Transportation

Current ETS Initiatives

LocalMotion

Parkallen has been chosen to be the host neighbourhood for LocalMotion, a unique collaboration with the City to transform the neighbourhood into a more EcoMobile community.

Find out more at www.edmonton.ca/localmotion.

ETS Modern Diesel Buses

ETS has 374 Clean Diesel Engines. These buses are equipped with engines that have electronically controlled fuel systems, fuelled by ultra low sulphur diesel to achieve the best fuel economy. DPF (Diesel Particulate Filters) and Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) have also been installed to reduce the release of pollutants to the environment. The DPF used on the new buses is an active filter system which re-burns particulate matter in the muffler system. These features will allow the buses to meet the strict 2007 EPA regulation. Source: EPA: Web site

How important is "transportation" in the climate change issue?

Did you know…*

That about half of Canada's harmful greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation?
That most of these harmful emissions come from single occupant vehicles (cars with driver as sole passenger)?
That most cars emit up to 4 tonnes of harmful emissions into the atmosphere every year?
That there are healthier, more cost effective options for getting around?

* Sources - CMA, Canadian Urban Transit Association