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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

  • Articles by Nicole Roach

    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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    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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    Children riding scooters in a sectioned off area of the street.

    Green Communities Canada Receives $400,000 to Expand School Streets in British Columbia

    September 17, 2024
    Green Communities Canada and The Society for Children and Youth of BC receive funding to support School Streets in up to ten communities across British…
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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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    kids playing on pavement covered in sidewalk chalk

    Mississauga Students Give School Streets an A+ for Fun!

    May 30, 2022
    Singing, bubble blowing, chalk drawing, and many more activities were enjoyed along a temporary car-free Havenwood Drive as part of the City of Mississauga’s School…
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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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    parked buses in front of a house or school.

    Green Communities Canada Leads Extended Electric School Bus Alliance

    March 13, 2024
    In November 2023, Green Communities Canada was thrilled to receive funding for the continuation of the Canadian Electric School Bus Alliance (CESBA). The funding for…
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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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    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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