Make informed decisions
Want to learn which mode of transportation is the most sustainable choice for you?听
Reduce your impact
What role do travel and commuting play in 缅北强奸's climate and sustainability objectives?
Reducing emissions from travel鈥攅specially air travel鈥揳nd commuting is essential for achieving the University鈥檚 long-term target of reaching carbon neutrality by 2040.
Travel and commuting activities at 缅北强奸 are responsible for about a quarter of the University's greenhouse gas emissions.听
Sustainable Travel Resources
See below for links to resources available at 缅北强奸 and in Montreal to help you travel sustainably.
Remote Conferencing
- IT鈥檚 list of across the university听
- The MS-74 innovative classroom offered by Teaching & Learning Services听
- Online hubs to share knowledge and resources: , and 听
- Microsoft Teams for online meetings and chats (free for 缅北强奸 community members)听
- for remote teaching and learning (free for 缅北强奸 community members)听
Tip: Ask your unit whether other video-conferencing facilities are available upon request.听
Biking
- 听
- Self-serve bikes available for loan for free at Macdonald campus听
- Free bike repair workshops offered by the 听
- Free self-serve bike repair stations outside the McConnell Engineering and Bronfman Buildings听
- 鈥檚 network of biking trails听
Map of downtown campus cycling infrastructure and resources (Made by V茅lo Qu茅bec)- Map of Macdonald campus cycling infrastructure and resources (Made by V茅lo Qu茅bec)
Public Transit
- The between downtown and the P.-E. Trudeau airport听
- , Transit and Chrono, for bus and metro schedules in Montreal听
Electric Vehicles & Car Rentals
- Map of electric vehicle charging stations at the downtown and Macdonald campuses. There鈥檚 also a charging station at the Gault Nature Reserve. [Note: This map was last updated in March 2022. If you have any questions, please sustainability [at] mcgill.ca (email .)]听
- car-sharing service听
- Resources for booking rental cars within and outside of Canada听
- and electric vehicle subsidies听
Tip: Check out the for additional information.听
Travel Between Campuses
- between the downtown and Macdonald campuses for full-time students with a valid ID (with equipment to transport two bicycles)听
- Parking and Transportation Services鈥� Transport website on how to get to, from and around our campuses听
Accessibility
- 惭肠骋颈濒濒鈥檚 , free to students and staff with mobility impairments听
- The STM鈥檚 听
- 缅北强奸 campus access guides on the accessibility of different buildings听
Sustainability Ratings of Accommodations
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Discounts for 缅北强奸ians
- BIXI bike-share program鈥檚 annual membership discount听
- for students traveling for University-related purposes and for faculty and staff traveling for any reason and including up to three co-travelers听
- near the downtown and Macdonald campuses, many within walking distance听
- for staff through the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO)听
- Discounts when booking flights through 听
Comparing modes of transport: Efficiency and emissions
- Natural Resources Canada鈥檚 for fuel efficiencies of different vehicles.听听
- Rule of thumb: Select the smallest vehicle appropriate for the intended use and group size听
- Travel time and emissions of planes, trains and cars for 听
- Greenhouse gas emissions for different flight options when booking flights with Direct Travel听
- Greenhouse gas emissions for different flight options on 听
