Moving Smarter: Exploring energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction solutions for Canadian cities - Toolbox of Measures

Over the past decade, many governments in Canada have identified ambitious targets for reducing energy use and/or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Since transportation accounts for about one-third of all energy consumed in Canada, significant changes to transportation behavior, modal shares and technology are considered to achieve the targets. This report seeks to provide readers with ideas for reducing urban transportation GHG emissions and help them identify, weigh and select the most appropriate measures or bundle of measures when policy, program or project level opportunities arise. Readers can use the information provided in this report to: Identify a list of measures which are applicable to their jurisdiction based on the size of their municipality and to their area of responsibility (e.g. as a transit agency, municipality, etc.); Short list measures for further investigation based on an examination of the GHG reduction potential of measures, costs, technical feasibility and social acceptability; Explore options to support or augment the actions already underway in their own jurisdiction; Conduct further evaluations of measures within their local context to determine locally specific feasibility issues, budget requirements, GHG reduction potential and constraints; Understand benefits and disadvantages of various measures in order to build arguments and support for policy choices; Identify constraints and barriers which need to be addressed in their own jurisdiction, or which may remove certain measures from further consideration; Build an action plan based on the implementation considerations and timing of application.