Sonia Sanita, OCT, MES York Catholic District School Board & - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Sonia Sanita, OCT, MES York Catholic District School Board & York Region District School Board February 29, 2016

Working together…

• n a movement to shift travel choices

• Active & Sustainable School Travel (ASST)
• School Travel Planning (STP) Process & Partnership in York Region
• Guiding Policies/Frameworks & Provincial Linkages
• School Events
• Active School Travel Resources

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ASST includes walking, wheeling (cycle, scoot, wheelchair, skate) or taking the bus (if eligible) for the trip to and from school.

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School Community Municipality/ Region Health Department

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• Helping communities prioritize

active and sustainable school travel.

• Is a flexible process with a

customized tool kit available

• nline (Green Communities Canada).
• Brings communities together to

identify and overcome barriers to active and sustainable school transportation.

• Uses the 5 E’s (Education,

Encouragement, Enforcement, Engineering, Evaluation)

• Further refining partnerships while

collaborating through each step of the STP process.

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The Canadian School Travel Planning Model School Travel Planning in York Region Council Report Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Ontario Public Health Standards York Region

• Official Plan
• Strategic Plans
• ASRTS

Committee School Board policies

From Documents & Policies into Action

York Region

2010 Pilot Project Findings Town of Aurora School Travel Planning Policy (2013) Metrolinx ASST Strategy & Hub

• 1. Daily Physical Activity
• Active and sustainable school travel can contribute

significantly to 60 minutes of physical activity per day, connected to the school day

• 2. Healthy Schools
• Focus on Physical Activity
• 3. EcoSchools
• Focus on Environmental stewardship

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 Metrolinx Active and Sustainable School Travel (ASST)

Strategy & Hub:

 Metrolinx delivers mobility-related solutions in the GTHA  ASST Strategy & Hub: Along with 20 + stakeholders - by

2031, to substantially increase (to 60%) the number of children involved in active school travel and build lifelong healthy habits

 Process funded by Metrolinx and MTO  YCDSB, YRDSB and York Region are each represented as

part of the Strategy & Hub

 Collaborating to make active travel a priority Provincially  Developing GTHA-wide initiatives, projects and events

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Even ents ts

 Unionville Public School,

Markham: Community

partners collaborating to support schools on International Walk & Bike to School Day

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• Collaborated with public health

and municipality to:

• Plan monthly active travel

celebrations across the school year.

• Develop King Township

crossing guard and community walk leader pilot projects.

Bike ike to School hool We Week k May ay 30 to June e 3, , 2016

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Trave vel l Re Reso sour urce ces

www.schoolbuscity.com/routes/

Principal Resource Kit

 Principal Resource Kit, YRDSB & YCDSB - available upon request  Information and resources related to ASST, Student Transportation Services of York Region

www.schoolbuscity.com/routes/

 School Travel Planning in Aurora, Town of Aurora

https://www.aurora.ca/TownHall/Pages/Departments/Infrastructure%20and%20Environmental%20Servic es/School-Travel-Planning.aspx

 School Travel Planning Toolkit and other resources, Green Communities Canada

www.saferoutestoschool.ca

 Information about the Healthy Schools program, York Region

www.york.ca/healthyschools

 Pedestrian Safety Information and Resources, York Region

www.york.ca/pedestriansafety

 School Travel Resources, Metrolinx

http://www.metrolinx.com/en/projectsandprograms/schooltravel/school_travel_resources.aspx

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Sonia Sanita Safe Routes to School Facilitator YCDSB: 905-713-1211 Ext. 12372 sonia.sanita@ycdsb.ca YRDSB: 905-727-0022 Ext. 2095 sonia.sanita@yrdsb.ca

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