Track your Commute

Not only is GoManitoba an excellent tool for finding ride matches to carpool on your commute, it also gives you the ability to track your trips and see the km traveled, gas saved (or burned), greenhouse gas emissions saved (or produced), calories burned, and how much money you’ve saved! The more often you use sustainable travel the more you’ll see your savings climb, calories burned and fuel saved! Click here to create an account or login!

Your Travel: See Results

As you track your daily commutes, you’re able to keep track of important savings. By choosing sustainable transportation (public transit and walking), you will see the savings of greenhouse gas emissions, money, and calories burned. Your numbers may surprise you! Imagine if more people knew the impact of their travel choices… consider this:

• 72% of Winnipeggers drive for their daily commute with the vast majority driving alone (Cenus 2016);
• Transportation emissions make up 38 percent of Manitoba’s greenhouse gas emissions (Climate Change Connections 2021)
• There are 5,379,024 tonnes of greenhouse gases emitted in Winnipeg annually (City of Winnipeg Report, 2011);
• The average person in Canada spends $8,600 to $13,000 on their vehicle (versus ~$1,086 per year on a bus pass), which is the third-largest household monthly cost, after shelter and food;
• 85% of Canadian adults do not get the recommended minimum of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week (Heart & Stroke Foundation, 2011).
• …our individual choices really impact the bigger picture!

Logging a Trip

To log a trip, simply navigate down your dashboard page to the section that is labeled “Log your trips” (See photo). You can select a favorite trip from the dropdown list, or enter a custom location. Once you log a trip, it will appear as a green circle on the date in which you took the trip.

Detailed Statistics:

Navigate to your dashboard and scroll down and to the right, you will find your personal stats from your logged trips.

Transportation and Air Quality:

Being mindful of our carbon footprint is important as we work towards alleviating the impacts of climate change. It is also important when it comes to the quality of air that we breathe. Air quality is critical to our health. The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is a tool to help you plan and enjoy a healthy lifestyle. Much like the UV Index helps protect us from the harmful effects of too much sun, the AQHI alerts us to health risks posed by air pollution. The AQHI is measured on a scale ranging from 1-10+. The AQHI index values are also grouped into health risk categories as shown below. These categories help you to easily and quickly identify your level of risk.

• 1-3 Low health risk
• 4-6 Moderate health risk
• 7-10 High health risk
• 10 + Very high health risk

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