Alternative Commuting
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In this Spring Issue
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 Eco-Driver Workshops 
Smart Commute 404-7 presents
- The Eco-Driver Workshop Series
The Eco-Driver Workshop is a community-based social marketing program that is delivered in a friendly, driver-to-driver format. The program promotes fuel-saving options through three core messages:
1. Drive Fuel-Efficiently:
There is a 35% difference between the most and least fuel-efficient drivers on the road. Through ecodriver-style training, drivers have saved up to 10%.
2. Maintain and Save:
Regardless of the age and type of vehicle you drive, keeping it in top condition makes a significant difference in its fuel efficiency.
3. Drive Less: In addition to encouraging fuel savings while driving, EcoDriver also promotes not driving - especially for short trips, which are the least efficient and most easily replaced by walking and cycling. For more information, or to book your Eco-Driver Workshop contact admin@smartcommute404-7.ca. |
1 Is The LONELIEST Number!
In just a few years, Carpool Zone users have saved over 10 million dollars in commuting costs and 4,000 tonnes of harmful emissions. Register now and save for yourself! Don't drive alone & lonely! Join 22,000 people who have registered on Carpool Zone!
February Carpool Month Contest - Winners List
$25 Tim Hortons Gift Cards Tim Wilbur - Markham
Brett Russell - Richmond Hill
Joseph Lam - Markham
Balika K - Markham
Use the Free Carpool Zone ride-matching software to easily find someone to carpool with. Whether you wish to drive or sit back and enjoy the ride, Carpool Zone will help you find the perfect match.
In just a few easy steps you can find other commuters all over Ontario to share a ride:
- Click HERE to Register free on Carpool Zone and fill out your profile -
$200 gas card winner Stephanie W.
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Smart Commute 404-7 reports a huge success from its recent Markham Richmond Hill Carpool Zone contest. Carpool Zone statistics show an increase of 68% in registrations. Smart Commute 404-7 salutes all registrants, new and previous, who have chosen "carpooling" as one of their sustainable modes of commuting to get to and from work. We THANK them with great CarpoolZone contest prizes, for reducing single occupancy vehicle (SOV) travel on their daily commute!
The four $25 Tim Horton's gift cards winners are: Tim Wilbur, Joseph Lam & Balika K. from Markham and Brett Russell from Richmond Hill. The SC 404-7 grand prize, a $200 gas card, was rewarded to Stephanie (pictured) in Markham.
Congratulations to all participants who took part in this year's Carpool Zone contest during February! |
Earth Week Activities
York Region Transit's Melanie Shaw (left) and SC 404-7's Wincy Tsang show Amex employees the Earth Day way, during last year's observances.
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Busy times await residents of Markham & Richmond Hill, as yards and front lawns require attention each Spring. Also in many businesses, teams are recruited among interested employees, who help clean-up surroundings.
Meanwhile, during Earth Week - April 19 - 23, Smart Commute 404-7's participating businesses promote alternative commuting modes.
Cycling, walking, transit, even roller-blading come under review.
Smart Commute 404-7 can provide a vital step in your company's environmental accreditation.
If your workplace is "going green", you'll want to consider the smart commuting services of Smart Commute 404-7. Ask us today how employees can save costs of commuting and ease access to your premises.
Watch for our display banners, at a location near you, during Earth Week 2010!
Here's how your community "pitches in":
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Hospital Helps Too!
YORK CENTRAL HOSPITAL
Oscar Morales from the SPD Department and Gilbert Wu, MD, joined SC 404-7's Paul Bradbury in the York Central Hospital Atrium to chat about their commutes.
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| York Central Hospital began Spring early, this March, with a Smart Commute 404-7 survey of commuting habits and preferences. Smart commuting events will be featured in the coming months, to increase awareness of cost savings and the environmental benefits of alternative commuting.
Smart Commute 404-7's Paul Bradbury and Chris Wylie, York Central Hospital's Capital Planning Manager, display a Raleigh mountain bike awarded to a commuter survey respondent, at the end of March.
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The Hospital is located on the corner of Major MacKenzie Avenue and Trench Street, in one of the busiest traffic areas of Richmond Hill. Patient and visitor accessibility is vital, and the facility's redevelopment department is playing a key role in the process. |
B2W Day
Active commuters join Smart Commute 404-7 to promote cycling 2 work
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Smart Commute 404-7 3rd annual
Bike to Work Day Business Park Challenge
(If you need to transport your bicycle, parking is available)
� Cycling is an effective way to get to work
� Commuters are using bicycles to get to work
� Cycling has many benefits - health, environment, cost savings Monday, May 31st, again this year, active commuters will be winning prizes, helping their exercise regimes and lowering vehicle emissions.
Time: Monday, May 31, 2010 (time to be confirmed)
Location: (to be announced soon)
Information: by email: b2wd@smartcommute404-7.ca
Photo Opportunities: Bring your camera - capture all the action!
Your company can "go for glory" this year, by entering a team, or by becoming a sponsor.
Contact us today.
Renew your commitment to health and your environment, by joining your friends and colleagues on Bike 2 Work Day!
The route is along Commerce Valley Drive and Beaver Creek Roads in Markham and Richmond Hill.
Bike 2 Work Day, Monday, May 31, 2010 |
Clean Air Commute
Prizes like these reward CAC winners!
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June 14 - 18, 2010
Clean Air Commute Week Clean Air Commute is the #1 rated event by Smart Commute's participating employers -
� Commuters are encouraged to log their 'clean air commutes' either online or by hard copy diary card during the week of June 14-18
� Eligible activities include walk, cycling, taking transit, carpooling, teleworking, driving a scooter or motorcycle, driving a hybrid car, driving a tuned-up vehicle or driving a natural gas vehicle.
� Commuters who register and complete the diary card for at least one day are eligible to win prizes randomly drawn from among their fellow workplace registrants or all registrants in the GTHA.
More soon - meanwhile, for more information on Smart Commute 404-7 & Clean Air Commute Week:
TESTIMONALS
"I had not anticipated how much fun it would be riding in with other employees. This has meant getting to know my colleagues better, which improves work relations, and learning about other areas of the company. Plus, the drive goes by very quickly." - "Vanpooler" Laura Safrance, Enbridge Gas Distribution
"Practically speaking, cycling to work has definitely saved on gas, emissions and costs, as well as allowing me to get my daily exercise. Hopefully programs such as the Clean Air Commute will continue until such time as it becomes almost second nature." - "Cyclist" Paul Nishikawa, City of Pickering
"Walking to work never really crossed my mind, because I thought it would be too much of an inconvenience. The Clean Air Commute was the main reason that I decided to change. Otherwise I might not have tried doing the walk." - "Walker" Patrick Blady, MMM Group |
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Ceridian Survey
Ceridian Green Guardian Patrick Murphy (right) & Erika Anschuetz (2nd right) with prize winners of Ceridian's recent Smart Commute 404-7 Employee Travel Survey
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Ceridian, with 300+ employees located in Markham, participated in the Smart Commute 404-7 program to offer alternate commuting options to their employees.
A Ceridian Carpool Zone subgroup will soon be launched to help employees who are interested to try carpooling to save time, money and reduce their "carbon footprint." | |
