Sustainable Transportation

The Centre for Sustainable Transportation (CST) has defined sustainable transportation as being a system that:

• Allows the basic access needs of individuals and societies to be met safely and in a manner consistent with human and ecosystem health, and with equity within and between generations;
• Is affordable, operates efficiently, offers choice of transport mode, and supports a vibrant economy; and
• Limits emissions and waste within the planet’s ability to absorb them, minimizes consumption of non-renewable resources, limits consumption of renewable resources to the sustainable yield level, reuses and recycles its components, and minimizes the use of land and the production of noise.

MIT is a leader in promoting sustainable transportation and works with government/private sector partners to develop policies/programs focusing on sustainable transportation initiatives.  MIT has been and continues to be involved in many sustainable transportation activities at the national, regional and locals levels.  Examples of these initiatives include the following:

1. National

• Consultations with federal departments including Transport Canada, Natural Resources Canada and Environment Canada
• Sustainable Transportation Task Force Chair on the Policy and Planning Support Committee (PPSC) for Transportation Ministers and Deputies

2. Regional

• Advising WESTac on sustainable transportation issues in Western Canada
• Working with the trucking industry on improving efficiency
• Collaborating with marine industry to improve port and trade efficiencies

3. Local

• WinSmart – Urban Freight projects
• Centre for Sustainable Transportation – SmartWay Partnership
• Baselining urban transportation emissions
• E85 fuelling infrastructure
• Biodiesel Production Procurement and Use
• MB Hydro / NSERC Alternative Energy
• Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
• Non-conforming Vehicle Study