Leave the car at home – walk, roll or bike to school!
It’s easy to hop in the car to take your kids to school, but there are so many other ways to get to class, like walking, wheeling with an assistive mobility device, cycling, scootering, rollerblading, skateboarding – the list goes on!
Not only will this help you foster a healthier lifestyle, but making the switch can also help improve road safety in our community. Are you up for the challenge?
The City of Vaughan’s Active School Travel program is coming to five new locations for the 2024-25 school year to promote any form of human-powered travel.
In collaboration with York Region, York Catholic District School Board, York Region District School Board, York Region Public Health and York Regional Police, the Active School Travel program is designed to:
- build lifelong habits of active and independent mobility.
- educate and raise awareness among the community about the benefits of active and sustainable travel.
- encourage students to reap the benefits of Active School Travel while having fun.
- enhance road safety and help manage vehicle congestion around school zones.
- improve air quality in school zones by reducing pollution and greenhouse gases made by vehicles.
- improve students’ physical and mental health, social development and academic performance.
- raise awareness of road safety as a shared value and responsibility.
The new locations are –
- Fossil Hill Public School (2 Firenza Rd.)
- Mackenzie Glen Public School (575 Melville Ave.)
- St. Veronica Elementary School (171 Maria Antonia Rd.)
- Tanya Khan Public School (422 Barons St.)
- Teston Village Public School (80 Murray Farm Lane)
In addition, traffic calming measures will be implemented and enhanced to promote school zone safety. These can include radar message boards, flexi posts, wayfinding signage and school zone pavement markings, among others.
To learn more, visit vaughan.ca/ActiveSchoolTravel.
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