• Each day we make transportation choices. The latest report from the Pembina Institute helps quantify the individual and collective impact of various travel modes including driving, carpooling, transit or telework.

• "Top employers take the sting out of the dreaded commute" by Shelly White, The Globe and Mail 

• vivaNext rapid transit construction has closed Cedarland Drive in Markham (between South Town Centre Blvd. and Warden Ave.) until February 2013. Details

• Get the full picture with CAA's 2012 Driving Costs - Beyond the price tag: Understanding your vehicle's expenses.

This past month Town of Richmond Hill Mayor David Barrow addressed attendees of the Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce's 

Town of Richmond Hill Mayor David Barrow

Smart Commute providing sustainable transportation tips and 

 

MMM Group held it's 18th Annual Cycling and Hiking Tour. 

Using active transportation, participants were guided through the York University Keele Campus learning about the construction of the TTC subway extension and the City of Toronto's newly completed Finch Corridor Recreational Trail.

Commuters at York Region District School Board (left) 

and Cole Engineering (right)

 

David Porretta (City of Markham) and Lisa Bruce (Sheraton Parkway) were Smart Commute Week winners, receiving $100 gift card prize packages. 

Doreen Drimmel, Mansoor Ali, David Huynh, Dean Schneider, Yvonne Tang from the City of Markham won through participating in their commuter survey and carpooling to a recent employee event.   

What is Smart Commute Markham, Richmond Hill?

 

Smart Commute is a not-for-profit sustainability program of the municipalities of Markham and Richmond Hill, York Region and Metrolinx. We help local employers and commuters, like you, explore different commute choices like carpooling, cycling and transit. 

 

Our goal is to ease gridlock, improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while making your commute less expensive 

and more enjoyable.