Transportation

Almost half (44 per cent) of Ottawa’s greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation. Making changes to how you get around can improve your health, improve air quality and save you money.

Here’s what you can do to reduce those emissions:

• Switch to an electric car
• Choose active transportation such as walking or cycling
• Take transit
• Combine cycling with transit. If you don’t want to cycle the whole way consider taking your bike on transit or using an e-scooter to get you to/from the transit stop.
• Carpool with others who work or live near you. You can find a carpool partner with OttawaRideMatch.
• Use a car share such as Communauto instead of owning a vehicle
• Plan local trips and take the bus or train instead of flying
• Not ready to switch vehicles? Reduce the emissions from your current car:
  • Don’t idle your vehicle. The City’s Idling Control By-law limits idling to three minutes when the outside temperature is between 5°C and 27°C.
  • Follow fuel-efficient driving techniques and keep your car in good working order

Other resources

• EnviroCentre’s guide to winter cycling