Term | AY 2017-2018 |
Assembly | Employee Assembly |
Status | Acknowledged by the President |
Abstract | This resolution calls upon Transportation Services to advance a Comprehensive Transportation Planning Study. |
Resolution File | ea_r7_advancing_a_comprehensive_transportation_study_-_final.pdf |
Supporting Documents | |
Title | EA R7: Advancing a Comprehensive Transportation Plan for the Ithaca Campus |
Sponsors |
Kristine Mahoney (km285), Laura W. Johnson-Kelly (lwj1) |
Reviewing Committee | Employee Assembly Employee Welfare Committee |
any person, any parking spot
Submitted by Helen Lang on Tue, 2017-11-28 12:13A study of the parking/transportation situation should also look at the equitability of how parking permits are allocated. In Cornell’s system, the most convenient parking is offered to those with higher-ranking job titles. The scale of different parking rates is also used to literally marginalize lower-income staff to outer lots. This is grossly unfair. If Cornell truly wants to be a more equitable and inclusive place, we can start with how staff are treated. The current system where higher income buys better parking is not in keeping with the spirit of Ezra Cornell. While there should be some exceptions, such as for disability parking and for emergency responders, a more equitable parking system might be a lottery system, or might be based only on proximity to someone’s work location. Wealthier staff should not be offered more convenient parking while lower-paid, hourly staff are expected to park farther away, are expected to spend more time traveling to and from their work locations after arriving on campus, and are not even compensated for the extra time they are required to put in.
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