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Nicole Roach

Nicole Roach

Director, Sustainable Mobility

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B.A., M.Sc., National and Provincial Project and Program Manager

Nicole is an experienced project and program manager, having led provincial and national initiatives related to commuting behaviours, children’s mobility, and community outreach. Most notably, Nicole led the annual Commuter Challenge event in Manitoba, founded Women in Urbanism Canada, managed the Ontario Active School Travel program, and coordinated the National School Travel Data Collection Pilot. In Nicole’s role, she acts as the project manager on numerous large-scale sustainable mobility projects, including the coordination of the Canadian Electric School Bus Alliance and the management of the National Active School Streets Initiative.

Active School Travel

School Streets, Electric School Buses, Sustainable Mobility

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Articles by Nicole Roach

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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‘School Streets’ Pilot Makes Space for Play in Hamilton

June 28, 2022
The Hamilton School Streets Pilot is creating temporary car-free zones during school drop-off times. The project is closing streets at Strathcona Elementary School every Tuesday…
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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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Cyclists waving to student “walking school bus” in Toronto, Ontario (Photo by: Green Communities Canada)

National Active Transportation Fund Supports Data Collection for School Travel

January 4, 2023
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…
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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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Shaping Public Policy to Support Sustainable Mobility for Children

August 10, 2022
Researchers investigated how public policy impacts child mobility and shapes school travel behaviours. Drawing from across a large evidence base, they developed a suite of…
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Green Communities Canada Receives $3 Million to Support School Streets Nationwide

June 11, 2024
Green Communities Canada and partners are funded to lead the National Active School Streets Initiative to support physical activity in communities across six provinces. 
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Building Active Transportation Skills for Students Across Canada

June 24, 2022
The walking & wheeling skills training project conducted a best practices audit, developed an online resource hub, and identified collective calls to action to support…
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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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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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