The Program: Five Easy Steps
ASRTS helps school communities create active transportation plans to help more children and youth walk and wheel our streets in safety. It offers in-depth consultations to guide school and community groups through a five-step process:
- Program Setup & Identify a Program Team
- Gather Data & Identify Problems
- Create an Action Plan
- Implement and Celebrate
- Evaluation and Ongoing Monitoring
Overview of School Travel Planning in Nova Scotia
List of Schools Participating in School Travel Planning in Nova Scotia
School Travel Planning in Nova Scotia 2010-11 Year-End Report
2010 School Travel Planning Baseline Family Survey Results
School Travel Planning is part of a national project called Children’s Mobility, Health and Happiness: a Canadian School Travel Planning Model.
Related to School Travel Planning are the Child- and Youth-Friendly Land-use and Transport Planning Guidelines for Nova Scotia, the Sustainable Happiness and Health Education Teacher’s Guide (P-6) and Risk Management and Active School Travel. Also, Green Schools Nova Scotia has a transportation component that ties in well with School Travel Planning.
Testimonials from students and parents on the value of walking and cycling to school.
Learn the latest news on School Travel Planning across Canada:
School Travel Planning News, Fall 2011
School Travel Planning News, Spring/Summer 2011
School Travel Planning News, Winter 2011
School Travel Planning News, Fall 2010
School Travel Planning News, Spring 2010
School Travel Planning News, Winter 2010
School Travel Planning News, Fall 2009
School Travel Planning News, Spring 2009
School Travel Planning News, Fall 2008
School Travel Planning News, Spring 2008
Production of this material has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada, through the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer; and from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein represent the views of Ecology Action Centre and do not necessarily represent the views of the project funders.
