Links > Resources: Encouraging Active Transportation

Promoting Active Commuting

Walk and Roll: A guide for promoting active transportation in the workplace. Includes information on why active transportation is important, benefits and barriers, resources and a “tool box” to help you get started.
What Is Active Transportation?: A definition of active transportation, the importance of active transportation, ideas on how to adopt active transportation, and ways communities, workplaces and schools can support active transportation.

Cycle-Friendly Employers: A guide to planning a cycle-friendly program at your workplace. Includes information about the benefits and how to put together a plan as well as resources and case studies.
Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society: This group offers bicycle safety courses.

Saddle Up! Trip Reduction Program: Saddle Up! works with employers to encourage employees to carpool, cycle, walk or take transit to work.
Trip Planner Tool: Edmonton Transit offers a trip planner tool and bike racks on some buses. Maps are available to show you where to cycle on roadways and in the Edmonton river valley.

Tax Credit for Public Transit Passes from the federal government for public transit passes purchased since July 2006. Keep your receipts and monthly bus passes to prove a claim.