TravelSmart

TravelSmart is TransLink's Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program that allows us to connect with customers on a personal level through a unique combination of face to face outreach, tools, resources, and strategic partnerships. By highlighting travel solutions that work within an individual’s lifestyle, TravelSmart aims to change the way that Metro Vancouverites view transportation and how they utilize it in their daily lives.

Whether your main mode of travel is walking, cycling, transit, or driving there are ways to reduce your costs, your impact on the environment, and your health by the transportation choices you make every day.

The TravelSmart team works in synergy with our planning and infrastructure projects to ensure that customers know about new and existing services and how they can utilize them. Specifically, through community/non-profit entities, seniors, newcomers, businesses, and school groups to ensure that residents and visitors to Metro Vancouver understand the sustainable transportation options available for their lifestyle.

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October 1 2020
Mayors' Council Meeting
October 29 2020
Mayors' Council Meeting
December 3 2020
Mayors' Council Meeting
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The TravelSmart team works with a variety of groups to promote smarter travel options.

TravelSmart for Business

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Is your organization a strong supporter of sustainability? Are you challenged by the demand for parking or are you looking to relocate? Is your location hindering your ability to hire the best and brightest?

Transportation continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing businesses in our region today. Traffic congestion delays your employees getting to work, and goods getting to their destination.

A TravelSmart advisor can provide your organization with an expert-level, strategic approach to employee commuting, and transportation issues.

How can your business benefit?

Manage the demand for parking
Improve recruitment and retention
Achieve your corporate social responsibility goals
Resources when relocating
Sharing success stories

What is included?

Site audit and assessment
Measurement tool for employee mode choice and level of interest in trying something new
Employee engagement through lunch n’ learns, onsite events, and communications
Online tracker for company campaigns
On-going support
Resource materials
Knowledge network of best practices and lessons learned from others

How do your employees benefit?

Access to tools and resources that increase their knowledge of transportation mode options
Improved health and morale
More productive use of time
Reduced commuting costs

Resources

Want to help your organization and employees stay on the move? Take a look at these self-help toolkits for walking, cycling, carpooling, carsharing, flexible work, and parking strategies.

Compass for Organizations

Compass for Organizations is a transit program the helps get your employees where they want to go - including work - safely, reliably, and affordably. All thanks to you.

How does it work?

Compass Cards for your employees can be loaded with an adult or concession Monthly Pass or a West Coast Express Monthly Pass.
You choose how much to contribute — from 10% to 100% of the fare.
You choose the duration from one month, to well, forever.

Enroll today by contacting us by email at travelsmart@translink.ca.

TravelSmart for Newcomers

Metro Vancouver attracts and welcomes thousands of new residents and millions of tourists each year. With the population of Metro Vancouver predicted to grow by 1 million people by 2040, the region receives over 20,000 new residents annually. Transportation is key to newcomers settling into their new home successfully.

Working with individual newcomers, settlement service agencies, and community groups and facilities throughout the region, we provide newcomers with tools, resources, and tips on how to effectively use public transit and other modes of sustainable transportation.

We provide:

Online tools workshop (trip planning, how to use Compass etc.)
Safety, security, and etiquette tips
Take away resources, materials, and incentives

Addressing language barriers

We understand many of our new residents have difficulties with English. That's why we work with Settlement Services Providers and other community partners to offer resources in other languages:

Working with interpreters provided by partnering agencies, provide travel training seminar in other languages
Offer take away resources and materials in other languages

Settlement Services Providers

TransLink offers frontline Settlement Services Workers with the transportation information they need to help newcomers settle. We provide Train the Trainer sessions for staff and volunteers to support them with the tools and information they need to assist newcomers.

TravelSmart for Schools

Infographic displaying active commuting options for kids

TransLink supports schools, municipalities, and community partners to engage students and parents to consider walking, cycling, and other modes of sustainable and active transportation more in their lives.

View the Active Kids are Healthy Kids infographic and learn the benefits of introducing active transportation to and from school.

Currently TravelSmart is working on redeveloping school outreach efforts and are taking a step back from facilitating workshops until we determine the most effective approach to support our school communities.

Our team will be assessing feedback from teachers, school districts, municipalities and other community partners to ensure we’re offering valuable support.

