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EPAC Update

Land Use & Sustainable Development Subcommittee

2005 Initiatives • Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Bike Plan

• Landfill Remediation Project

• Green Building/Low Impact Development

• Campus Trails

• Campus Planning and Site Review

February 17, 2005

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IPM• First meeting Feb. 7. Extension

scientists, Facilities Operations, Athletics, and pest control contractor present.

• Reviewed pest management practices. No problems found – IPM experts to provide further recommendations.

• Draft guidelines (under construction) to be made available to public.

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Bike Plan

• Landfill Remediation Project

• Green Building/Low Impact Development

• Campus Trails

• Campus Planning and Site Review

Land Use & Sustainable Development Subcommittee

Bike Plan

2105 Total Surveys Collected

279 Surveys Collected By-Hand

1826 Surveys Collected Online

Response Voluntary

Distributed at High-Volume Areas

(i.e. Co-op, SU, Dining Halls)

Student Reps Answered Questions

Response Voluntary

Distributed via the UConn Listserv (Students, Staff,

Faculty)

Email Provided to Answer Questions

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Bike Plan

• Landfill Remediation Project

• Green Building/Low Impact Development

• Campus Trails

• Campus Planning and Site Review

Land Use & Sustainable Development Subcommittee

40%

Ride Bike on Campus?

792

1308

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

No

Yes

Number of Respondents (out of 2105)

Ride Bike on Campus?

Ride More on Campus?

568

1525

0 500 1000 1500 2000

No

Yes

Number of Respondents (out of 2105)

Ride More on Campus?

The UConn Community has an interest in biking

Land Use & Sustainable Development Subcommittee

Recommendations for a Bike Master Plan

• Develop a Bike Network (73%)

– Roads, Paths, Lanes

• Add Bike Racks closer to buildings (68%)

• Add overnight commuter lot storage (64%)

• Create ‘Free Bike’ Loan Programs (62%)

Land Use & Sustainable Development Subcommittee

Present Status of Proposed Campus Bike Plan

• Data from Campus Bike Surveys Have Been Compiled and Analyzed

• The Most Frequently Traveled Bike Routes Have Been Determined

• Students From ITE Are Mapping Out Potential Bike Transit Network

• Campus Bike Ride Being Planned to Promote the Campus Bike Plan

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Landfill Remediation Project• Integrated Pest

Management (IPM)

• Bike Plan

• Landfill Remediation Project

• Green Building/Low Impact Development

• Campus Trails

• Campus Planning and Site Review

• Exploring opportunities for research, demonstration and student projects focusing on invasive species and wildlife habitat

• An opportunity for a trail system and new recreational resource for UConn community

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And Etc.

Campus planning: recommendations for looking at the “big picture”

Green Building & LID: continue our momentum

Trails: improving and marketing UConn’s open lands

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Bike Plan

• Landfill Remediation Project

• Green Building/Low Impact Development

• Campus Trails

• Campus Planning and Site Review