About

Wayfinding at UBC - Vancouver Campus is a web map for finding places and getting around the Vancouver campus, located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm peoples.

It is built for pedestrians: routes can avoid stairs and steep slopes, and lead to accessible building entrances with ramps and power doors.

Find a Place

• Type a name (or part of one), building code or address in Search for a place.
• Pick a result from the drop-down list. A blue circle marks the place and a pop-up gives details.
• Or click a building or a searchable icon on the map. With more than one result, use the arrow (Next Feature) at the bottom right of the pop-up.

Directions

1. Click Directions.
2. Choose a mode:
   • Walk: the shortest route
   • Accessible: barrier-free route to accessible entrances, avoiding steep and moderate slopes
   • Bike/Roll: bike-friendly route
3. Enter a starting location and a destination.
4. Click X to clear.

• Written Directions: step-by-step directions

Map Tools

• Zoom to my location: mobile devices only, while on campus
• Basemaps: switch the map background

Basemaps

• Default: colour
• Imagery: orthophoto from May 2023
• Contrast: high contrast
• Slope: pedestrian network coloured by slope
  • Green: ≤ 3.0%
  • Yellow: > 3.0% to 5.0%
  • Orange: > 5.0% to 8.0%
  • Red: > 8.0%

Map Icons

Click to search

• Faculties and Schools
• Campus Services
• Commercial Services
• UBC Attractions
• UBC Hospital and other health services
• UBC Libraries
• Restaurants and cafes, including UBC Food Services
• Grocery and shopping
• Recreation facilities
• UBC Accessibility Shuttle
• UBC Buildings

Also on the map

• Active construction sites or road closures
• Building entrance (accessible, with powered door)
• Building entrance (not accessible)
• Emergency blue phones: Campus Security, 604 822 2222
• UBC Parking
• UBC Bicycle Parking
• TransLink bus stops

Contact & Feedback

• General inquiries: Campus & Community Planning, info.planning@ubc.ca
• Errors, omissions or updates: complete the survey

Note: Only main and some secondary entrances are shown. Routes suit a first visit; once you know a building, there may be quicker ways not shown here.

More Resources

• Centre for Accessibility
• Service Centre: for a space on campus that needs help, call 604 822 2173, tweet @UBCFixMySpace or email the location and issue
• Centre for Workplace Accessibility
• UBC Equity & Inclusion Office
  • Inclusive Washrooms & Change Rooms
• Learning Spaces
• Aira (visual interpreting service)
• Canada Video Relay Service (VRS)