Travelsmart @ ECU
Travelsmart is all about choosing sustainable, healthy alternatives to using your car. There are many easy ways to get to ECU campuses without driving your car, and you could save yourself both time AND money! Read on to find out how.
SmartRider update
Tertiary SmartRider is now available for all full-time students. This means that as well as being your new student or staff Student ID for Transperth and Transwa concession, you can now add value to your Tertiary SmartRider and use it to pay for fares by tagging on and off all Transperth buses, trains and ferries.
Step 1: Ensure that you fill out the web form to give ECU the ability to provide Transperth with information to issue you with a Smartrider as part of your student/staff ID card.
Step 2: Add value to you Smartrider either through Autoload, B-pay or by machine.
Step 3: You're ready to go!
For more information on how to register your Smartrider and add value, visit the Transperth website.
Timetables
Transperth bus and train timetables are available at ECU Student Central, the ECU Megalabs and Libraries, the Guild Shop, all Transperth Info centres, major stations or try the Transperth website for Journey Planner Assistance, or call Transperth Infoline on 13 62 13.
Contact Information
Should you find that you need further information, ECU's Coordinator, Environment Systems can assist you, please contact us.
Useful Links
Sustainable Transport Coalition- www.stcwa.org.au/index.html
Department for Planning and Infrastructure- www.dpi.wa.gov.au/travelsmart/
Carbon Neutral Program- www.carbonneutral.com.au/
The Green Vehicle Guide- www.greenvehicleguide.gov.au
Australian Greenhouse Office- www.greenhouse.gov.au/
Bicycle Transport Alliance- http://www.btawa.org.au/
5 reasons why you should become Travelsmart
- Car use contributes to traffic congestion, high infrastructure costs, community fragmentation and pollution.
- Walking and cycling, even a couple of trips per week will keep you fit and healthy.
- For every litre of petrol used, 2.5 kilograms of carbon dioxide are released from a car's exhaust. Vehicle emissions are a major source of air pollution in Perth and carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are thought to be largely responsible for global warming.
- Being TravelSmart can save you money- on petrol, parking, car maintenance and that gym membership you never use!
- 4 out of 5 trips by Perth residents are made by car, most of these by the driver alone. Across Perth 50% of car trips are less than 5km!
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