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2027 Sandbox Competition: Sustainability
Organized by ITE's Sustainability Committee and Sponsored by ITE's Private Sector Council
specific challenge parameters, and judging criteria.
Transportation professionals are increasingly being asked to address mobility needs while also advancing broader economic, social, and environmental goals. This year, the ITE Sustainability Committee is bringing that lens to the Sandbox Competition, challenging participants to explore how last-mile freight can become more sustainable.
Choose Your Competition Category
Review the challenge that applies to your team. Each category has its own competition brief and study-area map. Read the competition brief before reviewing the corresponding maps and graphics. All details can be found on the ITE website.
Future-Ready Last-Mile Goods Movement Strategy
The professional challenge focuses on Calgary’s Hillhurst and Sunnyside residential communities, with particular emphasis on the Kensington Business Revitalization Zone. Teams will develop a future-ready strategy for efficient and reliable last-mile goods movement that balances the needs of businesses, residents, and visitors while maintaining mobility, accessibility, economic vitality, and quality of life.
Proposals consider planning and design strategies, delivery and curb operations, sustainability, and measurable outcomes using key performance indicators. The professional competition brief contains the complete problem statement, challenge parameters, and scoring criteria.
- Entries due: March 1, 2027
Professional Competition Documents
1. Competition Brief & Problem Statement – The complete professional challenge, sustainability objectives, KPI considerations, and scoring criteria.
2. Professional Study Area Map – The Calgary study area showing Hillhurst and Sunnyside.
Campus-Specific Zero-Emission Delivery Zone
The student challenge focuses on the University of Calgary’s main campus. Teams will develop a campus-specific zero-emission delivery zone that keeps goods moving reliably and efficiently while balancing the needs of students, residents, faculty, employees, and visitors.
Proposals address truck access restrictions, roadway and infrastructure improvements, and approaches that could be transferred to other universities or campuses. The student competition brief contains the complete problem statement, challenge parameters, and scoring criteria.
Student Competition Documents
1. Competition Brief & Problem Statement –The complete student challenge, zero-emission delivery-zone objectives, and scoring criteria.
2. Student Study Area Maps –Two figures showing the University of Calgary site location and campus study area.
The professional and student challenges have different requirements. Teams should use the materials specific to their competition category. All competition PDFs open in a new tab.