Commuter Challenge
COMMIT TO ONE WEEK OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
Go from point A to point B while reducing your C – carbon emissions! Take part in the Commuter Challenge June 5–9
Leave your car at home and choose more sustainable methods of transportation, such as taking public transit, riding a bike or walking.
Two winning teams will take home the glory of the Commuter Challenge Cup!
Register now
How to participate
- Registered by June 2, 2023
- A team can be any office, lab or work unit
- Participants cannot participate under multiple teams
- One main contact person should register per team
- After registering, the main contact person will receive resources to distribute to the team, including the Commuter Challenge 2023 tracking form
- Every participant is then responsible for tracking and entering their own trips to and from campus from Monday, June 5 to Friday June 9 into the tracking form
- The tracking form closes on June 14 for analysis
2022 CHAMPIONS
Residence Life (Most Sustainable Trips)
Utilities - Facilities & Operations (Highest Percentage of Sustainable Trips)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
After all trip modes and distances have been calculated, two winning teams will be selected based on:
- Highest number of sustainable trips by team
Example: 3 people in an office of 5 biked for 2 days of the week, 1 telecommuted one day, and 1 used public transit everyday = 24 sustainable trips - Highest percentage of sustainable trips by team
Example: 3 people in an office of 5 biked for 2 days of the week, 1 telecommuted one day, and 1 used public transit everyday = 24 sustainable trips/50 total trips taken throughout the week = 48% of trips were sustainable
A sustainable trip is a commute that was traveled using transportation with a lesser impact on the environmental than single occupant vehicles. This includes, but is not limited to: biking, walking, rollerblading, public transit (LRT or bus), carpooling, telecommuting, or any combination.
The goal of this challenge is to encourage people to commute to UAlberta via any mode of sustainable transportation and reduce the number of single occupant vehicles on the road. However, in the event of a tie, points will be awarded for more sustainable modes of transportation, based on carbon footprint. Points will be awarded as follows:
- Non-motorized transport (biking, rolling, walking, telecommuting): 1 point
- Sustainable motorized transport (public transit, carpooling): 0.5 points
Points will only be considered in the event of a tie.
Absolutely! We commend you for already using sustainable transportation. To challenge you more, we encourage you to try more sustainable or non-motorized transportation, if possible.