The allégo program aims to reduce the number of single occupancy vehicle trips to and from the university by giving commuters the information and facilities to make more sustainable transportation choices. Every individual can contribute to a cleaner, healthier community by choosing to walk, bicycle, carpool or take public transit. There are so many great reasons to leave your car at home: to save money, save the environment, get more exercise and get to know your community. Allégo offers a free rideshare board, bicycle safety and maintenance workshops and the Guaranteed Ride Home program.
Use the links on the sidebar to learn more about the transportation options that are available at Concordia. If you have any comments, concerns or ideas about what we can do to make sustainable transportation easier to embrace we would love to hear about it. Contact us. If you have any questions, comments or complaints about any of the transportation infrastructure in Montreal, you should not hesitate to use the Reseau Acces Montreal phone number: 311.
• Montreal is ranked 1st in Canadian and US cities in terms of public transit use with 140 trips per resident per year 1.
• Montreal has the lowest personal car ownership level in Canadian and US cities with 0.4 vehicles per person 2.
• 49% of all greenhouse gas emissions in Montreal in 2003 were attributable to transportation 3.
| DAILY METHOD OF TRAVEL | COST PER YEAR |
|---|---|
| Single Occupancy Vehicle travel | $9,000 - $13,000 |
| Montreal Public Transit System | $400 - $2,400 |
| Self-Propelled Travel (walking, biking, etc...) | $0 - $200 |
| Transportation Habits at SGW and Loyola 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Transit | Car | Carpooling | Other | Combination | |
| Sir George Williams | 50% | 11% | 2% | 30% | 6% |
| Loyola | 49% | 25% | 1% | 21% | 5% |
| Both | 43% | 10% | 41% | 6% | |
| Total | 50% | 14% | 2% | 29% | 6% |
Source:Sustainable Concordia Handbook 2008-2009
1. Ville de Montreal, Service des infrastructures, transport et environnement. Plan de transport 2008. (2008). Retrieved July 30th, 2008, from http://ville.montreal.qc.ca.
2. Ibid
3. Loge, H. (2006), Inventaire des emissions de gaz a effet de serre 2002-2003, Collectivite montrealaise, Ville de Montreal, Service des infrastructures, transport et environment, Direction de l'environnement et du developpement durable, Planification et suivi environnemental, 26 p.
4. Source: allégo survey 2003
Page Title: Our Initiatives - Allégo Concordia - Concordia University - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Date Printed: Fri November 20, 2009
