notes from phone call
All
Thanks for a good call. Attached is the summary of our meeting with to dos. In summary:
All
Thanks for a good call. Attached is the summary of our meeting with to dos. In summary:
Some suggestions that have come from our Sustainability committee are: Regardless of which route we take, we should update the Business Travel page, http://www.obfs.uillinois.edu/travel/, to include something about scheduling inter-campus meetings between UIC and UIS or UIUC to accommodate the Amtrak schedule, perhaps with a table with this information:
The call included Jim Martinie and Kathy Young with UA Payables, Cindy Klein-Banai, Stephanie Lage, and Morgan Johnston. Ben McCall, Shelby Egan, and Ginger Valezquez were unable to join the call.
Cindy Klein-Banai from UIC reached out to Jim Martinie and Ginger Velazquez at OBFS about train travel. "One recommendation of the Transportation subcommittee falls within the purview of OBFS. It is to modify the University Travel Policy to create incentives to use Amtrak rail. Doing so would decrease University costs, offer improved safety, and provide environmental benefits in comparison to traveling by automobile.