1. Sir Arthur Currie PS Travel Plan Baseline Data Analysis
Presented by the Human Environments Analysis Laboratory Western University

2. Number of parent & youth surveys completed
Response Rate
Number of parent & youth surveys completed
Count %
Youth Survey 33
13.6%
Parent Surveys (Grades JK-3) 48
13.9%
Parent Surveys (Grade 4-8) 41
16.9%
These surveys were completed between October 11, 2018 and October 25, 2018

3. Summary Statistics 95.3% support school travel planning
48.8% of students allowed to walk
Grades JK to 3: 54.3%
Grades 4 to 8: 42.1%
32.1% of students allowed to bike
Grades JK to 3: 32.6%
Grades 4 to 8: 31.6%

4. Recruitment for Surveys

5. How do students get to/from school?

6. Parent perceptions of walking distance
Reality
Perception
Lives within walking distance
Does not live within walking distance
My child does not live within walking distance 8 30
My child lives within walking distance 45 2
The school board's define walking distance as living within 1.6km of the school. The red boxes show how many parents' perceptions of walking distance do not match the reality of the school board policy.

7. How do students living within 1.6km get to/from school?

8. Who are they travelling with by grade?
To School
From School
Mode
JK - 3
4 - 8
Nobody 4 1 5
Siblings 18 22 45 15
Friends 2 10 23
Parents 44 20 7
Other Adults 9 11

9. Who students are travelling with to/from school?

10. Barriers for Walking to School Top 5 within 1.6km for Parents
It feels unsafe due to traffic on the route (78%)
There are too many busy streets to cross (62%)
Too young to walk/bike to school (56%)
They don’t have cycling skills (52%)
There are not enough bike paths / lanes (48%)

11. Other Barriers Mentioned by Parents
Construction and construction vehicles
Need to drive children to school due to timing issues (e.g., before / after care program, need to drop kids off on way to work)
Weather (e.g., cold, snow, rain)
Snow Clearing (e.g., very slow on pathways and corners, younger siblings make it difficult to walk especially in snow)
Bus stop is too far from the house (Note: All bus stops are within 400-metres of a child’s house)
50km / h in school zone is too fast
Roundabout is too dangerous to cross unassisted

12. Barriers for Walking to School Top 5 within 1.6km for Students
It is easier to drive (47%)
There is no one to walk with (45%)
There are not enough sidewalks (30%)
It feels unsafe due to traffic on the route (26%)
It feels unsafe because of crime (25%)

13. Other Barriers Mentioned by Students
The roundabout; I can never tell if there is a car behind the roundabout
Construction
I don't have a bike of my own to use
I walk past two highways
Weather

14. Streets In Our Neighbourhood
(% Disagree)
(% Disagree)
In Our Neighbourhood....
JK-3
JK-3 within 1.6km
4-8
4-8 within 1.6km
There are enough sidewalks on the streets
53%
56%
52% 6%
10%
There are walking trails that are easy to get to
63%
62%
33%
35%
There are bicycle lanes/trails that are easy to get to
83%
85%
90%
42%
There are lots of trees along the streets
23%
19% 9% 5%
We know a lot of people
49%
38%
24%
25%

15. Neighbourhood Safety (% Agree) (% Agree) In Our Neighbourhood.... JK-3
JK-3 within 1.6km
4-8
4-8 within 1.6km
Too much traffic on our street
53%
56%
52% 6%
10%
Too much traffic along nearby streets
63%
62%
33%
35%
Most drivers go too fast
83%
85%
90%
42%
There is a lot of crime
23%
19% 9% 5%
Unsafe to walk during the day alone
49%
38%
24%
25%
Unsafe to walk during the day with friends/siblings
36%
Afraid of being hurt or taken by a stranger
67%
30%