committee shall: Advise on both short-term and long-term plans for handling on-campus automobile and motorcycle traffic, including flow, control, parking, and storage. Committee members shall consult the appropriate administrative officers to inform themselves regarding land use, parking lot design, and landscaping as these considerations bear on campus parking and transportation policies; Advise on plans for campus bicycle and electric mobility device traffic; Advise on plans for other modes of transportation, including campus transportation systems; Advise on rules and regulations and fee schedules pertaining to all modes of campus parking and transportation, including priorities, registrations, and penalties for violations; Advise in developing and reviewing plans for coordinating university transportation and facilities with those of city, county, state, and federal agencies.
Current Year Meeting Dates	2025: Friday, October 3 Friday, November 7 2026: Friday, March 6 Friday, April 3
Please indicate the typical frequency of meetings (e.g., first Tuesday of month at 4 pm). If there are subcommittees, please indicate the frequency of those meetings, too.	The Parking and Transportation committee meets twice per semester via Zoom. All meetings in the 2025-2026 academic year took place on Friday afternoons.
Current Year Activities	October 3, 2025 Project Updates Hawkeye Ramp opened March 2025 Parking Ramp 1 Arena Ramp Lot 33 Opening UI Health Care (UIHC) Downtown Parking Dodge Street Ramp Bicycle Lockers Cambus Barn Maintenance Facility Parking Rate Increase Responses Community member expressed concerns about parking rates at a recreational facility. Discussed logistics and methodology for determining rates. Compared to surrounding community parking rate changes. Parking and Transportation Updates Parking Ambassadors started in Parking Ramp 2 Graduate Medical Education permits issued increased. Emeritus faculty parking permits. November 7, 2025 Parking Rates - Financial Discussion 380 Express Bus Updates Review Parking and Transportation Committee Charter Cambus On-Demand Services March 6, 2026 Project Updates Arena Ramp Lot 65 Surface Lot Maintenance Lot 9 Lot 14 104-108 Market Street UIHC Downtown Campus Institutional Roads Update Parking and Transportation Committee Charter Fleet Service Rental Program Updates Request for Artwork in Parking Facilities Parking Rate Updates April 3, 2026 Parking and Transportation Committee Charter Update Approval Project Updates Lot 49 Lot 75 Grounds Building Lot 65 Arena Ramp Progress Lot 42 UIHC Downtown Progress Savannah Bananas Parking Impact Demonstration of Parking and Transportation data systems
Topics your committee will address during the coming year	The Committee plans to review parking rates, capital projects, and parking policies along with other topics that arise from stakeholders.
Other issues of concern	There were few issues of concern; however, there were themes present across meetings, aside from project updates, including discussions on parking rate changes, infrastructure needs, and departmental operations related to parking and transportation.
What should we tell applicants for this committee regarding expectations of members (anticipated workload, existence of subcommittees, etc.)?	The Parking and Transportation (P&T) Committee meets twice each semester. P&T committee meetings are allotted to last 90 minutes, with an agenda sent ahead and minutes sent following each meeting. P&T Committee members should budget about 30 minutes outside each monthly meeting to review the agendas, minutes, and other information sent out. New and aspiring committee members should review the following: P&T Committee Charter and Charge Previous Agendas and Meeting Minutes Parking and Transportation website and social media pages Reviewing the previously listed items will help familiarize applicants with existing resources, initiatives, and organizational structures associated with the P&T Committee. Each committee member brings their own training and experience to engage in meaningful dialogue related to improving the Committee and University of Iowa community. P&T Committee members regularly provide helpful insight to Parking and Transportation staff that often leads to changes and improvements benefiting the whole community.
Does your committee have a website? If so, what is the URL?	Parking and Transportation Charter Committee https://transportation.uiowa.edu/parking-and-transportation-charter-committee
What is your process for passing on previous agendas and minutes to the new committee chair(s)?	Carrie Brus, Administrative Service Coordinator for Parking and Transportation, maintains all P&T Committee documents. Additionally, all meeting agendas and minutes are distributed to committee members and saved on the Parking and Transportation website listed above, as well as in previous annual reports.
Recommendations, if any, to the shared governance groups.	None currently.