School Travel Planning in Canada Presented by:

Main Benefits Health & wellness Safety Environment Cost Community cohesion

STP = More Active Travel

What is School Travel Planning? Environment Safety Health & wellness DocumentProcess

STP Process SET-UP (Jun) DATA COLLECTION *Baseline (Sept/Oct) *Final (May) ACTION PLANNING (Oct – Dec) IMPLEMENTATION (Oct – Jun) THE STP DOCUMENT Year 1 Year 2

National Support

Municipal Stakeholders

School Stakeholders

School Board  Participate in monitoring and reviews of School Travel Plans as needed  Approve STP as necessary  Provide information about current policies  Provide school site plans

Municipal Staff  Help with data collection  Provide historical data & maps  Contribute to Action Plan development  Ensure recommended engineering improvements are included in plans & budgets

Police Services  Assist in development of Action Plan  Conduct traffic and personal safety education programs in action plan  Monitor compliance  Participate in Walkabout  Provide crime statistics

Public Health  Participate in education of parents and students  Participate in Walkabout  Contribute ideas for Action Plan

History of Active School Travel in  Facilitator: please build this slide to outline the AST events that have happened in the community you are presenting to. It would be ideal to model it after slide 3, adding photos of any previous events including IWALK participation, Walking programs, WSBs, and so on. When you speak to each photo, be sure to mention who was involved and the number of schools or children it reached. If you cannot add photos, use bullet points to do the same.

STP in Toolkit available at Password: stptools2009  Municipal Stakeholder Introductory Documents  Statement of Support  Municipal STP Steering Committee Terms of Reference  How could the STP process work for you?  Who will take the lead?  Who is missing from the table?  What information do you need to take back to your organization?

Next Steps Attend follow-up planning meeting Review School Travel Planning with your organization Confirm your organization’s commitment to participate

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