Purpose
The Transport Working Group is responsible for the development, implementation and review of the University’s Transport Strategy.
Organisation
The proposed organisational arrangements are as follows:
- The working group is chaired by the Chair of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy Committee.
- The working group reports to the Environmental Sustainability Strategy Committee (ESSC). Projects which require additional approval; such as car parking management or Universal bus improvements, will be reported directly to other Committees as required.
- The secretary of the working group will be provided by the Environment and Energy section.
- The working group meets at least four times per year.
- The unconfirmed minutes of the meetings will be circulated to the Environmental Sustainability Strategy Committee and the Ecological Advisory Panel.
- Each nominated representative will serve for a period of three years. There is no limit to how many terms a member may serve.
- The working group can, if it deems appropriate, create limited life sub-groups to support the development and implementation of the Transport Strategy.
Membership
The membership of the Transport Working Group is as follows:
| Current person | |
| The Chair of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy Committee | Professor Ian Leslie |
| Nominated representative of the Registrary | Kate Maxwell |
| Up to three representatives from Schools and Departments, nominated by the Chair and approved by the ESSC | Dr Caroline Edmonds |
| Representative of the Colleges, as nominated by the Bursars’ Committee | Stuart Websdale (Domestic Bursar of Jesus College) |
| Assistant Director of HR | Andi Hudson |
| Head of Estate Strategy and Planning | Paul Milliner |
| Head of Sustainability | Joanna Chamberlain |
| Public Affairs Manager (Regional Political Affairs) | Aaron Cohen-Gold |
| Strategic Partnerships Coordinator | Dr Jon Sudholt |
| Internal Communications Manager | Penuel McCarthy |
| Facilities Support Manager |
Steve Matthews |
| Transport Managers | Amanda Nolan / Mike Davies |
| C-SU Representative | Tungsten Tang |
| C-SU Representative | Naphysa Awauh |
Terms of reference
The terms of reference are to:
- provide strategic oversight of the University’s commitment to sustainable transport as outlined in the University’s Transport Strategy
- recommend for approval strategies, policies, procedures, guidance notes and action
- plans in connection with sustainable transport, including for the implementation of a new car parking policy make recommendations to the Planning and Resources Committee in relation to resource requirements for the implementation of the strategy
- monitor progress against the implementation plan of the Transport Strategy and report on this through the University’s annual Environmental Sustainability Report
- undertake periodic reviews of the Transport Strategy
- act as advocates for sustainable transport matters at the University and in Cambridge.
March 2019