Your Commute Counts: Fill out the 2025 Sustainable Transportation Survey

The Sustainability Office is inviting the campus community to take part in the 2025 Sustainable Transportation Survey – an initiative designed to better understand how students, staff, and faculty commute to campus. Whether you walk, bike, drive, or take transit, your input will help shape the future of transportation at Laurier.

Why does this survey matter?

This university-wide survey is more than just a data collection effort – it’s a strategic tool that will:

• Assess Campus-wide Modal Splits
  • To establish a clear picture of how everyone travels to and from campus, whether it is a sustainable commuting mode or not

• Support Scope 3 Emissions Tracking
  • Survey data will help us understand the emissions footprint from commuting

• Identify Barriers to Sustainable Transportation
  • The survey will uncover the demographic, infrastructure, and geographic challenges to taking sustainable transportation modes

• Inform Future Strategies for Modal Shift
  • Insights gathered will inform transportation infrastructure and reaffirm Laurier’s commitment to allow-carbon future

Prize Draws Available

The following prize draws are available

• Waterloo and Kitchener Faculty and Staff Only: 8 x $45 EasyGo cards, 10 x $50 MEC cards, and 10 x transportation-themed prize packs (valued at $50) (Prizes for Waterloo and Kitchener staff/faculty will be provided by the TravelWise Program)
• Brantford and Milton Faculty and Staff only: 4x $75 commuter prize packs.
• Students (All Campuses): 6 x $50 MEC gift cards and 6 x $50 well.ca gift cards.

Your Voice Matters – Participate today!

By participating, you’re helping us understand the impacts and opportunities with sustainable transportation in the communities we operate in. Overall, the survey data will inform us of barriers, opportunities, and the environmental impact of our daily commuting habits. The survey takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. It is completely anonymous, and is open to all Laurier students, staff, and faculty. Visit the survey page for more information and to participate.

Let’s move forward – Together!

For more information or for an accessible version of the survey, please reach out to Kat in the Sustainability Office at kmilicic@wlu.ca.