MOBILITY 2030 – Transportation Advisory Board
MOBILITY 2030 will engage all of UCF’s existing transportation-related departments, committees, and advocates to assure that transportation planning at UCF meets the needs of the entire campus community.
List of transportation-related departments, committees, and advocates
MOBILITY 2030 will facilitate transportation system improvements by:
- Gathering, prioritizing, and coordinating improvements identified by existing transportation-related departments, committees, and advocates, members of MOBILITY 2030, and the UCF community.
- Assessing and making recommendations for coordinating all modes of travel on campus – motor vehicles (cars, trucks), transit (shuttles, buses, autonomous vehicles), micro mobility (bicycles, scooters), and pedestrians.
- Overseeing UCF roadways, including speed limits, lane widths, crosswalk locations/size, access-limitations, street names, traffic calming measures, crosswalks, signalization systems.
- Planning and approval of wayfinding signage (permanent and temporary) and transportation signage (traffic, regulatory, parking, etc.), including standardization, appearance, signage requests, installation, removal, etc.
- Provision of pedestrian circulation facilities and non-motorized circulation facilities required to meet university needs, including but not limited to additions and improvements to sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, bike paths, and associated signage, lighting, etc.
- Coordination with the host local government and other local governments regarding transportation improvements in the off-campus context area.
Mobility 2030 Membership
BOARD MEMBERS (Voting)
| Bill Martin, Co-Chair | Director, Facilities Planning & Construction |
| Chris Kennedy, Co-Chair | Director, Landscape & Natural Resources |
| Kris Singh or alternate | Director, Parking & Transportation Services |
| Alberto Santoni or alternate | Director, Facilities Operations |
| Carl Metzger or alternate | UCF Police |
| Carl Kelly | UCF Campus Planner |
| Hatem Abou-Senna | Transportation Engineer, CECS and Orange County |
| RJ Mueller | Cycling Advocate |
| Susan Hutson | Board Manager (tie vote only) |
ADVISORY RESOURCES, including but not limited to:
| Faculty Senate Committee Chairs | |
| Parking, Transportation & Safety Committee | Ahmad Elshennawy | University Parking & Transportation Committee | Terry Wheeler, Chair | University Master Planning Committee | Patrick Bohlen, Chair |
| Student Government, Safety & Transportation Coordinator | Emmett Davey or TBD |
| Sustainability Initiatives | Dave Norvell |
| Facilities Operations | Rick Catasus |
| Utilities & Engineering Services | Gary Rudolph |
| Building Office | Roy Johnston |
| Reliability & Engineering | Bill Bartow |
| Environmental Health & Safety | TBD |
| Compliance, Ethics, & Risk | TBD |
MOBILITY 2030 – agenda items (in order of receipt not priority)
- Mob2030Info Item – Libra Crosswalk
- Mob2030Info Item – Creative School Crosswalk
- Mob2030 Request – Cross Campus Bike Trail
- Mob2030 Request – Libra Drive safety and traffic calming improvements
- Mob2030 Request – East Gemini Blvd safety and traffic calming improvements
- Mob2030 Request – Orion Blvd safety and traffic calming improvements
- Mob2030 Request – Intercept Parking Lot
- Mob2030 Request – 409 House exit drive
- Mob2030 Request – Leo Lane island improvements
- Mob2030 Request – Wayfinding signage update (study)
- Mob2030 Request – Traffic signage (study)
- Mob2030 Request – Signalization improvements
MOBILITY 2030 – transportation-related departments, committees, and advocates
Several Departments Committees, and Advocates have a role in UCF transportation planning. Their roles are described briefly here.
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Facilities Planning & Construction Department (FPC)
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Planning, design, project management, and construction of new transportation facilities and improvements to roads, parking lots, sidewalks, etc.
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Master Planning and coordination of transportation system improvements with the UCF Campus Master Plan and with improvements identified in comprehensive plan(s) of the host and/or affected local governments.
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Facilities Operations Department (FO)
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Work Orders to install or repair transportation facilities including but not limited to: crosswalks, lights, speed humps, traffic signs, etc.
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Landscape and Natural Resources Department (LNR)
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Sidewalks, pedestrian safety, paving materials, potholes, etc.
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Parking & Transportation Services
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Planning and implementation of campus transit (UCF Shuttles), coordination with non-campus transit (Lynx),
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Parking services (parking passes, parking citations, etc.)
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Planning, funding, construction, and operation and implementation of parking garages and lots
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UCF Police Department (UCFPD)
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Public safety, included but not limited to, transportation and pedestrian safety.
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Educational programs related to Pedestrian Safety (at student orientation)
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Bicycle Safety Tips (web page)
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Property registration and Lost and Found Property (bikes, etc.)
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Safewalk (app) and Knight Ride (after-hours transportation)
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Environmental Health and Safety Department (EHS)
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Promotion of healthy and safe operations on campus… staff provides oversight, consultation, training, and other specialized services on a daily basis to create a culture of safety, environmental stewardship and to support the university’s strategic goals.
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Collecting and processing Safety Concerns for the campus
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Tracking Accidents and Near-Misses
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University Compliance, Ethics, and Risk Office
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Collecting and processing Automobile Accident Reports
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Faculty Senate – Parking, Transportation and Safety Committee (Ahmad Elshennawy, Chair)
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Evaluate and make recommendations concerning policy or procedures relating to parking, transportation, and campus safety.
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Make recommendations to the Steering Committee of the Faculty Senate.
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Faculty Senate – University Parking and Transportation Committee (Terry Wheeler, Chair)
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To recommend to the vice president for Administration and Finance changes to the UCF regulations that govern traffic and parking on the UCF campus.
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To review programs or services designed to improve traffic, transportation, or parking services to the UCF community.
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To review and approve special parking permits and 24-hour reserved parking spaces.
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To report the results of fringe benefits and other related faculty and staff benefits studies to the Senate.
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To review and approve conversion of metered, faculty/staff parking spaces, or drop-off and pick-up spaces.
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Review and approve conversion of metered, faculty/staff parking spaces, or drop-off and pick-up spaces.
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Transportation SWAT Committee (R.J. Mueller, Chair)
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Reports on “university goals including, but not limited to, shuttle and other mass transit, commuter programs, Electric Vehicle (EV) charging, electrification of fleet vehicles, and improving the biking and pedestrian paths”
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Alternative fuels for shuttles
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Safety and Transportation Coordinator, SGA Division of Community Affairs (Emmett Davy 2019-20)
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Serves as the SGA liaison with Parking & Transportation Services, and Activity & Service Fee funded facilities.
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Focuses on advocating for students in all matters related to facilities and transportation.
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Responsible for improvements in areas such as shuttle services, facilities, operations, etc.
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Voting member of the University Parking & Transportation Advisory Committee.
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Serves on the Transportation SWAT committee
MOBILITY 2030 – Meeting minutes
- March 2020
