Nicole Roach - Green Communities Canada

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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A city street with a divided bike lane with a family cycling in the bike lane and a car on the road

Canada’s Active Transportation Strategy and Fund: What it Means for Communities

September 9, 2021
Canada’s first-ever federal strategy for active transportation, which includes a $400 million dedicated fund, prioritizes investments in infrastructure, such as bike lanes, pathways, and trails…
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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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‘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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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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