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SP0303: Sustainable Commuting Program

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A program that offers two incentives to encourage sustainable commuting to campus: access to showers for bike commuters and a carpool ride-matching platform.

Project Number

SP0303

Budget

$45,200

Campus

Downtown, Macdonald

Application

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The Sustainable Commuting Program encourages sustainable, low-carbon travel among faculty, staff, and students at Թ. The Program was designed to provide incentives to remove some of the barriers to sustainable commuting - such as costs, safety, distance from campus, and access to public transit networks - and thereby nudge behavior shifts towards sustainable modes of transport.

Bike Commuter Subsidy: Թ employees who commit to bike to work at least 50% of the time were eligible to sign up to the“Ride & Refresh” program,a 6-month subsidized membership (May to October 2023) to access showers, locker rooms, and a towel/basket service at the Թ Sports Complex for $19.99 + tax.

Subscription to Carpool Platform: In Fall 2023, we launched Թ Rideshare, an app to enable Թians to easily find carpoolers, as well as biking, public transit, and walking buddies, with whom to commute.

In launching the two incentives, the project helped expand Թ's offering of sustainable travel incentives as the community returned to commuting to campus post-pandemic. We are currently exploring expanding the incentives beyond SPF seed-funding.

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Contact

divya.sharma2 [at] mcgill.ca (Divya Sharma)

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