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  1. Discussion about Metrics - October 16, 2024

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability iCAP Portal

    Michael McKelvey and Sarthak Prasad met to continue discussing how to handle projects with large numbers of metrics in the iCAP Portal.

    Discussion/Decisions

    • Option #1: continue showing metrics in accordion on project page
      • Pros:
        • No new effort needed
      • Cons:
        • Lots of metrics on a single page - kind of overwhelming
        • Page load could get slow
    • Option #2: parent project for all pedestrian & bicycle counts with a sub-project for each counter, similar to how Solar Power on Campus is set up
      • Pros:
        • Only 1 metric per page
        • Simple solution
        • Easy to find each counter in hierarchy
      • Cons:
        • 30+ new projects - hierarchy bloat?
        • Don't see all the metrics together; have to visit each project to see its metric
    • Option #3: show all metrics on a single graph
      • Pros:
        • See everything in one place
        • No new projects needed
      • Cons:
        • New feature requires additional work to implement
        • Graphing dozens of items makes it hard to differentiate them - too much data
    • Things to consider:
      • What information do we want people to get from the data? Comparison of pedestrian vs bicycle? Comparison of various locations?
      • Discuss graphing long-term metrics

    TODOs:

    • Bring options to larger group
    • Sarthak will investigate whether Eco Counters website could allow embedding of their visualizations

  2. Weekly update

    Associated Project(s): 
    Campus Bike Center

    The Bike Center hired 2 new staff members and got a new inventory of kids' bikes that are already in the works of getting fixed up. Posters are printed and hung at CBC for donations to the Kids’ Bike Giveaway. Posters and flyers were also given to Urbana staff for them to display in their space. 

     

    Visitors: 110

    Sales: $1,153.50

    Bikes (refurb): 1 for $200

    Memberships: 20 for $600

    Tires/tubes: 22 for $163

  3. iCAP Portal Admin Meeting - November 1, 2024

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability iCAP Portal

    Agenda

    • [Michael] Quick updates:
      • Project Updates now default to being promoted to front page
      • Metrics link on homepage links to Metrics w/Details listing
      • Homepage video updated to iCAP 2025 Kickoff video
      • Featured Projects on Projects page: now showing last 2 updated/edited Featured Projects (previously we showed the latest 2 by creation date, so editing a Featured Project didn't bump it back to the top). This will match the sorting on the Featured Projects listing page.
      • Bugfix: Metric annotations now allow line breaks (previously line breaks in metrics would stop all graphs on the page from loading)
      • Bugfix: Project descriptions - big images were causing "View Full Description" to look weird. Sarthak, you'd reported this bug - could you test this out and see if you can still break it?
      • Started showing all images on SSC Projects and moved the images below the map. Most projects seem to have only 1-3 images anyway. If this becomes an issue for projects with lots of images, I can look into other options.
    • [Michael, Miriam] Intro to new Recommendations process
    • [Sarthak, Michael] Discussion of how to handle projects with large numbers of metrics (see notes from Sarthak & Michael's discussion)

    Discussion

    • New Google Analytics user numbers dropped in half last year, largely due to changes in the way Google Analytics tracks users (see Google Analytics changes impact the user counts for the Portal project update)
      • Start a new metric?
      • Continue using current metric with an Annotation?
        • This was the preferred approach.
    • Homepage video: the explanatory text about climate change is in the way - can we remove it?
    • Intro to new Recommendations process
      • Recommendations will start being added next week
      • Do we have the process for adding Recommendations documented?
        • No documentation yet, just verbally described
        • Old Recommendations process is detailed in 2 private Word documents on the Sustainability iCAP Portal project page.
      • Decided to continue discussion at next meeting
    • Discussion of how to handle projects with large numbers of metrics [DEFERRED TO FUTURE MEETING]

    TODOs

    • ✅ Featured Projects:
      • ✅ Stop wrapping text below image
      • ✅ Strip formatting from text
    • ✅ Recommendations
      • ✅ Add iWG Team
    • ✅ Project page
      • ✅ Show list of associated iCAP Teams only to logged in users
    • ✅ Recommendations search page
      • ✅ Only show links for Recommendations; make the rest plain text
      • ✅ Add column for latest Recommendation Update status

  4. Planning Meeting with Sarthak Prasad

    Associated Project(s): 
    Transportation iCAP Team
    2024 Campus Bike Plan

    I met with Sarthak Prasad, 1pm, Oct. 10th, to discuss the Transportation Team's presentation at the Sustainability Celebration on the 23rd. We are going to highlight the Campus Bike Plan and briefly go over our other current projects.

    We also planned the agenda for our Oct. 22nd meeting and went over some protocol for the iCAP portal. A helpful meeting!

