How your Campus can get involved

o Student Unions

• Identify & meet with Groups that support sustainable transportation. Ask them to sponsor registration and participate in promotional events.

• Promote to your community through your social media channels, newspapers, posters and other means.

o Administration

• Campus Parking & Transportation Services, Sustainability Office, Facilities and Operations, Provost, Academic Units with Sustainability programs, Research Office

• Student Affairs, New Student Orientation, Student Housing, Recreation, Health and Wellness, Diversity

o Student Clubs

• Environment, Sustainability, Outdoor Activity (Hiking, biking, skiing, etc.), Urban Transportation, etc.

o Community

• Municipal Government (Office of Sustainability, Transit, Active Transportation, Parks & Recreation)

• Businesses: Bike Shops (Mechanic), Car and bike share, Energy Companies, Municipal Utility, Outdoor Recreation (MEC), Urban Planning groups, etc.

• Rival post-secondary institutions

Popular Events

• Develop an event plan to promote and celebrate the Campus Challenge before, during and after

• Booth in Student area to promote event, and provide opportunity for students, staff and academics to register.

o Attract interest with commuting related game and prizes,

o Laminate a map and provide sticky dot (colour indicates mode: walk, bike, transit, carpool, SOV) that passersby use to record their commute

o Work with Administration to provide discounted transit passes, carpool parking, access to showers and lockers to participants

o Provide information about transportation options online and at booths o Organise Sustainable transportation fair with researchers or programs, prominent speakers

• Kick-off with Bike mechanic, breakfast

• Organise Event celebration with prizes/ placards for department/ student club that has most participants, longest commute, best commute, etc.

Get Your Campus Involved

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