This award-winning program demonstrates an integrated approach to school
travel planning at 30 elementary schools to support the use of active and
sustainable transportation modes. Learn about the partnerships, policies and
other tools and approaches that led to the success and sustainability of the
program roll-out in Peel and Hamilton, Ontario. The information will be of
interest to a broad range of practitioners including planners, public health
staff, school administrators and educators, engineers and policy makers.

 

The project was made possible through funding from Transport Canada and a
partnership with the University of Toronto, Green Communities Canada, Region
of Peel and City of Hamilton, the local school boards, and numerous
community supporters. Stepping It Up measured an overall average decrease in
school car trips of 7% in the morning period and 3% in the afternoon period,
with an equivalent increase in pedestrian trips. Landmark panelists were
impressed by the program's coordinated, highly replicable, and
institutionalized approach to school travel planning, which refined and
advanced existing tools and methods from the Canadian School Travel Planning
toolkit and the Smart Commute program.

 

Registration is $50; free for the first 25 connecting locations that tell
the registrar how they have used information from past Tools of Change
webinars or from the Tools of Change website.

 

Details at http://www.webinars.cullbridge.com/

 


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