Canada has signed on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals which are a global call to action to address today's most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges. Canada and the Sustainable Development Goals - Canada.ca
Canada has declared that to meet goal 11 (sustainable cities and communities), it wants 22% of commuters to adopt shared or active transportation by 2030.
Ottawa met this standard in 2016 when 29% of commuters were using sustainable transportation. Sadly, the decline in our transit can be seen in this chart which shows that in 2021, only 17.9% of commuters were using sustainable transportation (includes both biking and transit).
This target is very achievable.
In Copenhagen, 62% of residents commute by bike. More than 60 per cent of people in Copenhagen commute to work or school by bike - Canadian Cycling Magazine
In Hong Kong, 80% of residents ride public transit. Hong Kong public transportation: a world-class model | InfraJournal
We could do better (unofficial motto of Ottawa).
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