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School Travel PlanningLeading the way for Active School Travel in Ontario, Canada: A Collaborative Provincial Strategy
Introduction
Education Encouragement Enforcement Engineering Evaluation
School Travel Planning: The process to deliver ASRTS in a way that follows the 5 E’s
An explanation of terms used
Active Sustainable School Travel (ASST): another name for ASRTS
Encouragement and Educational Activities include:• Walking School Bus / Bicycle Train• Walk/Wheel on Wednesdays• Walking Buddies
The School Travel Planning Process
Inclusive Planning and Engagement
Cost-Benefits of School Travel1:8 cost-benefit ratio on STP work in Ontario to date
Elmdale Public School, Ottawa Cost-Benefit Annual Benefits: + 231,458 minutes - 20,407 km - 4.4 tonnes of greenhouse gases - 177 kg of air pollutants
Long-term estimated benefit of $142M to the province
~$1M for 19 projects over 11 years
4900/Project$
$ 124/Student
Average Annual Costs
STP in Canada: A holistic examination of program impact on active school travel: G.
Mammen, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto
4 distinct studies: 2 quantitative + 1 qualitative + 1 mixed-methods
Disseminated 2010-2012
Funded by:
Can STP lead to increases in AST after 1 year of implementation?
What key factors influence implementation and mode change?
Objectives
Can STP lead to increases in AST?Summary of Findings after 1 school year of STP
Study 2Mode Shift among
Parents
Study 1Increase in AST
1-23%
Study 3N/A (Qualitative)
Study 42 Toronto Schools3.2%
3.9%School 1
14%
To SchoolFrom School
of parents changed from to
School 2
15%11%
To SchoolFrom School
in 1/2 of Participating
Schools
Summary of Findings
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$
$
$Diverse communities
served
Biggest challenges• 1 year implementation period • Parent involvement
Success Factors• STP Facilitator role & model• STP’s comprehensive approach
in strategy implementations and stakeholder involvement:
- school champions- community stakeholders
(align with 5Es)- designated facilitator
Ontario Provincial Strategies Leading to Sustainability
Feasibility Study in Toronto & Wellington Dufferin Guelph
Roadmap Strategy
Regional Communities of Practice
Provincial ASST Strategy Roadmapwww.smartcommute.ca
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Metrolinx mandate: To champion and deliver mobility solutions for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA):
The Big MoveBy 2031, 60% of children in the GTHA will walk or cycle to school
20% of am peak hour traffic is connected to school travel School travel mode affects work commute
Stepping It Up project for Hamilton and Region of Peel 2010-12
Opportunity to build lifelong healthy habits Children today are the commuters of 2031 and beyond
Provincial ASST Strategy Roadmap
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• Provides discussion platform on sustaining active school travel in the GTHA and beyond.• Conversation between > 30 key stakeholder organizations: 8 provincial ministries,
municipalities, public health, school boards, practitioners, and NGOs• Describes how organizations and communities can work individually and collectively.• Strategy identifies: key goals & benefits, 8 strategic areas of focus & related actions,
existing stakeholder activity & priority actions.• Process funded by Metrolinx & Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation.
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Clarifying Strategic Intentions Building the Roadmap
42 Key Informant Interviews
Numerous documents reviewed
Synthesis
Dialog
Modeling Listening
4 workshops, every 2 weeksModeling between
workshops
Priority Setting
Provincial ASST Strategy RoadmapProcess
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• Strategy roadmap
Strategy Roadmap Implemented in GTHA
• Formed January 2015• Includes representatives from 60+
organizations (transportation, planning and recreation departments, public health, school boards, police, schools, NGOs, and other stakeholders)
• Welcomes participation from all GTHA stakeholders
Support further
collaboration
Sharing of Best Practice
Amplification of Work
Key Goals
School boards
Municipalities/Regional
GovernmentsPublic Health
Local NGO/
ENGOsMetrolinx
History with Active School Travel
Support includes initiatives:
Strong partnerships across the province with over 250 partners dedicated to improving children’s health since 2006
Regional Communities of Practice
Champlain School
Facilitation Pilot
Spark Advocacy Grants
HealthyCanada By Design► Partners: national health, planning and transportation organizations, region and
local health authorities, NGOs, & university researchers; ► Incorporate health considerations into land use and transportation planning► Developed the Shaping Active, Healthy Communities Toolkit and Workshop guide
Local research
EstablishPartnerships
BuildAwareness
Community Engagement
Policy Development Advocacy
Champlain School Facilitation Pilot Program
8 month school-based intervention to support healthy eating and physical activity, including school travel planning/active transportation
RioCan/HSF/GCC Active Safe Routes to School (2013-2018)► 4 new schools each year from across Canada
5-step plan to develop school travel plans Education and encouragement (events, assemblies, awards) Community mobilization Evaluation
Regional Communities of PracticeStrategies and Policies
1. Heart and Stroke/Green Communities: research and document existing Ontario school travel policies
2. Hosting Regional Workshops:
Regional summits for - Report feedback - Understand/incorporating regional differences- Sharing promising and best practices
4Create a sustainability plan that builds on results from summits
workshop to consolidate best strategies from regional workshops5th
TORONTOWELLINGTON DUFFERIN GUELPH
5 schools5 municipalitiesUrban and rural
10 schoolsNeighbourhood pairingUrban and suburban
A Feasibility Study: Regional Delivery of STP
?Who owns
STP? Who should fund STP?
Ontario ASRTS Partnership Model
School Boards
MunicipalitiesPolice
Public Health
FundingSupport
for Facilitation
Central Communications
Strategy
Resource Support for STP Tools & Models
Evaluation/Measurements
Knowledge exchange
through regional cooperation
Delivered locally with support from:
Supported provincially:
Multiple Partners and ContributorsOur Thanks
Funding
Toronto
Transportation Services & Planning
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph
Questions?