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Car-free ‘School Streets’ Launch in Markham

May 24, 2022
The Markham School Streets Pilot launched at John McCrae Public School, creating temporary road closures during peak school drop-off and pick-up times. The Pilot is…
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Community Walk around Hillmount Public School

Key Features of the Toronto Active and Safe Routes to School Pilot Project

April 28, 2022
Toronto’s Active and Safe Routes to School (ASRTS) pilot project has tested methods to improve safety along designated routes to school and to encourage more…
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Kids inside an Electric School Bus

New Canadian Alliance Calls on Electric School Bus Advocates

April 21, 2022
Montréal (Québec), Peterborough (Ontario), April 21, 2022 – On this eve of Earth Day, Équiterre and Green Communities Canada are thrilled to launch the new Canadian Electric School…
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Kids playing at Mountview School Streets pop-up

Car-Free ‘School Streets’ Coming Soon

March 3, 2022
School Streets are coming to three Ontario communities this spring. Learn about the project’s progress and plans within Mississauga, Markham, and Hamilton.
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Black History Month: Books, Articles & Documentaries on Environmental Racism

February 28, 2022
A resource list prepared in commemoration of Black history month to help create a more comprehensive understanding of environmental racism rooted in Black perspectives.
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A man cycling with a child carrier over a bridge that has both cycling and pedestrian lanes

Canada’s National Active Transportation Strategy and Fund: Conversations with the Advocates

December 20, 2021
Canada’s recently released (and first ever!) The National Active Transportation Strategy and accompanying Active Transportation Fund were decades in the making, with strong advocacy efforts…
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A man patting the back of a young boy on a scooter in a fatherly manner, while they move down the sidewalk of a residential street

Top Strategies to Encourage Parents to Let Their Kids Walk and Wheel to School

November 23, 2021
The Ontario Active School Travel Council’s Parent Engagement Working Group has gathered information on engaging parents in active school travel. The key findings of this…
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Creating Car-Free ‘School Streets’ Around Ontario Schools

November 10, 2021
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is proud to introduce the Ontario School Streets Pilot project, which is testing the creation of car-free zones in streets adjacent to schools in three Canadian cities:…
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Three grade school-aged kids wearing safety vests and bike helmets maneuvering around small pylons in a school yard

Identifying Best Practices in Walking and Wheeling Skills Training Programs

November 2, 2021
Green Communities Canada and Stuckless Consulting Inc. have partnered on a new project focused on walking & wheeling skills training in schools. Funded through Ontario…
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A man walking beside a young boy wearing a backpack, the man is patting the boys head in a fatherly gesture while they both wear medical masks

Request for Proposal: Active School Travel Parent Engagement Tools

October 15, 2021
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is seeking a marketing and communications consultant to undertake a project to develop, test, and evaluate new social marketing messages, tools, and…
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