Welcome to The Centre for Sustainable Transportation

The Centre for Sustainable Transportation, which was established in the Toronto Region in the mid 1990’s, is now an integral part of the University of Winnipeg, a leading city core university dedicated to the principles of sustainable development.

The Centre was founded to provide leadership in achieving sustainable transportation in Canada. It provides reliable information, fills knowledge gaps through research, educates stakeholders and raises awareness among them, and offers strategic policy advice in selected areas. The Centre strives to become a central resource on sustainable transportation practices and supporting information.

Transportation is linked to all aspects of Canadian life. Our natural environment, economic prosperity, and social well being all depend on transportation systems that are clean, efficient, and equitable. Current transportation trends are considered unsustainable. They are threatening our environmental, economic, and social future. Altering these trends is not an easy task and requires the cooperation of all stakeholders.

The role of the Centre is to assist decision-makers in making appropriate choices in how Canada’s transportation systems are planned and delivered. It is a membership-based organization and welcomes supporters from all parts of Canada and beyond.

What is sustainable transportation?

A sustainable transportation system is one 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.
. Limits emissions and waste within the planetπs 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.