Workplace Commuter Options

Looking to improve commuter options at your workplace? We can help!

Winnipeg bus stop (Photo: Green Action Centre)

Green Action Centre works with companies and employees to make sustainable commuting options both appealing and within reach. We can provide information and resources to establish supportive policies and programs, benefits, and infrastructure, while tracking progress to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of these changes.

We have worked with a diversity of employers in Manitoba to expand their commuter options through tracking surveys, action plan development, site location evaluations, resources, presentations, and more.

Indoor bike parking (Photo: Green Action Centre)

But where to start? Check out our 7 basic steps for making your workplace commuter friendly. If you still need to justify why this is important, learn about making the business case for improving commuter options.

Whether you want to achieve a mandate on sustainability or corporate social responsibility, increase employee health and wellness to improve productivity and reduce absenteeism, or simply find a better way to get to work, we can help.

Contact

Request a presentation or contact us for more information, resources or to arrange a meeting. Call (204) 925-3772 or email: Beth McKechnie / Jessie Klassen

Commuter Friendly Workplace Awards

Assiniboine Credit Union wins Gold in 2012 (Photo: Green Action Centre)

Get recognized as a corporate environmental leader with Green Action Centre’s Commuter Friendly Workplace Awards.

About the Commuter Challenge

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The Commuter Challenge is an annual week-long, friendly national competition that encourages individuals and workplaces to explore greener transportation options.

Active & Green e-newsletter

Riding the Assiniboine Ave cycletrack (Photo by Anders Swanson)

Active & Green comes out 3 x per year and is filled with interesting news related to commuting in Winnipeg – walking, cycling, carpooling, transit and telecommuting. Sign up today!

Smart Trips

Incentives used for participants in community-based travel marketing projects (Photo: Green Action Centre)

The Smart Trips program is designed to help employees change their travel behaviour from driving alone to more sustainable modes. Learn how here.

News

Driving our Kids to Unhealthy Habits

Today’s release of the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card on Physical Activity…

Peg City Car Co-op Doubles Fleet

Been thinking about joining Peg City Car Co-op? This is the perfect time, as Winnipeg’s first and only carshare is doubling its network of fuel-efficient vehicles around central neighbourhoods. West Broadway, Corydon Village, UWinnipeg, Broadway-Assiniboine, Osborne Village, and South Osborne.

7 mistakes that cyclists make and how to correct them

Many cyclists frequently make some simple errors on the road. They are quite common and simple to correct. Here are 7 errors that you can change to make yourself safer on the road.

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Research

Widening Kenaston

On January 25, Winnipeg City Council voted to approve a preliminary plan to widen Kenaston Boulevard from 4 lanes to 6 between Ness and Taylor Avenues. Read the Green Action Centre brief on the project.

Pay as you drive

Car drivers in Manitoba enjoy some of the lowest insurance rates in Canada. However, the way we pay for our insurance may encourage us to drive more than we need to. Given the costs driving imposes on our infrastructure, our health care system and our environment, shouldn’t we be giving incentives for people who drive less?

Kids on the Move: Child and Youth Friendly Land-Use and Transport Planning Guidelines for Manitoba

These guidelines were developed as tools for municipal transportation and land-use planners to achieve transportation and land-use arrangements that meet the needs of children and youth — and everyone else.

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Links

David Suzuki at Work

The David Suzuki Foundation has created a great tool and resource for any and all eco-minded business women and men wanting to empower their co-workers into building a sustainable workplace.

Bike to the Future

Bike to the Future provides the latest news on commuter cycling issues in Winnipeg, upcoming events, and tons of resources to advocate for improved cycling conditions in your community. And much more!

Victoria Transport Policy Institute

The Victoria Transport Policy Institute offers a wealth of information on sustainable transportation for free on its website to help improve transportation planning and policy analysis.