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Children's Mobility, Health and Happiness:
a Canadian School Travel Planning Model
Media Release and Background Information

Carpathia School Winnipeg

School Travel Planning brings together community stakeholders to identify barriers to active transportation for each school and develop a written action plan.

The expansion of School Travel Planning for 2009-2010 in Canada is made possible through financial contributions from the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer’s CLASP initiative, which stands for Coalitions Linking Action and Science for Prevention, the Public Health Agency of Canada and George Weston Limited/Loblaw Companies Limited. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of these funders.

Based on the experience gained during an initial Canadian pilot test of School Travel Planning Adobe PDF(Adobe PDF), a comprehensive toolkit has been developed to assist with establishing a School Travel Planning program.

This is still a pilot project and Green Communities Canada is gathering feedback from participants on the effectiveness of these tools. If you would like access to the toolkit please click here to send us an email request. We will respond promptly to requests and forward you the necessary password to access the toolkit here.

School Travel Planning Newsletters

In 2006, Green Communities Canada conducted extensive international research into School Travel Planning models and released the Review of International School Travel Planning Best Practices report. This research was supported by Transport Canada's Moving on Sustainable Transportation (MOST) initiative.

In March 2010, Green Communities Canada updated this best practices report, with funding support from Metrolinx and Transport Canada's ecoMOBILITY program. Download the updated report below.

CLASP
Production of this website has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada, through the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer; and from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein represent the views of the “Children’s Mobility, Health & Happiness: A Canadian School Travel Planning Model” project and do not necessarily represent the views of the project funders.

March 2010: Saving Time and Money with Active School Travel. A comprehensive report on the costs of school transportation in Ontario and how incorporating school travel planning policies can save time and money while furthering work for safe, active journeys to and from school.

Full report Adobe PDF(Adobe PDF)

Risk Management and Active School Travel
Prepared for Green Communities Canada by Municipal Risk Services Limited, April 2010.

Download Adobe PDF(Adobe PDF)

Below is the May 3 Risk Management and Active School Travel webinar archive link:

Name: STP - AST Liability - Doug Wyseman - 3 May 2010 External Link
Room ID: stp

Children's Mobility, Health and Happiness: a Canadian School Travel Planning Model is a two-year project funded through the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer’s CLASP initiative and the Public Health Agency of Canada. This project will expand STP across Canada, amplify our work with the University of Toronto on links between STP and the built environment, and introduce and apply Cape Breton University’s ground-breaking research into the links between active transportation, sustainable happiness, education and health.

In addition, the 2.5-year Stepping It Up pilot project in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area is now underway. The project is centrally coordinated by Metrolinx and is supported by Transport Canada’s ecoMOBILITY program. By the project's end, school travel planning will be introduced by City of Hamilton and Region of Peel staff at up to 30 local elementary schools, with expertise and support from Green Communities Canada and the University of Toronto. Visit the Stepping it Up webpage to learn more.

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