by Fenella Hood | 5 Mar, 2020 | News
This Ontario Active School Travel webinar focuses on current and emerging resources and best practices in pedestrian safety education across the province of Ontario, with presentations from three OAST Fund communities: London, Waterloo, and Ottawa. WATCH/LISTEN TO THE...
by Fenella Hood | 6 Nov, 2019 | News
School Streets is a successful program from the U.K. that has been proven to improve safety, reduce air pollution, and encourage more active transportation. A School Street is a car-free zone in front of a school at peak drop-off and pick-up times. It creates a safe...
by Fenella Hood | 24 Jun, 2019 | News
On 20 June 2019, a record 190 people registered to attend the webinar In the Eye of the Beholder: Parent and Child Perceptions of Active School Travel. Engaging both children and their parents is critical to the success of any active school travel (AST)...
by Fenella Hood | 31 May, 2018 | News, Webinars
Making school zones safer: partnership-based school traffic management. This webinar explores how the School Traffic Management Program was established, describes challenges of working collaboratively across departments, and relates success stories of this work to...
by Fenella Hood | 22 Apr, 2018 | News
Green Communities Canada tackled the issue of vehicle emissions around schools and the effect on students in the webinar: Dirty Drop-off: Children’s exposure to air pollutants at school. Featured presenter Dr. Matthew Adams’ research has found elevated levels of...
