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!
To make carpool matches, or to become a bike/walk mentor visit our how-to blog to get signed up.
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);
- 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!
Sample Commute Calendar
The user below commutes by different modes to different destinations. To add a trip to your Trip Calendar, simply click on the icon that representations the mode of transportation you used (Travel Modes) and drag it over to the day of the month. You will then be prompted to fill in a trip log (times, starting and ending points, round trip or not, vehicle type, etc.).
You have the ability to save the types of trips you take on a regular basis under My Saved Trips, and then you can drag and drop them into your calendar the next time you track your commute without having to re-enter all of the information. This avoids having to input your commute details each day, making it very user friendly and requiring little time or effort. Once you’ve entered the mode(s) of travel for a regular commute, click the Save disc on that day, and name the trip. It will appear in the column on the left, My Saved Trips. You can see this person has a number of routine trips under Saved Trips, that they can now drag-and-drop into the calendar.
NEW FEATURE! With the GoManitoba app installed on your phone, you can now Live Track your trip, be it via carpool, bus, cycling, or walking/running.
LiveTrak is available as part of the mobile app or mobile site. It’s available through the side menu and allows users to start/stop tracking like a timer. After the trip and verifying the information, the trip is added right to your calendar.
Automatic trip tracking is available on both mobile and desktop. It can be accessed from the commute calendar. Users can create trips that are then automatically tracked. Users specify what time the tracking starts and stops, and when to track.
When in your calendar, you’ll notice that many new commute modes have been added!
How to access your calendar after logging in:
Detailed Savings:
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
References:
Toronto Star: Canadians’ monthly car bill: $437.48
City of Winnipeg Community 2011 GHG Inventory and Forecast
Statistics Canada, 2011 and 2016 Census Data
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