  7. iCAP Energy Meeting October 2024

    Associated Project(s): 
    Energy iCAP Team
    LED Campus
    Energy Dashboard Project
    Rooftop Solar Potential
    Solar Power on Campus

    The Energy Team had their meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8th, from 3:30 - 4:30 PM. We discussed solar rooftop project progress, reviewed funding opportunities for sustainability projects, and explored improvements to campus energy dashboards. Other topics included state-mandated LED transitions and occupant comfort strategies in campus buildings. The meeting minutes are attached!

    Our next meeting is November 12th, 3:30 - 4:30 PM.

    Attached Files: 

  8. 9/20 Illini Lights Out!

    Associated Project(s): 
    Illini Lights Out

    At Friday's Illini Lights Out event, 2805 light bulbs were shut off that otherwise would have been left on all weekend, saving $426 in energy costs.This prevented 3.9 metric tons of CO2 equivalent from entering the atmosphere, which is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from 438 gallons of gasoline being consumed. That's a huge impact! 

  10. Transportation iCAP Team October Meeting

    Associated Project(s): 
    Transportation iCAP Team
    Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of University-owned pavement
    2024 Campus Bike Plan
    Commuter Program: Bus, Bike, and Hike

    The Transportation iCAP Team had their first meeting for the fall semester! Exciting to review projects where they were left off and pick them back up. The minutes are attached. We introduced the projects for the year and discussed what next steps look like for them.

    Attached Files: 

  12. Outfitting main quads with 3-bins

    Associated Project(s): 
    Indoor Bin Update

    Members of the Zero Waste Team analyzed the main buildings in each of the three central quads. Locations of current 3-bins were noted as well as areas where more were needed. The plan is to transition away from single flow trash and recycling bins towards a system where only 3-bins are used in main hallways. This will ensure that there are well marked bins in highly visible areas and will condense the many bins that need to be serviced by university workers into fewer overall bins. Overall this initiative will lead to improved waste management efficiency and increased recycling rates across the campus.

    Attached Files: 

  14. Weekly Update

    Associated Project(s): 
    Campus Bike Center

    All, Manageable levels of busyness last week. I think our visit numbers have declined slightly, which makes sense for the time of year. Highlights of the week: Received a couple worthwhile direct donations. Fixed up a couple kids’ bikes. Had a student staff interview. Got a few B-a-Bs out the door. The law professor who’s into bikes has become a regular Friday volunteer.

    The TBP Monthly Member meeting is tonight, which I will attend. This week is also the deadline for abandoned bike retrieval, so I will do a rough inventory of keep/scrap. We also may table at the Green Quad Day, if I have available staff since it overlaps with our open hours. Have a lot of loose wheels that are of questionable quality that we need to deal with, too.

    The numbers:

    Visitors: 82
    Sales: 865.51
    Bikes (B-a-B): 3 for $160
    Memberships: 8 for $240
    Tires/tubes: 11 for $112

    Thanks!

    Jacob Benjamin
    Coordinator -- Campus Bike Center

  16. Leftover light count

    Associated Project(s): 
    Light the Night

    Total white: 520

    Total red: 537

     

    Alma Mater

    White: 182

    Red: 198

     

    Ikenberry Commons

    White: 155

    Red: 164

     

    Hellene Greenway

    White: 183

    Red: 175

  18. Work Order Closed for Removing Sod and Installing ca-6 Rock

    Associated Project(s): 
    Shipping Containers for Bicycle Storage

    Work order #11185318 for Construction Service Support to excavate and dispose of the existing sod where the new rock lot will go (approximately 5,096 sf of area no more than 4" deep and to furnish and install 6" thick of ca-6 rock on top of woven geotextile fabric was completed 8/28/24 and closed 9/26/24. This task cost $19,251.86.

  19. Weekly Update: Bike week, busy week

    Associated Project(s): 
    Campus Bike Center
    C-U Bike to Work Day
    Light the Night

    All, Another busy week with the fun addition of Bike To Work Day and Light The Night. Haven’t seen the numbers yet but both events went well,  I believe. Friday was surprisingly slow here, which was great since I had staff out sick. We had a BTWD participant follow up and volunteer with us on Friday, which was great.

    With the previously mentioned events out of the way, it’s on to prep for the abandoned bikes being released to us soon. Space is at a premium, so we’ll have to get creative and/or judicial in the bikes we utilize. Hope to get a few more bikes on the sales floor. We also already have one bike ready to go for our Kids Bike Giveaway.

    The numbers:

    Visitors: 103
    Sales: $1,230
    Bikes (B-a-B): 3 for $150
    Memberships: 19 for $570
    Tires/tubes: 25 for $187

    Thanks!

    Jacob Benjamin
    Coordinator -- Campus Bike Center

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