Smart Commute Markham, Richmond Hill 2017 Overview for City of Markham Explore your options Explore your options 1
2017 Completed Custom Projects Cycling Promotion Transit Pilot GO Station Access Workplace Travel Planning (Leading up to Bike Month) 4 Stations Surveyed: 40 Participants • 3 Stations in May/June 2017 59 Participants Qualified single occupancy vehicle (SOV) - Langstaff GO - Unionville GO drivers tried transit to work during the 5 - Mount Joy GO 68 Participants month pilot period • 1 Station in February/March 2018: 143 commuting resources delivered - Markham GO 24 PRESTO reloads 5 Cycling 101 workshops taught by a • $15 initial PRESTO card incentive 59 Personalized Route Planning Sessions 25-30% increase in cycling after certified CAN-BIKE instructor • Reload at beginning of each month promotions for Langstaff, Unionville, ($75 total per person) Mount Joy GO 1 CAN-BIKE Session delivered Smart Commute Online Tool (SCOT) Statistics for this project: 79% usage rate for carpool parking spots 2 Cycling 101 Workshops delivered during May and June 2017 68 Individualized Marketing • 679 Transit Trips logged Packages including cycling resources (26% average increase) • 36 new users registered Alternative commuting modes used by (10% average increase) participants as a result of the project: Markham GO: • 88% decrease in Drive Alone Post Pilot Results: • 27 SCMRH follow-up survey • 20% increase in Transit Based on follow-up surveys: • 40% of participants continued to take respondents requested personalized • 25% decrease in Carpooling route plans transit occasionally to work • 71% consulted cycling resources • Participants reloaded PRESTO cards • 1 person tried Cycling • 22% indicated public transit as their • 4 individuals cycled to work using their own funds between • 2 person tried Walking preferred alternate mode choice following the workshops $10 - $200 • 7 person tried Telework Explore your options 2
Carpool Parking Pass Program Statistics Total number Total vehicle Total Total CO2 Metric of user in kilometre commuter reduced carpools travel savings savings 2016 1,406,400 162 321,644 kg $495,053 kms Statistics 2017 1,679,064 194 684,002 kg $591,030 Statistics kms Percent Increase 20% 19% 19% 19% 2016-2017 Note: Statistics are based on SCMRH workplaces in Markham and Richmond Hill Explore your options 3
2017 Workplace and Community Events Workshops/ Workplace Events Quantity Workplace events, workshops, and outreaches delivered: CAN-BIKE Sessions Cycling 101 Workshops 14 Easy to Fit in Sessions Step Challenges Commuter Cafés / Lunch n’ Learns Workplace events attended: Wellness Fairs 5 Earth Day Events Outreach events during SCMRH Top Left: Commuter Café at COLE Top Right: Earth Week Event at IBM Annual Campaigns: Bottom Left: CAN-BIKE Session at WSP Bottom Right: Cycling 101 Workshop at Qualcomm Smart Commute Month 17 Middle Right: Smart Commute Month at Honda Middle Left: Lunch n’ Learn at Mackenzie Health Hospital Bike to Work Month/Day Events took place at several Smart Commute workplaces in Markham, including: Smart Commute Awards • AECOM Markham • IBM Canada Community events attended: • AMD • LEA Consulting Ltd. Markham Board of Trade Events 11 • City of Markham • Markham Stouffville Hospital CPAC Meetings • COLE • Qualcomm Total Events 47 • Honda Canada Inc. • Seneca College – Markham Campus • WSP Canada Explore your options 4
Active Transportation Expo Held on the 9 th of June, 2017, a joint event with the City of Markham, the Active Transportation Expo highlighted cycling, walking and public transit in Markham. • 60 Participants including: • 6 Participants took part in a hands- • City of Markham employees and on cycling skills workshop led by a Councillors certified CAN-BIKE instructor • SCMRH Workplaces • Representatives from York Region, Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, and members of the community • 25 Participants took part in a transit • 7 Participants took part in the tour highlighting the new cycling, group ride pedestrian and transit infrastructure • Ride highlighted Highway 7 buffered in Downtown Markham bike lanes from Town Centre • Led by Brian Lee, Director of Engineering Boulevard to Woodbine Avenue at the City of Markham Explore your options 5
