The University of British Columbia
OP-21: Support for Sustainable Transportation

UBC has 10 free secure bicycle cages located across campus as well as 172 bike lockers that are available at $10/month. There are public shower facilities located in all the major recreation centres across campus, which are open to UBC students, faculty and staff, residents and visitors. More information about cycling facilities is available online at: http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/transportation-planning/transportation-options/cycling.

UBC has a mix of covered and uncovered bike parking spaces adjacent to all buildings across campus. For student residential buildings there are secure bike cages located within 100 m of all current residences and with new student residences, secure bike storage is located within the building.

There are a number of various cycling facilities for commuting to and around campus. In general, all local roads are shared facilities with low speeds and low volumes of motorized vehicles. The roads used to get to/ from campus have bike lanes or paved shoulders for cyclists, accommodating the high volume of cycling commuters at the campus. Also, within the campus core is the public realm where pedestrians and cyclists share the space as they travel around campus. This area is termed as the Slow Zone to create a space that is safe and enjoyable for all. Cyclists that wish to ride at higher speeds are urged to use the local roads, not the pathways within the public realm. In 2014, UBC was awarded the prestigious Honor Award for Excellence in Landscape Architecture from the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP), recognizing UBC’s achievements in revitalizing the public realm to create a vibrant, animated, pedestrianized campus. For more information, see: http://sustain.ubc.ca/sites/sustain.ubc.ca/files/uploads/CampusSustainability/CS_Images/SCUP2014_Board_03.pdf. For more information on plans that guide on-campus transportation planning: UBC Transportation Plan: http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/transportation-planning/transportation-plans Public Realm Plan: http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/planning/policies-plans/public-realm-plan

UBC offers two bicycle sharing programs: BIKE CO-OP: PURPLE AND YELLOW FLEET http://bikecoop.ca/programs/purpleyellow/ The Bike Co-op is a student-run organization dedicated to making UBC a better place for cyclists and their bikes. The Purple and Yellow Bike Project is a fleet of used bikes that are available for members to use on the UBC campus. Bikes are locked with same keyed locks. Whenever members see a bike, they are free to unlock it and ride it away; the person that left it there will have to find another one. STAFF BIKE SHARE PROGRAM http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/transportation-planning/transportation-options/cycling/bike-share-programs UBC Vancouver staff have access to 5 bikes to sign out and use for up to three hours.

Thanks to a partnership between TransLink, the Alma Mater Society (AMS), and the Ministry of Transportation, students at UBC are eligible for a monthly all-zone transit pass. The U-Pass BC program costs students $36.75/month and provides unlimited access to Bus, SeaBus and SkyTrain services across the region. The program is mandatory for all eligible members of UBC’s Alma Mater Society and the cost is automatically included as part of student fees. http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/transportation-planning/u-pass-compass-card. Since UBC pioneered the U-Pass program in 2003, transit ridership to UBC has quadrupled from 19,000 trips per weekday in 1997 to over 78,000 in 2013. The U-Pass BC program is now open to all public post-secondary institutions across Metro Vancouver.

UBC’s Emergency Ride Home program provides commuters who regularly vanpool, carpool, bike, walk, or take transit with a reliable ride home via a cab when an emergency arises. Transportation Planning will reimburse 90% of the cost before tip. http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/transportation-planning/transportation-options/emergency-ride-home.

UBC Parking supports carpooling by allowing people to register multiple cars on one parking permit. This encourages people to drive together and share the cost of parking. http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/transportation-planning/transportation-options/automobiles/car-vanpooling. UBC promotes carpooling/vanpooling programs that match UBC students, staff, and faculty with other carpool/vanpool members through Jack Bell RideShare. Jack Bell RideShare is a charitable non-profit organization that operates Canada’s largest formal vanpool program. It is also the only web-based ride-matching system servicing all commuters and locations in British Columbia. There is preferential parking for people using the Jack Bell RideShare program. https://ubc.ride-share.com/en/my/

UBC supports the growing use of car share programs in Vancouver by providing parking spaces within existing parking lots, curbside or in neighbourhoods. Within the past year the number of car2go spaces on campus has significantly increased and is very well used. There are also modo, and zipcar spaces accommodated on campus and within the campus neighbourhoods. http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/transportation-planning/transportation-options/automobiles/car-sharing.

UBC added 18 electric vehicle charging stations in 2013. Ten stations are located at the University Services Building to power its fleet of electric vehicles. Thunderbird Parkade houses another eight stations to power electric cars driven onto campus by faculty, staff, and the general public—free of charge. http://news.ubc.ca/2013/06/10/electrifying-campus-drivers/.

The Focus on People: Workplace Practices at UBC framework outlines our need to promote flexible work arrangements as it relates to creating healthy, sustainable workplaces. As of May 2009, telecommuting guidelines have been established for Management & Professional (M&P) staff. Moving forward, Human Resources will review the possibility of telecommuting for our other employee groups. This will require a review of the respective collective agreements and handbooks, as well as consultation with administrators and the respective union executives. http://www.hr.ubc.ca/faculty-staff-resources/telecommuting/

UBC provides flexibility in UBC collective agreements to allow for condensed work weeks where it is operationally feasible.

With the introduction of “The University Community on Campus – UBC’s Housing Action Plan”, UBC is dedicating up to 30% of its future housing stock to restricted housing options exclusively for faculty and staff to help UBC build a vibrant and sustainable residential community. The housing programs introduced in the Plan will remain faculty and staff housing in perpetuity, benefiting current and future generations of UBC employees. Housing programs will be rolled out over time and reviewed regularly to ensure they continue to meet the needs of our faculty and staff in the context of changing market conditions and changing demand. http://hap.ubc.ca/.

BIKE TO WORK WEEK http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/transportation-planning/transportation-options/cycling/bike-work-week UBC maintains top honours in the bi-annual, region-wide Bike to Work Week (BTWW) competition, consistently winning champion for Best Workplace 1000+ and Best in Higher Education in BC for most kilometres cycled. BTWW promotes cycling participation and education to staff and faculty through lunch hour cycling workshops, prizes, and celebration stations. SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION MONTH http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/transportation-planning/transportation-options/safe-and-sustainable-transportation-month UBC launched Safe and Sustainable Transportation Month in May 2014, hosting a series of events and activities centered around encouraging safe and environmentally-friendly pedestrian and cyclist behaviours. Throughout the campaign, a series of “I Bike Here” videos were used to promote cycling. WALK N’ ROLL TO SCHOOL PROGRAM http://utown.ubc.ca/discovering-utown/utownubc-community-programs/walkn-roll-school http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/news-events/newsletter/2013-11-12/more-walking-%E2%80%99n-rolling-school The Walk n’ Roll to School program, a joint initiative of UTown@UBC and the University Neighborhoods Association (UNA), encourages neighborhood residents to choose active transportation and to promote a safe and walkable community, targeting UBC’s residential neighborhoods, University Hill Elementary School, and Norma Rose Point Elementary School.

With over 140,000 trips to and from UBC each day, transportation planning plays an important role in ensuring that the community’s transportation needs are met with a wide variety of sustainable transportation options. Since 1997, SOV person trips have decreased by 13% while transit person trips have increased by 312%. The 2014 UBC Transportation Plan for the Vancouver Point Grey campus is the guiding document for transportation objectives and initiatives on campus, and updates UBC's previous strategic transportation plans: http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/transportation-planning/transportation-plans. The Fall 2013 Transportation Status Report is available online at: http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/transportation-planning/research-and-reports/transportation-status-reports.