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School travel planning

Transforming municipalities – one school community at a time

by COOK L
School travel planning Families at George Greenaway Elementary in Surrey, BC were thrilled to have Mayor Dianne Watts join them during the walk to school on Earth Day April 22, 2010. This kicked off the City’s Environmental Extravaganza; seven weeks of public events that raise awareness for city wide efforts, including School Travel Planning.
Published in November 2010 - Page 29

Active and Safe Routes to School (ASRTS) programming works to get more children using active school travel by creating safer, more navigable routes to school. ASRTS is an ideal project for municipalities transforming towards active transportation, since the trip to school is a realistic length for many students to actively travel on a daily basis, and because school routes connect whole communities. When routes are safe and navigable for children, they are also used by

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