AMS External Policy Manual - Alma Mater Society of UBC

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Housing AffordabilityAMS Supported Principles – Housing Affordability1. Increase the affordability of on-campus housing for UBC students;2. Increase on-campus student housing capacity to a minimum of 50 percent of full-time students;3. Prevent sprawl of neighbourhoods by increasing density to achieve resident targets.AMS Suggested Specific Criteria – Housing Affordability1. Increase the maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR);2. Ensure the Land Use Plan provides housing capacity for at least 50 percent of full-time students.NOTE: The full “AMS Land Use Plan Policies” may be found here.AMS Policy Manual Page | 4
Policy Number:2010-08 Passed:Title:Rapid TransitSeptember 15, 2010Expires:September 15, 2013Summary:Supports the development of a rapid transit line through the Broadway corridor with UBC as its terminus;working with various partners and stakeholders, instructs the AMS to use a variety of mechanisms toadvocate this position.Whereas more than 80,000 trips are made each weekday in the Central Broadway area (Main to Arbutus);Whereas in March 2000 (Phase II Commercial Drive West), Vancouver City Council recommended that theSkyTrain continue west from Vancouver Community College, via the False Creek Flats and Broadway toGranville Street as part of the Millennium Line Construction Program, with a rapid bus extension to UBC;Whereas since the implementation of the U-Pass programme in 2003, transit ridership has become thepreferred mode of travel among all UBC commuters, accounting for more than 45% of all trips, and isexpected to grow each year by an average of 10%;Whereas UBC is the second largest transit destination in the region’s transit network, while CentralBroadway Business District is the third;Whereas the Broadway Corridor serves more riders than either the Millennium Line or Canada Line eachday;Whereas the 99 B-Line route currently has problems with numerous pass-ups, huge fluctuations in traveltime, and poor passenger experiences;Whereas the City of Vancouver’s goal to increase non-auto mode share to 50% by 2020 and TransLink’sown regional non-auto mode share goal of over 50% will require significant investments in public transitinfrastructure;Whereas the draft Regional Growth Strategy entitled “Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future”relegates rapid transit development along Broadway as its third of three priorities in the next 30 years;Whereas the AMS is committed to ensuring UBC students receive high-quality, affordable, and accessibletransit; andWhereas “the AMS is committed to being a community leader in sustainability, ensuring the ability toserve generations of students to come;”Be it resolved that AMS Council support the development of a rapid transit line through the Broadwaycorridor with UBC as its terminus;Be it further resolved that the AMS coordinate a response with the University NeighbourhoodsAssociation, University Endowment Lands, and UBC to the proposed Regional Growth Strategy;AMS Policy Manual Page | 5
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