Campus and Community Planning November Newsletter

Campus and Community Planning
As public stewards, we are accountable for ensuring that any choices made about land, buildings, infrastructure and transportation serve UBC’s core academic mission and advance sustainability.
Binning Road Extension Complete
The first phase of 16th Avenue improvements are complete and the extension of Binning Road is now open! It is a one way, one lane road with a well-marked bike lane. Binning Road can be used to exit Wesbrook Village to head towards Vancouver.

Other highlights of the project include a new pedestrian controlled crosswalk across 16th Avenue from Binning Road to Hampton Place and safety improvements to the Wesbrook Mall Roundabout.

Additional landscaping will be done in coming weeks and the next phase of improvements on 16th Avenue is expected to start soon.

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UBC’s New Transportation Plan  
UBC recently approved a new, comprehensive strategic Transportation Plan. Not only is the Plan an important tool to guide all sorts of UBC initiatives around transportation, it also provides a great opportunity to get our community talking about about how we can reach ambitious sustainable transportation targets.

C+CP Policy Analyst Chris Fay provides some insight into how the plan was developed, what it means for UBC, and what the next steps are.

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2014 UBC Safety Award Winners  
Last month, UBC University Health & Safety Committee co-chairs Markus Fengler and John Metras presented UBC Safety Awards to three outstanding Local Health & Safety Committees.

The Aquatic Centre, UBC Food Services and the Heart Lung Innovation team at St. Paul’s Hospital were recognized for their contributions to improving health and safety at the local level. The awards presentation was part of the biggest UBC Safety Day ever hosted by Risk Management Services.

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Sort it Out Showdown!  
From Nov. 3-28, teams across campus are competing in the Sort it Out Showdown – a fun and friendly competition designed to raise awareness of recycling on campus. Led and promoted by UBC’s Sustainability Coordinators, teams are actively engaging in recycling-themed activities to earn points and win prizes.

Host a Zero Waste Event     
As part of UBC’s Zero Waste Action Plan, C+CP partners with groups across campus to help make large events as zero waste as possible. At the recent Staff and Faculty Welcome Back BBQ, 16 staff volunteers guided attendees through the Sort it Out process to ensure recyclables and food waste went into the right bins.

The results? Two tiny mini-bins of garbage for the entire event! Want to host a zero waste event? Contact zerowaste.events@ubc.ca

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