- WHAT
Why drive when you don’t need to?
Location plays an important role in promoting alternative transportation fleet options. Proximity to safe, designated paths in one thing to aim for.Many local governments are realizing that reducing the use of motor vehicles could save both, money and time. Often, local governments use vehicles for short routes that only require a person or something small to be moved. In these cases, traffic issues, fuel costs, extensive maintenance, and a number of other issues relating to motor vehicles could all be avoided.Providing your employees with bicycles for short, nearby trips is definitely a viable option for some local governments.
Benefits
The act of stepping away from the vehicle helps to:
- Reduce GHG emissions and related pollutants.
- Reduce fuel consumption.
- Reduce maintenance costs.
- Reduced insurance costs.
- Reduce travel time.
- Improve employee health and satisfaction.
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- HOW
Make your building bicycle friendly and provide bicycles for employees.
The City of Toronto is creating opportunities for City employees to move away from automobiles with a pool of City bicycles. / City of Toronto, 2008.Like vehicle and fleet right-sizing, analyze the needs of your fleet and where possible provide bicycles to your employees as an alternative to the automobile. To encourage bicycle riding and other non-vehicle transportation methods, consider adding a shelter so that the vehicles do not get wet or damaged and changing and shower facilities for employees. Locating in more bicycle friendly neighbourhoods is another important consideration.The City of Toronto is working to support the City’s Bike Share program for staff by providing bicycle procurement assistance, safety training, and maintenance for a pool of City bicycles.