Proposal

To: Dr. Erika Paterson, ENGL 301 professor

From: Peter Yang, ENGL 301 student

Date: June 22, 2022

Subject: Proposal for lamps within the UBCV campus 

Audience 

The intended audience for this formal report is Grant Miller: UBC Director of Planning: Development Services.

Introduction

Built on the traditional land of the Musqueam People, UBC is truly a large and beautiful campus to visit and walk around. There we can see the ocean, the various trees, grasses and the squirrels that reside on our campus. This is another reason why so many students want to come to UBC to study apart from its world ranking. 

statement of Problem

Due to a large number of trees and limited streetlights, walking to class at night can be intimidating at times, especially during the winter months as the sky goes dark sooner. Therefore, it can be very unsafe, especially for female students.

 Proposed solution

The proposed solution to this is to install more streetlights on the campus grounds. Having more streetlights on campus allows students, faculty and staff to see better at night. Furthermore, this also allows drivers to see students crossing the street and most importantly, make students, faculty and staff feel safer. For example, there should be streetlights near the UBC Aquatic center and Irving K. Barber building. In addition, lights should also be installed between the club and the Aquatic Center. Most importantly, there should be more streetlights on the road heading to UBC(the road where the trees are). 

Scope

In order to make the UBC community as safe as possible I will consider the questions:

1. How much apart the streetlights should be
2. Where do we need streetlights?
3. At which location do we need streetlights the most?
4. What would the cost be for installing a streetlight?
5. How safe do students feel when walking on campus at night?

Methods

My data will primarily come from a questionnaire filled out by students online through Google Forms. I will post it on UBC Discord. I will also ask questions on UBC servers that I am in, as well as, my friends who go to UBC about the topic.

My qualifications

I am a fourth-year Arts student majoring in Psychology and I am expected to graduate in May 2023. 

Conclusion

UBC is a very large place with few people, so at night it can be dangerous and very dark. Especially, during the Winter sessions because the sky goes dark very quickly during these winter months; thus, walking on campus is considered dangerous and scary at night. Furthermore, some campus locations do not have enough streetlights, which is not making anything better. Therefore, if granted permission to proceed with the study I will use the questions asked above to guide my research on installing more streetlights within the UBC community. 

Proposal