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Sustainable Travel

Make informed decisions

Want to learn which mode of transportation is the most sustainable choice for you?Ìý

Reduce your impact

What role do travel and commuting play in º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾'s climate and sustainability objectives?

Reducing emissions from travel—especially air travel–and commuting is essential for achieving the University’s long-term target of reaching carbon neutrality by 2040.

Travel and commuting activities at º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ are responsible for about a quarter of the University's greenhouse gas emissions.Ìý

Sustainable Travel Resources

See below for links to resources available at º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ and in Montreal to help you travel sustainably.

Remote Conferencing

  • IT’s list of across the universityÌý
  • The MS-74 innovative classroom offered by Teaching & Learning ServicesÌý
  • Online hubs to share knowledge and resources: , and Ìý
  • Microsoft Teams for online meetings and chats (free for º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ community members)Ìý
  • for remote teaching and learning (free for º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ community members)Ìý

Tip: Ask your unit whether other video-conferencing facilities are available upon request.Ìý

Biking

Public Transit

  • The between downtown and the P.-E. Trudeau airportÌý
  • , Transit and Chrono, for bus and metro schedules in MontrealÌý

Electric Vehicles & Car Rentals

Tip: Check out the for additional information.Ìý

Travel Between Campuses

  • between the downtown and Macdonald campuses for full-time students with a valid ID (with equipment to transport two bicycles)Ìý
  • Parking and Transportation Services’ Transport website on how to get to, from and around our campusesÌý

Accessibility

  • ²Ñ³¦³Ò¾±±ô±ô’s , free to students and staff with mobility impairmentsÌý
  • The STM’s Ìý
  • º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ campus access guides on the accessibility of different buildingsÌý

Sustainability Ratings of Accommodations

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Discounts for º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ians

  • BIXI bike-share program’s annual membership discountÌý
  • for students traveling for University-related purposes and for faculty and staff traveling for any reason and including up to three co-travelersÌý
  • near the downtown and Macdonald campuses, many within walking distanceÌý
  • for staff through the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO)Ìý
  • Discounts when booking flights through Ìý

Comparing modes of transport: Efficiency and emissions

  • Natural Resources Canada’s for fuel efficiencies of different vehicles.ÌýÌý
  • Rule of thumb: Select the smallest vehicle appropriate for the intended use and group sizeÌý
  • Travel time and emissions of planes, trains and cars for Ìý
  • Greenhouse gas emissions for different flight options when booking flights with Direct TravelÌý
  • Greenhouse gas emissions for different flight options on Ìý
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