Whether you walk, bike, take transit, carpool, or work from home, Smart Commute Month is your chance to rethink how you travel – and win prizes while you are at it!
What is Smart Commute Month?
Smart Commute Month is an annual campaign dedicated to encouraging and supporting sustainable travel modes. By sharing your commuting habits through a short survey, you’ll help improve transportation options in your community and be entered to win prizes!
Take the Smart Commute Month Survey
Learn more about the contest rules and the campaign
Lunchtime Webinar Series:
Join these engaging lunchtime sessions from noon – 1 p.m., covering sustainable travel, wellness, and road safety. Plus, each session includes a $25 gift card draw for one lucky attendee!
Here’s what’s coming up:
- Thursday, Sept. 11: Safe Winter Driving & Vehicle Preparedness
- Presentation by the Ministry of Transportation Ontario
- Thursday, Sept. 18: Mid-day Movement – Rethink Your Routine
- Presentation by Public Health experts from Sudbury, Grey Bruce, and Middlesex-London
- Thursday, Sept. 25: Micromobility Devices
- Presentation by Police reps from Sudbury, London, and York
What is the SmartCommute.ca App?
The SmartCommute.ca app is a transportation demand management (TDM) tool for commuters, businesses and employees to manage trip planning and ride matching. Through the app, you can:
- Discover new options for commuting that can help you save time and money while developing healthy habits and connecting with others.
- Match with other users who are part of the same organization or have the same destination for recurring commutes.
- Find one-off carpools to get home on weekends, attend events, or to work around an irregular schedule.
- Collect prizes and rewards for logging trips.
- Reduce your carbon footprint by commuting more sustainably.
Create a free account by visiting smartcommute.ca or by downloading the SmartCommute.ca app in the Apple or Google Play App Store
Five Ways to Encourage Sustainable Commuting at Your Workplace:
Promote Carpooling: Use the Smart Commute app to form carpooling groups within your organization to share rides and reduce commuting costs during the cold winter months.
Support Cycling: Share resources such as municipal winter maintenance plans, and winter cycling bike workshops, and use the Smart Commute app to find cycling partners. Support employees by providing amenities like sheltered, secure, and heated bike parking and/or shower facilities.
Encourage Public Transit: Offer transit pass subsidies or provide information on local transit options.
Facilitate Walking: Promote walking breaks and/or meetings and provide cleared, safe, and accessible walking routes.
Flexible Working Arrangements: Allow remote work or flexible hours to reduce peak-time travel during inclement weather.
For more information
The Smart Commute program is delivered by pointA, a Canadian non-profit organization with experience in transportation demand management. They will support your workplace in addressing a variety of commuting challenges.
If you have any questions regarding Smart Commute or Smart Commute Month, please contact Fatima Mahmud at fmahmud@pointa.ca.
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