Workplace Designation Program Markham Workplace 2018 Designation Designation 2018 AECOM Markham Silver Ranking Designations AMD Platinum BGIS Silver Platinum 1 CAA South Central Ontario Bronze Gold 4 Silver City of Markham Gold Cole Engineering Silver Silver 9 Honda Canada Inc. Gold Johnson & Johnson Medical Bronze 2 Silver Products LEA Consulting Silver Bronze Markham Stouffville Hospital Gold Platinum Note: A new Workplace Designation Philips Electronics Silver Program ranking system was put in place in August 2017 Qualcomm Silver Seneca College Markham Silver Note: Statistics are based on SCMRH Toshiba Canada Ltd Bronze workplaces in Markham WSP Canada - Commerce Valley Gold Drive Gold WSP Canada - Cochrane Drive Silver Explore your options 6
2017 Annual Campaigns and Events • 138 carpool trips logged on the Smart Commute Online Tool Carpool Week • 581,455 kg of CO2 saved (Feb 6-12) • 5,086 kms of carpool trips travelled • 6.5 km ride highlighting Highway 7 bike lanes and left turn bike boxes 10 th Annual • Over 100 cyclists, vendors, volunteers and speakers attended the event Bike to • Based on a follow -up survey, 63% of participants stated they were very Work Day likely to use the bike lanes again, and 67% stated they were very likely to (May 29) use the left turn bike boxes again • Received 927 responses - 13% increase to the Smart Commute Month Smart Annual Travel Survey Commute • 29% of respondents use a sustainable mode to commute to work Month • 21% of respondents tried an alternate mode of commuting due to (Sep 6-Oct 5) participating in a Smart Commute campaign • 2 speakers (HONDA & WSP) shared the success and challenges of Workplace delivering the SC program at their workplaces Champions • A total of 34 representatives, in which 13 representatives were from Workshop Markham workplaces attended the event (Sep 14) Explore your options 7
Proposed 2018 Custom Projects* Smart Commute Pop – Up: Spin into Action (to coincide with BTWD and GO Station Access: To re-engage and recruit new SCMRH workplaces by setting up a Bike Month): To promote long-term behaviour change by providing GO Transit mobile table/booth at their workplace in order to provide route riders at four stations the opportunity (through a baseline To inspire cycling confidence among workplace through route planning assistance, personalized travel plans, and awareness of survey) to request individualized travel route plans and zone planning using the Commute Tracker app, rewards system for sustainable commute options using the SCOT. A rewards maps to choose sustainable transportation modes from their cycling, Cycling 101 Workshops, and a Bike Buddy mentoring program and incentives will be provided to those who log home to their nearest GO Station. system. sustainable trips on the SCOT. Smart Commute Month: Try Transit: Carpool Incentive: This is a collaborative effort with two York Region TMAs to This project will build on the success of the 2017 Transit Pilot by reduce SOV trips by providing individualized marketing packages To shift Single Occupancy Vehicle (SOV) trips to carpool trips at incorporating the Commute Tracker app to further increase to enhance the value of the Smart Commute Month Annual workplaces that showed a high willingness among employees to transit ridership at SCMRH workplaces along the Highway 7 Travel survey by utilizing results for a commuter travel report carpool to work, and introduce the Carpool Parking Pass corridor and bus routes servicing major business parks in and ongoing program planning to encourage long lasting Program at these workplaces. Markham and Richmond Hill. behaviour change. * Custom Projects are subject to the approval by York Region and Metrolinx 8 Explore your options
SCMRH Workplaces Explore your options 9
SCMRH Workplaces 2016 2017 Percentage Increase Total number of SCMRH 54 58 7% workplaces Number of SCMRH 67,585 73,258 8% workplaces employees Total number of SCMRH 36 39 8% workplaces in Markham Number of SCMRH workplaces employees 47,562 53,215 12% in Markham Explore your options 10
2018 Funding Metrolinx $181,093.12 York Region $80,000 City of Markham $75,000 Town of Richmond Hill $50,000 Explore your options 11
Thank you to our Funders, Sponsors & Partners FUNDERS SPONSORS PARTNERS Explore your options 12
Resolution • That the presentation provided by Wincy Tsang, Manager, Smart Commute Markham, Richmond Hill Transportation Management Association (TMA) entitled “Smart Commute Markham, Richmond Hill Presentation”, at the May 14 th , 2018 Development Services Committee, be received; and, • That staff be authorized to issue a purchase order to Smart Commute Markham, Richmond Hill for the amount of $75,000; and, • That the Regional Municipality of York, the Town of Richmond Hill and Smart Commute Markham, Richmond Hill be advised accordingly; and, • That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution 13 Explore your options 13
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