TravelSmart works by encouraging and supporting people to change their travel habits towards walking, cycling, using public transport and carpooling (sharing a lift). If people can change a few of their weekly car trips to alternative forms of travel, this will have a large impact on traffic congestion, air quality and health.

Benefits of Travelling Smart

Being TravelSmart has many benefits for you, your community, and your environment including:

• Saving money: 

• More time to do the things you enjoy:

• Increased health from being physically active. 
• Reduces pollution.
• Reduces greenhouse gas emissions which helps to slow global warming.
• Less traffic, noise and pollution in local streets.
• Safer streets (More ‘eyes on the street’ discourages local crime).
• Fewer road incidents as there are fewer cars on the streets.
• Greater contact between people and a rebuilding of a sense of community.
• Helping local businesses - walking or cycling to your local businesses will help keep smaller shopping precincts alive.

To calculate your car emissions, try the Green Vehicle Guide at www.greenvehicleguide.gov.au. To calculate your full household emissions and learn about climate change visit www.carbonneutral.com.au.

For further information on TravelSmart in the Town of Cambridge, please contact the TravelSmart Officer on 08 9347 6000.