Sustainable Travel

• McGill TeleStudio (to pre-record presentations, conduct media interviews remotely, and present virtually at conferences)
• IT’s list of videoconferencing facilities across the university 
• The MS-74 innovative classroom offered by Teaching & Learning Services 
• Online hubs to share knowledge and resources: OneDrive, D2 (document management solution) and Yammer 
• Microsoft Teams for online meetings and chats (free for McGill community members) 
• Zoom for remote teaching and learning (free for McGill community members) 

Tip: Ask your unit whether other video-conferencing facilities are available upon request. 

• Ride and Refresh program, offered by McGill Athletics and Recreation and the Office of Sustainability
• Interactive map of downtown campus bicycle racks 
• Self-serve bikes available for loan for free at Macdonald campus 
• Free bike repair workshops offered by the FLAT Bike Collective 
• Free self-serve bike repair stations outside the McConnell Engineering and Bronfman Buildings 
• La Route Verte’s network of biking trails 
• Map of downtown campus cycling infrastructure and resources (Made by Vélo Québec)
• Map of Macdonald campus cycling infrastructure and resources (Made by Vélo Québec)

• The 747 bus between downtown and the P.-E. Trudeau airport 
• The STM’s recommended apps, Transit and Chrono, for bus and metro schedules in Montreal 

• Map of electric vehicle charging stations at the downtown and Macdonald campuses. There’s also a charging station at the Gault Nature Reserve. [Note: This map was last updated in March 2022. If you have any questions, please sustainability [at] mcgill.ca (email .)] 
• Communauto car-sharing service 
• Resources for booking rental cars within and outside of Canada 
• Federal and provincial electric vehicle subsidies 

Tip: Check out the McGill Travel Services’ website for additional information. 

• Intercampus shuttle bus between the downtown and Macdonald campuses for full-time students with a valid ID (with equipment to transport two bicycles) 
• Parking and Transportation Services’ Transport website on how to get to, from and around our campuses 

• McGill’s adapted transport service, free to students and staff with mobility impairments 
• The STM’s paratransit program 
• McGill campus access guides on the accessibility of different buildings 

• Green Key Global 
• Green Globe 
• Trip Advisor’s Green Leaders 

• BIXI bike-share program’s annual membership discount 
• Discounted rate for VIA Rail for students traveling for University-related purposes and for faculty and staff traveling for any reason and including up to three co-travelers 
• Special arrangements with hotels near the downtown and Macdonald campuses, many within walking distance 
• Preferential hotel rates in Canada for staff through the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) 
• Discounts when booking flights through Direct Travel 

• Natural Resources Canada’s fuel consumption ratings tool for fuel efficiencies of different vehicles.  
• Rule of thumb: Select the smallest vehicle appropriate for the intended use and group size 
• Travel time and emissions of planes, trains and cars for popular VIA Rail routes 
• Greenhouse gas emissions for different flight options when booking flights with Direct Travel 
• Greenhouse gas emissions for different flight options on Google Flights