The resources below highlight the many benefits of safe and active modes of travel (health, environmental, and financial benefits), and empower students to become safe, confident, and independent travelers.

The Active and Safe Routes to School Toolkit is a new online resource designed to help schools encourage more active trips to school. Watch the video for an introduction to the Toolkit.

How do I support a more healthy and safe school community?

Get involved: To determine which Active and Safe Routes to School activity is best suited for your school, try the decision tree, or see the list of programs and actions below.

Student Education and Engagement Programs

The Active and Safe Routes to School Toolkit was designed in collaboration with HASTeBC to help schools encourage more active trips to school.

What other programs, tools and resources are available?

TransLink works closely with regional partners, municipalities, and school communities to ensure the most up to date resources are developed and shared. We recommend you visit your local municipal website to see what unique programs are offered in your community.

Below you’ll find some helpful tips, information, and other resources available to Metro Vancouver schools.

ICBC’s Resources for Educators

ICBC has created free learning resources developed to teach B.C. students road safety skills and awareness.

Visit ICBC’s website for more information.

Road Safety Tips for Youth

Look, listen, and be seen. Help our children develop road safety smarts with ICBC’s Look, listen and be seen tip sheet.

To help keep youth safe on our roads we need support from communities, parents, and schools to share our message!

BCAA's School Zone Safety Patrol Program

Keep school zones safer with BCAA School Safety Patrol program. This program is free and has all the necessary safety patrol equipment, student resources, and training materials to get you up and running. For more information visit BCAA’s website.

BikeWalkRoll Tracker

Track how students are travelling to and from school with the BikeWalkRoll application.

Taking a class on a field trip?

Visit the Group Travel page for more information on how to purchase your fare in advance!

I Love Transit Week (October 7 to 11, 2019)

I Love Transit Week: A Greater Vancouver is October 7 to 11. This year, we're celebrating 10 years of I Love Transit!

We have three amazing opportunities lined up for Metro Vancouver classes, including our highly coveted I Love Transit Camp, plus a bus load of other fun opportunities!

Visit the Buzzer Blog to learn more.

Resources

TravelSmart for Seniors

By 2025, 1 in 4 Canadians will be over 60 years of age. Seniors are living longer and are more active than ever before.

Working with Senior Centers and advocacy groups throughout the region, we provide seniors with information on the wide array of transportation options available.

We provide:

Sustainable transportation overview
Travel training seminars
Online tools workshop
Safety, security, and etiquette tips
Take away resources, materials, and incentives
Train the Trainers sessions for staff and volunteers

The TravelSmart team works with a variety of corporate and government partners to ensure that Metro Vancouverites are aware of smarter travel options. Whether you’re planning a community event, providing services to new British Columbians, or concerned with getting your employees to and from work — we can help!

TravelSmart works with the following service partners to deliver our programs throughout the region.

Municipalities: We work with local Metro Vancouver governments to implement transportation demand management programs tailored to each community.

Community and Non-Profit Organizations: TravelSmart has formed partnerships with organizations and community groups to promote demand management initiatives through events, businesses and campaigns. Some of these include the Vancouver Marathon, Children's & Women's Health Centre of BC, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC Lions & the Grey Cup Festival, FIFA Women's World Cup, Car Free Days, Bar Watch, Tourism Vancouver, Vancouver Coastal Health, the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, ICBC, Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, and many more!

Partnership Inquiries

If you're interested in a partnership or business relationship with TravelSmart, complete the community sponsorship form and we'll review and respond to your submission.

Contact Us

If your group (company, school or organization) would like to talk about how you can reduce single occupant vehicle use and promote sustainable transportation options, contact us at travelsmart@translink.ca.

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Related Pages

Upcoming Events

TravelSmart for Business

How can your business benefit?

What is included?

How do your employees benefit?

Resources

Compass for Organizations

TravelSmart for Newcomers

TravelSmart for Schools

How do I support a more healthy and safe school community?

What other programs, tools and resources are available?

Taking a class on a field trip?

I Love Transit Week (October 7 to 11, 2019)

Resources

TravelSmart for Seniors

We provide:

Partnership Inquiries

Contact Us