Travel Cost Calculator
Transportation can be costly, but walking and cycling are great ways to save money!
If you’ve ever wondered how much money you could be saving by travelling by transit, biking, or walking more often, the City of Calgary has got the answer for you! This nifty tool, called the travel cost calculator, shows how much money you could be saving (or are already saving).
Calculate the active transportation savings
Not only is cycling beneficial for your wallet, but it also has a lot of hidden cost benefits to society, like environmental, health, road maintenance, reduced congestion costs, and more.
Over one year, here are the savings/costs of a daily 5 km trip:
🚶🏼♂️ $912 in savings as health benefits to you and/or society.
🚲 $37 in average cost to you and/or society.
🚎 $1,570 in average cost to you and/or society.
🚘 $4,234 in average cost to you and/or society
HUB Cycling’s work supports the environmental, health, and social benefits that cycling, walking, and rolling provide. Our work removes barriers to cycling like improving safe cycling infrastructure, connecting your routes, educating the communities, and advocating for reforms to laws protecting people biking, walking, and rolling.
Regular bike trips can save you thousands of dollars and provide recommended daily physical activity.
If you find yourself in a position to pass along the savings to make it easier for more people to cycle, please consider a donation to HUB Cycling, where we’re working every day to make biking better for everyone!
You will receive a charitable tax receipt via email within 24 hours of your donation. Please check your junk/spam folder if it does not end up in your main inbox.
There are many ways to support HUB Cycling's work including:
For more ways of giving, visit bikehub.ca/donate
Every year, millions of employees get involved in workplace-giving campaigns to support local United Way solutions that improve education, financial stability and health.
HUB Cycling is one of the local organizations you can request your employer to support via United Way contributions.
HUB Cycling is also part of 1% for the Planet, a global network of businesses, individuals and environmental organizations tackling our planet's most pressing environmental issues.
If your organization donates to 1% for the Planet, they may offer to match your contribution.