Smart Commute
What is Smart Commute Brampton-Caledon?
Sustainable transportation is any way of getting from place-to-place with little or no effect on the environment.
Launched on June 14, 2005, Smart Commute Brampton-Caledon:
- Is a Transportation Management Association (TMA) and organization that promotes commuter options and transportation services to employers.
- Promotes sustainable transportation.
- Aims to reduce traffic and fight climate change by encouraging people to use more environmentally friendly ways of travelling in and around Brampton and Caledon.
- Works with employers to provide easier, less stressful ways for employees to get to and from work.
Meeting employees’ and employers’ commuting needs
We ran survey to see if we’re meeting the needs of employers, property owners/managers and employees in Brampton and Caledon.
Read the survey findings (PDF 57 KB, 7 pages).
Employer tools
Smart Commute gives employers these tools to help employees find more environmentally friendly ways of getting to and from work:
- Annual Events
- Baseline Commuter Survey
- Customized Employee Commuting Plan
- Event Launch
- Incentives and Promotions
- Smart Commute Employer of the Year Award
- Workshops
Smart Commute programs
- Corporate Carpool Zone Program
- Discount Transit Program
- Emergency Ride Home Program
- Rewards Program
- Telework Program
- Workplace Program
Why Join Smart Commute Brampton-Caledon?
We’ll all save money.
It costs millions of taxpayer dollars for new roads, wider roads and better transit.
We’ll reduce traffic congestion.
We need to look at new ways to lessen the demand on our roads, especially during rush hours when roads and transit are being pushed to the limit.
In the next 30 years, 55% more people are expected to live in Peel. So we need start finding new ways to make traffic move faster and better now.
Smart Commute benefits
For employers/property owners & managers:
- A positive reputation
- Employees will get more work done
- Employees will want to be hired by you and keep working for you
- Employees won’t be away from work as often
- Less employees will need to park on-site
- Will reduce your office/property costs
For employees:
- Better health
- Better use of time
- Cost less to commute
- Improved safety
For the community:
- Better health
- Cleaner air
- Less cars on the roads
- Less need to build or widen roads
To learn more about Smart Commute Brampton-Caledon, please contact:
Peter Paz
Program Manager,
Smart Commute Brampton-Caledon
Phone: 905-598-4949
E-mail: peter@scbc.ca
Mailing Address:
Region of Peel
10 Peel Centre Dr., Suite A, 6th Floor
Brampton, ON L6T 4B9
