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1 SCHOOL TRAVEL PLANNING Walking in Partnership for Supportive Environments ACT Canada Sustainable Mobility Summit 2017 Presented by Emily Van Kesteren Public Health Nurse Middlesex-London Health Unit

2 Active & Safe Routes to School (ASRTS): PARTNERS

3 ASRTS Purpose To work in partnerships for the improvement of children s health, safety and our environment through comprehensive health promotion strategies such as: Education Engagement Research and Policy Development / Advocacy

4 Where we re going School Travel Planning (STP) Local Summary Statistics Quantitative barriers Themes & Action Plan Examples Qualitative barriers 1) Traffic 2) Infrastructure 3) Weather

5 School Travel Planning (STP) Encourages active school travel by developing an action plan to build upon strengths and work to remove concerns around schools. 5 E s of Road Safety 5 Phases: 1. Education 1. Set Up 2. Encouragement 3. Engineering 2. Collect Baseline Data 4. Enforcement 3. Develop Action Plan 5. Evaluation 4. Carry Out Action Plan 5. Evaluation

6 School Travel Planning (STP) 1. Set Up 2. Collect Baseline Data 3. Develop Action Plan 4. Carry Out Action Plan 5. Evaluation SURVEYS TRAFFIC COUNTS WALKABOUTS

7 STP Summary Statistics 16 schools ( ) Surveys Completed Count Youth Survey 1057 Parent Surveys (Grades JK-3) 1104 Parent Surveys (Grade 4-8) % of students allowed to walk JK-3: 49.3% Gr 4-8: 71% 37.9% of students allowed to bike JK-3: 27.8% Gr 4-8: 47.4%

8 Travel Mode Use vs. Preference 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Walk Wheel Car Bus To School From School

9 Travel Mode Use vs. Preference 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% * 94.7% of parents support STP Walk Wheel Car Bus To School From School

10 STP Survey Results - BARRIERS TO WALKING & BIKING TO SCHOOL Parents of Grade 4-8 students living within 1.6 km 1. It feels unsafe due to traffic on the route 2. There are not enough bike paths/lanes 3. It s easier to drive them 4. My child does not have the skills to ride a bike safely 5. There are too many busy streets to cross Grade 4-8 students living within 1.6 km 1. It is easier to be driven

11 Barriers Identified Through Traffic Counts & Walkabouts 1. Traffic 2. Infrastructure 3. Weather

12 Traffic & Traffic Safety - TIPS

13 Traffic & Traffic Safety - VIDEO

14 Traffic REPORTS & ADVOCACY

15 Traffic REPORTS & ADVOCACY * Report can be downloaded from: ctive-safe-school-routes

16 Traffic & Infrastructure PEDESTRIAN CROSSOVERS (PXO) School Newsletters Posters Presentations to Students Bus Shelter & Radio Ads 5 E s of Road Safety 1. Education 2. Encouragement 3. Engineering 4. Enforcement 5. Evaluation

17 Traffic & Infrastructure PEDESTRIAN CROSSOVERS (PXO) 5 E s of Road Safety 1. Education 2. Encouragement 3. Engineering 4. Enforcement 5. Evaluation

18 Traffic & Infrastructure PEDESTRIAN CROSSOVERS (PXO) 5 E s of Road Safety 1. Education 2. Encouragement 3. Engineering 4. Enforcement 5. Evaluation

19 Traffic & Infrastructure BEFORE & AFTER

20 Traffic & Infrastructure BEFORE & AFTER

21 Traffic & Infrastructure BEFORE & AFTER

22 Traffic & Infrastructure BEFORE & AFTER

23 Traffic & Infrastructure BEFORE & AFTER

24 Traffic & Infrastructure PEDESTRIAN CROSSOVERS (PXO) III Demerit 500 Points 5 E s of Road Safety 1. Education 2. Encouragement 3. Engineering 4. Enforcement 5. Evaluation

25 Barriers Identified Through Traffic Counts & Walkabouts 1. Traffic 2. Infrastructure 3. Weather

26 Infrastructure REPORTS & ADVOCACY

27 Case Study SIDEWALKS

28 Case Study SIDEWALKS

29 Case Study SIDEWALKS Advocacy Social Media Letters from the Public Petition

30 Case Study SIDEWALKS Delegation Status Councillor gives delegation status at the London Civic Works Meeting

31 Case Study SIDEWALKS Student Voice Students volunteer to create a video about the safety risks of walking to school without sidewalks

32 Case Study SIDEWALKS Two opposing positions presented Student video shown Committee Vote Civic Works Meeting

33 Case Study BEFORE & AFTER

34 Case Study BEFORE & AFTER

35 Case Study BEFORE & AFTER

36 Barriers Identified Through Traffic Counts & Walkabouts 1. Traffic 2. Infrastructure 3. Weather

37 Policy & Environmental Improvements

38 Special Thanks to Riverside Public School & Tara MacDaniel, PHN, MLHU

39 THANK YOU! Contact Emily Van Kesteren, RN, BScN, MA Public Health Nurse Middlesex-London Health Unit 50 King St., London, ON ext

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