A Season of Change 1:Shift gears with TravelWise and Bikeshare!
Tyler Plante, Laurier Sustainability OfficeStaff Development Day, June 23, 2015
Agenda Who are we? The BIG Issue What is Alternative Transportation? Why should you care? What is Alternative Transportation at Laurier? TravelWise CAB Bikeshare The “Oprah” moment…aka. Prizes!!
Who are we?
Natural Capital Financial & Built Capital
Human Capital
Sustainable Campuses Committee
Sustainability Action Plan
Sustainability Action Plan
Physical Resources
Who are we?
Scope• Operations
• Capital projects • Facilities & business operations
• Education• Curriculum – new and improved courses, CSL• Programs – educational offerings• Outreach – prof. development, training, marketing,
media
• Community Partnerships• Internal - student groups, departments, etc.• External – community groups and orgs
Who are we?
Sustainable Waterloo RegionPledging Partner: Reduce GHGs by 25% over 10 yrs• Emission reductions equal 10% in 2012 and 14% in 2013• Scope 1, 2, & 3 emissions: Electricity, natural gas, fuel, water,
waste, business air travel
Who are we?
Reflection
Did you drive alone today?
Reflection
Do you always drive alone?
Reflection
How often do you consider not driving alone?
Always Sometimes
Never
The BIG Issue
CLIMATE CHANGE
The BIG Issue
The BIG Issue
The BIG Issue
Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Source
40% of Local
Emissions
The BIG Issue
The BIG Issue
The BIG Issue
Laurier Modal Split (2014)
The BIG Issue
Laurier Modal Split Trend (2012-2014)
The BIG Issue
The paradox: How can we continue to grow
while improving environmental quality to preserve a livable
planet?
Be more thoughtful about how we move.
We need to deepen our understanding of how our spaces and places are connected
and how the ways we choose to move between them impacts the larger systems that sustain
us.
The BIG Issue
To Drive or not Drive?
Commute is not a “fringe” thingAverage Canadian spends 1 hour/day in a car
15.2 FULL days per year spent driving
Why Bother? #1
Why Bother? #1
• In the GTA, the average commute is 82 minutes• Let’s talk about your commute specifically:
= 18.9 minutes
• For a 40 year career, you will spend commuting to work2.07 work years
Waterloo Vitality Study (2015)Cyclists spend as much as (in some cases more) than drivers on shopping
trips ($30)
BUT
Cyclists make more frequent shopping trips
than drivers
AND
About 70% of Uptown Waterloo shoppers traveled by bicycle,
walking, or public transit
Why Bother? #2
Why Bother? #3
3.1 Mental Health
Why Bother? #3
3.1 Mental Health
Why Bother? #3
3.2 Physical Health
How do you feel?• Tired• Sore• Stiff/Cramped
Why Bother? #3
Why Bother? #3
3.2 Physical Health
Why Bother? #4
Environmental damage:• Our vehicles are a major cause of air
quality issues.• The OECD estimate that air pollution
costs our economies $1.7 trillion annually, 50% from transportation
• About 3.5 million people die each year from air pollution
Why Bother? #4
Takes us out of nature!• Even in Canada we are still urbanizing • Many studies are pointing to increased risks, “Nature Deficit Disorder”• University of Oregon study showed 19% fewer sick days from exposure to nature
Why Bother? #5
Takes us away from other people!
What’s In It For Me?
Walking, cycling, carpooling, and taking transit can help you:• Be richer• Be healthier • Be happier• Be more productive• Be more connected• Have fun
What’s In It For Me?
What’s In It For Me?
Be Richer:• Gas, insurance, maintenance, parking, tickets
What’s In It For Me?
Be Richer:
What’s In It For Me?
Be healthier:
= employees within 5km of their workplace in Waterloo Region
= the number of calories burned for a ½ hour bike ride!
What’s In It For Me? Be Happier!
What’s In It For Me?
Be connected:
What’s In It For Me?
Have fun!
What’s In It For Me?
Have fun!
Alternative Transportation at Laurier
Bike Racks Bike Fix-it Secured Bike Parking CarShare
Alternative Transportation at Laurier
EV Charging Stations Carpool Parking Shower Facilities
How to Register on under Laurier’s Private Network
Step 1: Visit Laurier’s private Network Link:
gotravelwise.ca/s/wlu9e14
Step 2: Click “Register to Join”
Step 3: Sign Up!
theworkingcentre.org/cab
Station Locations:• Kitchener City Hall• Charles St. Bus
Terminal• Kitchener Market• Your Neighbourhood
Credit Union• CIBC/Queen St.
Commons Café• The Tannery• KPL Main Branch• Wilfrid Laurier
University
Cycling Maps:• City of Waterloo:
www.waterloo.ca/en/gettingactive/cycling.asp • City of Kitchener:
www.kitchener.ca/en/livinginkitchener/Bike_Map.asp • Region of Waterloo: http://
www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/gettingAround/resources/RegionalCyclingNetwork_11x17.pdf
• The Hydrocut (mountain bike trail): http://thehydrocut.ca/
Other Resources:• CAB Bikeshare: www.theworkingcentre.org/cab • TriTag (Tri-Cities Transport Action Group): www.tritag.ca • Share The Road: www.sharetheroad.ca • Waterloo Cycling Club: www.waterloocyclingclub.ca • Smart Growth Waterloo Region:
http://smartgrowthwaterloo.ca/ • Bike Kitchener: www.bikekitchener.ca • BykMe: http://bykme.ca/ • Ontario Trails: http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/• Single Tracks: www.singletracks.com
Resources
PRIZE TIME!
Home Energy Lunch ‘n
LearnJuly 23 12:00-1:00 pmRegister
Tyler PlanteOutreach & Program Coordinator,
Sustainability OfficePhysical Resources
Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterloo, [email protected]
Reach out!
The BIG Issue
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