Smart Commute
Join Smart Commute
Smart Commute Hamilton is your connection to commuting choices in Hamilton. We help local employers and their commuters to explore their A to B travel options and try out smart commuting options such as walking, cycling, transit, teleworking and carpooling. Our goal is to making commuting easier, while easing gridlock and helping you staff save time and money.
Are you a Smart Commuter?
The Smart Commute Hamilton Program is designed to work with employers across Hamilton to find practical ways for staff to cycle, walk, take transit, carpool, or telecommute instead of travelling. Join a growing number of local employers who have committed to make a change.
Join Us and Reap the Rewards
- Get access to our innovative travel resources and expertise at no cost. Workplace members receive specialized transportation resource to help you develop a commuter benefits program that meets the needs of your workplace.
- Improve employee wellness, productivity and job satisfaction by reducing the stress of commuting each day and helping them save cash.
- Take part in local and regional special events that can include turnkey sustainable travel campaigns, prizes, and on-site outreach support.
- Support your corporate sustainability campaigns by reducing emissions related to staff travel and reducing traffic impacts and parking spillover in your surrounding neighbourhood.
- Receive recognition for your hard work. Eligible workplaces can apply for a Smart Commute designation and apply for local and regional Smart Commute awards.
Membership Levels
We offer three membership levels to meet the needs of your workplace. Over 20 workplaces and 92,000 employees have already joined the program – you can too!
Partner Level
- Designed for smaller workplaces.
- You’ll have access to Smart Commute special events and the Smart Commute Tool to help support sustainable travel at your workplace.
Core Level
- Provides your organization with the tools and support to take action.
- Many workplaces use this as a starting point to gauge enthusiasm before proceeding to more complex actions.
Enhanced Level
- Designed for workplaces that want to make changes to their organizations.
- Through a customized travel plan, we will work with organizations to reduce car use to and from the workplace, and increase opportunities for staff to commute with active and sustainable travel options.
Smart Commute offers employers:
- Site assessments and surveys to understand employee commute behaviour
- Customized action plans to encourage employees to explore and try out smart travel options
- Tools to facilitate change including:
- Exclusive carpool ride-matching programs
- Emergency ride home programs
- Discounted transit pass programs
- Telework programs and flexible work arrangements
- Walking and cycling programs
- Fun events and promotions
- Safety tips for commuting
Smart Commute works with:
- community and government partners to encourage active and sustainable school travel
- TDM stakeholders in municipalities to support TDM initiatives related to land use policy, walking and cycling
Customized Workplace Solutions
Smart Commute Hamilton can develop customized workplace solutions based on your needs. Additional services are available at a subsidized cost. Services can include:
- Employer relocation support and/or new facility planning
- Parking studies
- Employee individualized marketing
- Travel counts and mode audits
- Focus groups
Workplace Commitment
Creating behaviour change is a two-way street. We will work with you to build a strong program, but the benefits will depend on how much effort your workplace is willing to put in. To have a program, we require a minimum commitment of:
- A designated Workplace Coordinator at your worksite that will be our primary contact. If you have multiple major worksites, one at each site would be ideal.
- One-time baseline survey to all staff and a site assessment for each worksite to the current conditions
- Distribute a brief annual survey to workplaces each September to understand the travel trends at your workplace.
- An annual check-in with Smart Commute Hamilton to understand your current needs and situation.
Interested in Joining?
Contact us if you’re a workplace or property manager that is interested in joining the Smart Commute Hamilton program at [email protected]. One of our team members will get in touch to understand how we can help!
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