Burlington
Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services
Transportation Strategy - Electric Mobility
EICS-13-21
Executive summary
- The purpose of this report is to obtain council approval to work with the BurlingtonGreen organizaton to develop a community based Electric Mobility Strategy for Burlington.
- The development of an Electric Mobility Strategy is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in Burlington. An Integrated Mobility Plan is also underway to support sustainable and active modes of transportation, and public transit, which will also support the goals of the Climate Action Plan.
Climate implications
- As reported in report EICS-07-21, the transportation sector represents over 40% of the community’s greenhouse gas emissions.
- Emissions are calculated using local fuel sales data.
(Graph shown depicting Emissions By Sector – Percentage (2020 data): Transportation – Diesel & Gasoline 44%; Residential 26%; Commercial Institutional 20%; and Industrial 10%).