February is Winter Commute Month, and there’s ‘snow’ better time to warm up with a cool commute!
Winter Commute Month is all about embracing the season, building sustainable habits, and tracking your impact along the way. Each trip - whether by bike, carpool, public transit, or on foot - can reduce emissions, help to ease traffic congestion, and contribute to cleaner communities.
With Smart Commute’s easy-to-use trip-logging feature you’ll be able to log your efforts and monitor your personal stats throughout the month. Track your progress, view your carbon reduction, and watch your impact add up to real change!
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Click here to download the Smart Commute App "How to Guide".
Each sustainable commuting trip you log on the Smart Commute Tool counts as 1 entry to a random prize draw of a $50 or $100 gift card.
How to participate:
- Complete a sustainable commuting trip. Sustainable trips can include: walking, running, taking transit, carpooling, bicycling, rollerblading, skateboarding, or telework (remote work)
- Log your trips on SmartCommute.ca (website or mobile app) for a chance to WIN a $50 or $100 gift card.
- Each sustainable commuting trip counts as one (1) entry to the random prize draw.
- New users (welcome!) who create their account between February 1 and 28, 2025, gain two (2) entries to the random prize draw.
- Trips must be taken between February 1 and 28, 2025, and must be logged on the Smart Commute Tool by 11:59pm EST on Friday, March 6, to qualify for the prize draw.
- You can only upload two (2) commute trips per day for the contest.
- A prize draw will be drawn in March or April. You will be notified if you have won through your email address. Please ensure that it is typed correctly and can be contacted.
- Each respective Smart Commute office reserves the right to distribute prizes, subject to change without notice.
Note: Logging a trip on SmartCommute.ca automatically enters you into the Winter Commute Month Contest and winners may choose to opt out of receiving the prize.
Click here to download the official contest rules.
This year, we’re excited to launch a new series of Winter Commute Month webinars. Discover practical tips and expert insights to help you travel more sustainably and confidently through the winter season. Be sure to save your spot and join us during your lunch break!
1) Discover Smart Commute - A Sustainable Commuting Initiative : Wednesday, February 4, 2026, from 12 - 1 p.m. Click Here to Register
pointA will explain about the Smart Commute program, its positive impact on commuters, and carpooling. Watch the live demo of our app, so you can log trips for a chance to win a $100 gift card!
2) Winter Cycling 101 - Skills, Gear, and Safe Riding Strategies : Wednesday, February 11, 2026, from 12 - 1 p.m. Click Here to Register
Delivered by experienced all-season cyclists at EnviroCentre, this workshop will teach you what you need to know to cycle in snowy and slushy seasons! We will review route planning, equipment, techniques, and simple winter bike maintenance suggestions.
3) Know Before You Go with Municipal 511 - Keep Winter Commute Safe : Wednesday, February 25, 2026, from 12 - 1 p.m. Click Here to Register
Transnomis will show how Municipal511 delivers live road condition updates, tracks snowplows and fleets, monitors slipperiness, uses historical data to flag high-risk areas, and pushes information to tools like Waze and Google through one easy-to-use platform.