BIG MOVE #5 - Promotion of Sustainable Transportation Options

Action

This proposed Big Move includes a combination of several smaller initiatives to promote sustainable transportation options, including:

1. E-Bike Purchase Incentives: encourage e-bike ownership through financial support from the City.
2. Transit Promotional Activities: incorporate city-wide educational and promotional opportunities to encourage the use of transit as an alternative mode of transportation. This may include media campaign, event, workshop, and/or online public transit promotion.
3. School Travel Planning: work closely with schools in Port Moody to develop school-specific information and promotions packages that would encourage students, parents, and teachers to make school trips with sustainable transportation modes. This would also include identifying infrastructure and safety improvements around schools.
4. Micromobility Options*: support micromobility options through regulatory updates and seek the introduction of shared micromobility providers in Port Moody. This would also include electric bikes, electric scooters, and car-sharing providers.

*The City of Port Moody began participating in the provincially-led Electric Kick Scooter Pilot Project starting May 31, 2024.

Contribution to Climate Action Plan Targets

• The trip range extension that e-bikes provide, particularly in combination with bus and SkyTrain, allows many residents and families to effectively reduce or forgo car ownership entirely, lowering emissions.
• Reduces GHG emissions by shifting travel modes from single-occupancy vehicles to active transportation modes.
• Reduces GHG emissions from vehicles by providing alternative micromobility options for residents and visitors, especially for short trips.

Consideration and Challenges

E-Bike Purchase Incentives

• Requires large financial investment to encourage a significant proportion of the population to shift modes.
• May require infrastructure enhancements to provide secure bike parking.

Transit Promotional Activities

• Requires considerable coordination with TransLink.
• May require various transit promotional initiatives to attract additional ridership.

School Travel Planning

• Requires close collaboration with schools in Port Moody

Micromobility Options

• Requires regulation of micromobility options to ensure that operations are safe.
• Requires consideration for supporting those who may not be able to afford personal e-bikes or e-scooter.

Additional Benefits

• Provides alternate ways to get around Port Moody without driving.
• Helps to alleviate traffic congestion by providing alternatives to cars.
• Provides greater mobility to residents that don’t have the ability to drive due to age or physical ability.
• Improves safer zones around schools.