active transportation News Archive

Sustainability
Get ready to move, sustainably
May 24, 2023 —
Gear up to participate in two popular summer sustainability events, Bike to Work Day and the Commuter Challenge.

Sustainability
Gather your team for the Jack Frost Challenge
January 27, 2023 —
Join friends and fellow Manitobans for this year’s Jack Frost Challenge — a province-wide event organized by the Green Action Centre that takes place from Feb. 5 to 11 and encourages participants to complete 130 collective kms of winter activities.

Sustainability
Voice your opinion, take the Campus Commute Survey
January 16, 2023 —
UM needs your help to improve your campus commute and help inform future transportation planning. Fill out the Campus Commute Survey between January 16-31, 2023.

Sustainability
Rolling into bronze
July 11, 2022 —
UM students, faculty and staff cycled, walked, took transit, carpooled, and worked and studied from home during Commuter Challenge week. Don’t let your sustainable commutes stop here!

Sustainability
Join researcher panel on sustainable, equitable transportation
April 4, 2022 —
UM community members are invited to attend the Sustainable and Equitable Transportation Researcher Panel, April 12 from 12 to 1 p.m. on Teams. Hear from renowned researchers who are addressing past challenges and exciting opportunities for transportation in our community.

Sustainability
Are you ready for an exciting outdoor challenge?
February 1, 2022 —
Register yourself or your team for the Jack Frost Challenge, an annual week-long event to celebrate and encourage winter activities across Manitoba

Sustainability
October is GoTober
October 21, 2021 —
October is GoTober at GoManitoba, and this year we invite the UM community to try something new and take the pledge to convert Just One Trip each week to a more sustainable mode, like carpooling, transit, biking or walking.

Sustainability
Commutes look different this year – and so will the Commuter Challenge
May 20, 2021 —
The annual Commuter Challenge will take place from May 30 to June 5 – and this year, it’s expanding!

Sustainability
Steering around the potholes of spring cycling
May 17, 2021 —
Follow a few tips from the Office of Sustainability and UMCycle to help find your route, arrive safely and secure your bicycle

Sustainability
Highlighting campus transportation
June 22, 2020 —
Data and feedback from the 2020 survey responses continue to inform recommendations to better support UM students, staff and faculty.