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Infrastructure Canada invests in Student Travel Surveying across Ontario

Infrastructure Canada invests in Student Travel Surveying across Ontario

by GCC Team | May 2, 2023 | News, Transportation

Peterborough, Ontario, May 2, 2023 – Today, Infrastructure Canada announced a federal investment of $50,000 to advance a provincial data collection pilot in Ontario to research how children travel to school. The funding, granted to Green Communities Canada...
New School Travel Planning Framework Prioritizes Equitable Engagement

New School Travel Planning Framework Prioritizes Equitable Engagement

by Xuedan Xu | Apr 3, 2023 | Transportation

School Travel Planning (STP), a community-based approach to increase rates of active travel to school, was brought to Toronto in the mid-1990s to address such concerns. Since then, Green Communities Canada (GCC) has been a major contributor to the growth of STP in...
Celebrating Ontario Active School Travel’s Five Years of Impact

Celebrating Ontario Active School Travel’s Five Years of Impact

by Xuedan Xu | Mar 8, 2023 | Transportation

After decades of work to reverse the decline in walking and wheeling among students, Green Communities Canada (GCC) received a major financial contribution from the Government of Ontario in 2017 to do this important work on a provincial scale. Thus, the Active &...
National Active Transportation Fund Supports Data Collection for School Travel

National Active Transportation Fund Supports Data Collection for School Travel

by Nicole Roach | Jan 4, 2023 | Transportation

Green Communities Canada (GCC) is thrilled to receive funding through the Government of Canada’s Active Transportation (AT) Fund to lead an Active School Travel (AST) data collection pilot in British Columbia to establish a travel mode baseline for Canadian...
How Electric School Buses Can Support Active School Travel

How Electric School Buses Can Support Active School Travel

by Charlotte Estey | Dec 15, 2022 | Transportation

Active transportation to school (i.e., walking or biking) provides near-daily opportunities for children and youth to reap the health benefits of physical activity. It is also an environmentally-friendly mode of travel, producing negligible emissions. As more students...
Key Findings from Piloting ‘School Streets’ in Four Ontario Communities

Key Findings from Piloting ‘School Streets’ in Four Ontario Communities

by Xuedan Xu | Nov 3, 2022 | Transportation

Road closure barriers placed at Tyneburn Crescent on Havenwood Drive (photo by: Green Communities Canada).  School Streets are an innovative solution to encourage active school travel, improve air quality, and increase road safety for children, caregivers, and...
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