November 29, 2023In July 2023, Green Communities Canada was pleased to be awarded a three-year contract to deliver the expanded School Travel…
October 6, 2023If you don’t yet know what a “bike bus” is, it is time to take note. The concept started gaining…
September 6, 2023In early 2023, Green Communities Canada received $100,000 in funding from Infrastructure Canada’s National Active Transportation Fund to conduct research about how students across British Columbia and Ontario get…
May 2, 2023Peterborough, Ontario, May 2, 2023 – Today, Infrastructure Canada announced a federal investment of $50,000 to advance a provincial data collection…
January 4, 2023Green Communities Canada (GCC) is thrilled to receive funding through the Government of Canada’s Active Transportation (AT) Fund to lead an Active School Travel…
December 15, 2022Although school buses are an important means of school travel for many students in Canada, diesel-powered buses harm their health…
November 3, 2022School Streets pilots were tested in Hamilton, Markham, Mississauga, and Kingston to validate benefits, identify best practices for implementation, and…
August 10, 2022Researchers investigated how public policy impacts child mobility and shapes school travel behaviours. Drawing from across a large evidence base,…
June 28, 2022The Hamilton School Streets Pilot is creating temporary car-free zones during school drop-off times. The project is closing streets at…
June 24, 2022The walking & wheeling skills training project conducted a best practices audit, developed an online resource hub, and identified collective…