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Active & Safe Routes to School Summit

Making Connections – Mobilizing Canada's Communities
October 6, 2011
Walk21 Vancouver, Canada

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Summit Report
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Rapport du sommet
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National School Travel Planning Overview, J. Kennedy (en anglais)
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School Travel Planning, St. John's, Newfoundland (en anglais)
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School Travel Planning, Yukon Territory (en anglais)
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On the move to School, Quebec (en anglais)
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School Travel Planning, Manitoba (en anglais)
PDF, 890 kb

School Travel Planning, Ottawa, Ontario (en anglais)
PDF, 881 kb

Tom Dhollander, European Federation of Pedestrians, Safe Routes to School in Belgium (en anglais)
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Geert van Waeg, International Federation of Pedestrians, UN's Decade for Action on Road Safety - Project Fair Space (en anglais)
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Sustainable Happiness, Dr. Catherine O'Brien, Cape Breton University (en anglais)
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Roger Mackett, University College, London, United Kingdom (en anglais)
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Overview of Canadian School Travel Programs
PDF, 4.9 mb

Survol des programmes canadiens de transport scolaire
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Resources, Tools and Links

Pedestrian Charters Read these Tools

Algoma Public Health
Burlington Pedestrian Charter
City of Toronto Pedestrian Charter
Esquimalt PDF
Greater Sudbury Pedestrian Charter PDF
Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge Health Unit Active Communities Charter
Halton Hills Pedestrian Charter PDF
Kitchener PDF
Oakville Pedestrian Charter PDF
Region of Waterloo Pedestrian Charter PDF
Walk21 - Walk21 champions the development of healthy, sustainable and efficient communities where people choose to walk. Through the Walk21 Conference series and the International Charter, Walk21 have a vision to create a world where people choose and are able to walk as a way to travel, to be healthy and to relax.

Municipal Walking Plans and Websites Promoting Active Transportation Read these Tools

Regional and Provincial/Territorial Plans and Initiatives
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Halifax Regional Municipality
Heart & Stroke Nova Scotia WalkAbout
Metrolinx GTHA Big Move Adobe PDF (25 MB)
Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan - Green Paper #3: Active Transportation Adobe PDF (25 MB)
Nova Scotia Pathways for PeopleAdobe PDF
Regional Municipality of Halton
Smart Commute
Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities - Active Transportation Video
Velo Quebec

Government Initiatives Read these Tools

Walkability Toolkits and Tools Read these Tools

Walkability Checklists

iCANwalk Walkability Checklist

School-based Transportation Demand Management
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UK Related Sites

New Zealand Related Sites

Australia Related Sites

TravelSmart to School

Canadian Organizations Involved in
Active Transportation Read these Tools

International Active Transportation Organizations
and Initiatives Read these Tools

A decade of road safety, World Health Organization
America Walks
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
Complete Streets - California's Complete Street Law was passed December 11, 2008.
Heart Association of Australia position paper on walking and the built environment
Living Streets
National Centre for Bicycling and Walking
Project for Public Spaces
Sprawl Watch - Clearing House
Sustrans
Talking Walking - listen to podcasts from walking advocates around the world
Walk Boston
Walk England
Walk Friendly Communities
Walkable Communities
Walking Info - Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

Trails Organizations and Initiatives Read these Tools

Walking Programs Read these Tools

Media Sites Read these Tools

Spacing Magazine
World Streets is a new daily newspaper on the web presenting to the rapidly expanding group of international readers information on leading edge developments in the field of sustainable transportation, worldwide: www.worldstreets.org.

Research and Published Papers Read these Tools

2009 Survey of Physical Activity in Canadian Municipalities PDF
"According to a San Diego State University study published in this month’s American Journal of Preventative Medicine, the biggest single factor influencing physical activity around the world is accessibility to sidewalks." See the American Journal of Preventative Medicine article:
View the Full text here or view the Abstract text here.
Active Healthy Kids Canada 2011 Report Card
Active Living Research
Active Transportation in America PDF
Catherine O'Briens "A Footprint of Delight" PDF
CAN - Active Transportation in Urban Areas: Exploring Health Benefits and Risks. The aim of this document of the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health is to provide Canadian policy makers, transportation engineers and urban planners with an overview of the potential health benefits and risks of active transportation in urban areas, based on a review of the academic literature. Active transportation refers mainly to walking and cycling.
EUR - Transport and health resource: delivering healthy local transport plans. Published by the UK Department of Health.
GreenApple Canada 2008 SMART Transportation Ranking Report PDF
Heart and Stroke Foundation: The Built Environment, Physical Activity, Heart Disease and Stroke Position Paper
Journal of Public Health Policy
Keeping Children Safe: Rethinking Design
National Transportation Survey PDF
NCD Prevention: Investments that Work for Physical Activity’ is a GAPA publication supporting the Toronto Charter for Physical Activity. PDF
Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition Building Healthy Communities Project
Ontario Heart Health Network: Collaborative Policy Scan Project PDF
Ontario Heart Health Resource Centre's "Ground-Breaking Strategies for Building Active Communities" PDF
OPPI's Call to Action for Age Friendly Communities PDF
Taking Steps to Improve Health by Walking PDF
The Health Impacts of Urban Sprawl in Ontario
The Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (OCDPA) – Common Messages: Supporting Collective Priorities and Action on Chronic Disease Prevention across Ontario
University of Western Australia study links good urban design and increased walking. People's fear of crime and their perception of safety do not deter them from walking in their local neighbourhoods, according to a report prepared by the University of Western Australia's Centre for the Built Environment and Health.
Victoria Transport Policy Institute

Injury Prevention Read these Tools

Age Friendly Communities Read these Tools

Walking for Physical Activity Read these Tools

Walking and Mental Fitness Read these Tools

Sustainable Happiness

Local Active Transportation Initiatives Read these Tools

Social Marketing Read these Tools

Changing Transportation Behaviours PDF

Active Transportation and Economic Development Read these Tools

Good For Busine$$ - The benefits of making streets more walking and cycling friendly PDF. Written by Dr. Rodney Tolley; commissioned by the Heart Foundation of South Australia.
Bike Lanes, On Street Parking and Business PDF
Case Study: West Palm Beach

Urban Poling

Government of Ontario, Canada

ParticipACTION

8-80 Cities

Ontario Communities walkON

Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI)

Green Communities Canada