Calgary Transit And The Environment

is capable of carrying over 600 passengers or the equivalent of 545 private automobiles By choosing

	*Ride the wind*
	*Car Heaven*
	*Bus Wash Water Recycling*
	*Low Sulphur Diesel Fuel*

	Grease Mats
	*Fuel Valve*
	*Solarwall*
	*Light Pipes*
	*Rapid Doors*
	Transit is ISO 14001 Registrant
	EnviroSystem Annual Reports

Calgary Transit as your travel mode, Calgarians are helping to preserve and enhance the quality of our natural environment.

In 2005, Calgary Transit transported 82 million customers who took 119.5 million
transit trips. If these 82.0 million customers used their own vehicles at the occupancy rate currently seen in the City (1.2 passengers per vehicle), it is expected that these drivers would generate some 239,000 tonnes of CO₂ and other greenhouse gas emissions annually.

River Bank: Bow River Calgary When Calgary Transit vehicles transported these 82.0 million customers, the buses produced 55,600 tonnes of emissions (CO₂and other greenhouse gases). Therefore in 2005, Calgary Transit helped reduce CO₂ and other greenhouse gases by approximately 183,400 tonnes.

Strategies for Cleaner Air
The threat to our health and the environment from air pollution can be reduced if Calgarians change their travel behaviour and consider other alternatives. This can be accomplished through a number of ways:

increased use of public transit

increased car-pooling, walking and cycling

use of cleaner fuels

provision of high-occupancy vehicle lanes

performing regular maintenance checks/oil changes on vehicles and having emission control systems checked regularly

giving up a second car (according to Environment Canada, this can save about $600/month in after-tax dollars)