school travel planning leading the way for active school travel in ontario, canada: a collaborative...
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School Travel PlanningLeading the way for Active School Travel in Ontario, Canada: A Collaborative Provincial Strategy
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Introduction
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Education Encouragement Enforcement Engineering Evaluation
School Travel Planning: The process to deliver ASRTS in a way that follows the 5 E’s
An explanation of terms used
Active Sustainable School Travel (ASST): another name for ASRTS
Encouragement and Educational Activities include:• Walking School Bus / Bicycle Train• Walk/Wheel on Wednesdays• Walking Buddies
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The School Travel Planning Process
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Inclusive Planning and Engagement
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Cost-Benefits of School Travel1:8 cost-benefit ratio on STP work in Ontario to date
Elmdale Public School, Ottawa Cost-Benefit Annual Benefits: + 231,458 minutes - 20,407 km - 4.4 tonnes of greenhouse gases - 177 kg of air pollutants
Long-term estimated benefit of $142M to the province
~$1M for 19 projects over 11 years
4900/Project$
$ 124/Student
Average Annual Costs
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STP in Canada: A holistic examination of program impact on active school travel: G.
Mammen, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto
4 distinct studies: 2 quantitative + 1 qualitative + 1 mixed-methods
Disseminated 2010-2012
Funded by:
Can STP lead to increases in AST after 1 year of implementation?
What key factors influence implementation and mode change?
Objectives
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Can STP lead to increases in AST?Summary of Findings after 1 school year of STP
Study 2Mode Shift among
Parents
Study 1Increase in AST
1-23%
Study 3N/A (Qualitative)
Study 42 Toronto Schools3.2%
3.9%School 1
14%
To SchoolFrom School
of parents changed from to
School 2
15%11%
To SchoolFrom School
in 1/2 of Participating
Schools
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Summary of Findings
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$
$
$Diverse communities
served
Biggest challenges• 1 year implementation period • Parent involvement
Success Factors• STP Facilitator role & model• STP’s comprehensive approach
in strategy implementations and stakeholder involvement:
- school champions- community stakeholders
(align with 5Es)- designated facilitator
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Ontario Provincial Strategies Leading to Sustainability
Feasibility Study in Toronto & Wellington Dufferin Guelph
Roadmap Strategy
Regional Communities of Practice
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Provincial ASST Strategy Roadmapwww.smartcommute.ca
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Metrolinx mandate: To champion and deliver mobility solutions for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA):
The Big MoveBy 2031, 60% of children in the GTHA will walk or cycle to school
20% of am peak hour traffic is connected to school travel School travel mode affects work commute
Stepping It Up project for Hamilton and Region of Peel 2010-12
Opportunity to build lifelong healthy habits Children today are the commuters of 2031 and beyond
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Provincial ASST Strategy Roadmap
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• Provides discussion platform on sustaining active school travel in the GTHA and beyond.• Conversation between > 30 key stakeholder organizations: 8 provincial ministries,
municipalities, public health, school boards, practitioners, and NGOs• Describes how organizations and communities can work individually and collectively.• Strategy identifies: key goals & benefits, 8 strategic areas of focus & related actions,
existing stakeholder activity & priority actions.• Process funded by Metrolinx & Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation.
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Clarifying Strategic Intentions Building the Roadmap
42 Key Informant Interviews
Numerous documents reviewed
Synthesis
Dialog
Modeling Listening
4 workshops, every 2 weeksModeling between
workshops
Priority Setting
Provincial ASST Strategy RoadmapProcess
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• Strategy roadmap
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Strategy Roadmap Implemented in GTHA
• Formed January 2015• Includes representatives from 60+
organizations (transportation, planning and recreation departments, public health, school boards, police, schools, NGOs, and other stakeholders)
• Welcomes participation from all GTHA stakeholders
Support further
collaboration
Sharing of Best Practice
Amplification of Work
Key Goals
School boards
Municipalities/Regional
GovernmentsPublic Health
Local NGO/
ENGOsMetrolinx
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History with Active School Travel
Support includes initiatives:
Strong partnerships across the province with over 250 partners dedicated to improving children’s health since 2006
Regional Communities of Practice
Champlain School
Facilitation Pilot
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Spark Advocacy Grants
HealthyCanada By Design► Partners: national health, planning and transportation organizations, region and
local health authorities, NGOs, & university researchers; ► Incorporate health considerations into land use and transportation planning► Developed the Shaping Active, Healthy Communities Toolkit and Workshop guide
Local research
EstablishPartnerships
BuildAwareness
Community Engagement
Policy Development Advocacy
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Champlain School Facilitation Pilot Program
8 month school-based intervention to support healthy eating and physical activity, including school travel planning/active transportation
RioCan/HSF/GCC Active Safe Routes to School (2013-2018)► 4 new schools each year from across Canada
5-step plan to develop school travel plans Education and encouragement (events, assemblies, awards) Community mobilization Evaluation
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Regional Communities of PracticeStrategies and Policies
1. Heart and Stroke/Green Communities: research and document existing Ontario school travel policies
2. Hosting Regional Workshops:
Regional summits for - Report feedback - Understand/incorporating regional differences- Sharing promising and best practices
4Create a sustainability plan that builds on results from summits
workshop to consolidate best strategies from regional workshops5th
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TORONTOWELLINGTON DUFFERIN GUELPH
5 schools5 municipalitiesUrban and rural
10 schoolsNeighbourhood pairingUrban and suburban
A Feasibility Study: Regional Delivery of STP
?Who owns
STP? Who should fund STP?
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Ontario ASRTS Partnership Model
School Boards
MunicipalitiesPolice
Public Health
FundingSupport
for Facilitation
Central Communications
Strategy
Resource Support for STP Tools & Models
Evaluation/Measurements
Knowledge exchange
through regional cooperation
Delivered locally with support from:
Supported provincially:
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Multiple Partners and ContributorsOur Thanks
Funding
Toronto
Transportation Services & Planning
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph
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Questions?