UM community,

UM needs your help to improve your campus commute and inform future transportation planning!

Fill out the 2023 Campus Commute survey between January 16 and 31, 2023 for a chance to win a $500 grocery gift certificate or one of ten $50 gift vouchers to Degrees, Campo or Starbucks.

Results of the Campus Commute Survey inform strategic planning around transportation related infrastructure, education and peer-based programs in support of climate action, sustainability and wellness goals.

This year’s Campus Commute Survey also includes questions to help us better understand our greenhouse gas emissions from commuting and air travel and to inform future strategies for the UM Climate Action Plan.

The UM Climate Action Plan is a new framework that will help us halve our greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and become carbon neutral by 2050. In 2019, 29% of our total emissions were generated from transportation related to commuting, business and research travel, and fleet vehicles.

Take the 2023 Campus Commute Survey now.

This survey is approved by the UM Survey Review Committee and administered by the Green Action Centre. All responses are completely confidential and only aggregated results are reported back to the University.

The Green Action Centre is a non-profit, NGO, with primary areas of work in green commuting, composting and waste reduction, sustainable living and resource conservation. They provide specialized expertise and intricate data analysis and calculations for greenhouse gas emissions, and support transportation surveys and strategies for many other organizations including the City of Winnipeg. UM has a longstanding relationship with the Green Action Centre, which has supported previous UM Campus Commute surveys, and provides informed recommendations based on survey results.

The survey is organized biennially by the Office of Sustainability. Previous surveys took place in 2020, 2018 and 2016 (inaugural).

Thank you for your feedback,

Mark Torchia, Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning)

Raman Dhaliwal, Associate Vice-President (Administration)

Co-Chairs of the UM Sustainability Committee