Welcome to Smart Commute
Greater Sudbury
The Smart Commute program is customized to meet the travel needs of the community to
reduce congestion and act on climate change.
Smart Commute focuses on meeting individual customer needs through
a wide range of transportation options by providing the support, resources and incentives to boost cycling,
walking, carpooling and transit ridership.
Smart Commute offers a free app to help you explore your options for sustainable
travel across Greater Sudbury. Sign up today to:
- Find a carpool match
- Plan and track your carpool, transit, walking and cycling trips
- Take advantage of program benefits and incentives
Download the app on the Apple Store, Google
Play, or check out the Web
version.
Smart Commute Month is an annual campaign dedicated to encouraging and supporting sustainable travel modes. This year, we're encouraging everyone to Share Your Commute by completing our survey and joining our webinars. By sharing how you get to work, school, or other destinations, you can help showcase the many sustainable transportation options available, including carpooling, cycling, public transit, walking, and more. You can find more information below.
Webinars
Safe Travels - Thursday, September 10, 12:00 pm.
Transform daily school runs and neighborhood trips into safer, healthier, and more active routines. This session brings together municipal mobility leaders, national injury prevention specialists, and active cycling advocates to explore proven municipal safety programs alongside practical tools for youth advocacy and family bike commuting.
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Municipal Safety Frameworks: Explore the City of Vaughan’s Active School Travel (AST) framework, School Crossing Guard Program, and School Zone Traffic Calming measures designed to protect young pedestrians.
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Youth Leadership & Advocacy: Learn how Vaughan’s Transportation Youth Advisory Program (TYAP) and Parachute’s national Snap for Change initiative empower youth to identify local hazards, propose solutions, and advocate directly to civic leaders.
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Family Bike Commuting 101: Get practical, parent-tested strategies for riding with kids—covering gear, route planning, and confidence-building skills for family cycling.
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Evidence-Based Community Action: Gain actionable insight into injury prevention tools and community engagement methods that turn local observations into tangible traffic-calming improvements.
Curious about carpooling but not sure how to make it fit your schedule or find a reliable partner? Join us for an interactive session where active commuters, workplace program managers, and transit experts break down how sharing your ride can lower costs, reduce daily driving stress, and streamline your commute to work or campus.
What We’ll Cover
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Real Commuter & Program Insights: Hear firsthand from active carpoolers and workplace leaders on how carpooling works in practice within university and commercial office environments.
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The Perks of Sharing a Ride: Calculate the financial savings on fuel, parking, and vehicle wear-and-tear, while discovering the personal and environmental benefits of a shared commute.
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Smart Commute Tool Demo: See a step-by-step walkthrough of the Smart Commute platform to learn how easily you can find, match, and connect with reliable carpool partners at your workplace.
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Practical Logistics & Tips: Learn flexible strategies for coordinate schedules, setting basic ground rules, and making ride-sharing work with your routine.