Since 2015 Ethiopia is experiencing a turmoil in most part of the country. The intensity and the frequency of the turmoil are high in the Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia which is the biggest regional state in terms of jurisdiction as well as population size. The protest uses different methods in the different part of the regional state. Ambo is one of the cities in Oromia that is closed to the capital Addis Ababa and the center of anti-government protests. On Wednesday, October 24, 2017, a truck which belongs to the National Sugar Company with full of sugar for export was on its way to the border through Ambo city. Here is the paradox the people are experiencing a shortage of sugar but the country is exporting it. The community who are upset of this paradox hijack the truck to distribute the sugar for the community.  unfortunately, the protest was not successful, the hijack was followed by the deployment of “Agazi” (a special elite unit of Ethiopian Security forces) who use force to stop the hijack. Protesters who demand sugar for the community and do not have any weapon to defend themselves are killed and wounded. The community scarifies 10 people and 20 are wounded in the Ambo city.

Every year on October 1st the Oromo who are the majority people in Ethiopia celebrate Irreecha which is a Thanksgiving Day. The people from different parts of the regional state of Oromia in Ethiopia are gathered to give thanks to their God for the end of rainy season and the coming of the harvest season. The 1st of October 2016, Thanksgiving was after the yearlong immense destruction and loss of life followed by protests in the Oromia regional state of Ethiopia.
Like the previous celebrations, people were gathered to celebrate Irreecha at Bishoftu, 40 kilometers away from the capital of Ethiopia Addis Ababa. Unlike the previous celebration, there were a lot of Security forces in the celebration place. This created tension and the people who are gathered to thank their God start to show their deep inside sorrow through different actions and songs. The action of one young man who got the microphone and starts to lead antigovernment chants increased the tension, the security force starts using teargas and people started to run. Many lost their life’s and others are injured. The Unfortunate Thanksgiving Day!
Why this all mess happened? The clam of marginalization by successive Ethiopian governments as the root cause and the “integrated Urban Development plan” Policy can be mentioned us an immediate cause for all those messes. ”

Replacing automobile with carpooling, cycling and walking would play a significant role for the UBC sustainability goals. The university developed different plan and polices including; the UBC plan, UBC Land use plan, Vancouver campus plan and Neighborhood plans and the UBC transportation plan. All this plan and incentives are to secure sustainability and reduce carbon emission.  

As the university is growing from the year 1997 to 2016 the number of students, staffs and faculty members are doubled. The population growth is directly related to the increases in the demand for transportation. To manage this the university, introduce u pass, compass card, class start times were changed, parking supply decreased & parking costs increased, bicycle facilities, alternative modes of travel introduced, the number of on campus residences are increasing through time. This all initiatives are undertaken by the campus have a positive impact on transportation system of the campus. This can be easily recognized if someone walk around the campus, the community use either carpooling, cycling or walking, you might have the chance to see few cars here and there. At this point you understand that the community at UBC is working towards sustainability and most of the community are contributing for our environment.

Despite of the increase in the total amount of population in the campus the number of cars used by the community is not increasing because of the platforms established by the UBC Vancouver transportation system.  The number of the community member who use transit is increasing rapidly. From the 2016 report we can reach to the conclusion that UBC go far to create a community which say “No for automobile! Yes, for sustainability” but still there is a need to work towards it.