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Getting to School Actively and Safely: School Traffic Management at Humberwood Downs and Holy Child
Presentation by Laura Zeglen
School Traffic Management Facilitator, Green Communities Canada
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Agenda for Today’s Meeting
• Introductions of Committee Members
• Introductory Presentation: Active School Travel and the School Traffic Management Program
• Complete visioning exercise of a healthy, safe school neighbourhood
• Brainstorm ideas for the “Action Plan”
• Review Map of Suggested Routes to School
• Plan the route for the Walkabout
Do we have a volunteer to take minutes for us today?
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Data from the Transportation Tomorrow Survey (TTS), a cross-sectional travel survey conducted every five years since 1986 in the City of Toronto and the surrounding region
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Active Transportation and
Active School Travel
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Healthier Children • Healthy physical
development • Mental health
Less Traffic and Pollution • Reduced exposure to
risk of collisions • Better air quality
Better Academic Performance • Increased alertness and
attentiveness in class Safer School Zones, Healthier Communities • Enhanced safety,
connectivity and quality of life for the community as a whole
The Many Benefits of Active School Travel
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Degraded local air quality
• Children experience the negative impacts of air pollution at lower concentrations compared to adults
Impacts on Community
• Can alienate us from our neighbours- “everyone is in my way!” instead of “there’s that mother I always see walking with her son to school - I’m going to go say hi”
Opportunity Costs
• Children miss out on physical activity, mental stimulation and mental health benefits of active time outdoors, as well as opportunities to socialize and develop independence
The Costs of Traffic Congestion
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Reduced Safety
• Too many cars can lead to driver frustration and dangerous driver behaviours
• Congestion also makes it harder for good drivers to see children, whose behaviours can be unpredictable
The Costs of Traffic Congestion
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An urgent problem
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• City of Toronto recognized that School Children as a group are vulnerable road users
• School Safety Zones to increase driver awareness in front of schools: Locations prioritized based on evidence-based criteria such as: • School located near high collision
cluster in the City • Size of school catchment area =
reasonable distances for students to walk or bike to school
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Response of TDSB: School Traffic Management Program
Based on School Travel Planning model; takes on a holistic Approach to reducing traffic congestion:
• Provide focused support to 15 schools/year over 3 years
• Align with Vision Zero selection process to select schools based on evidence of need
• Partner with Green Communities Canada to provide support
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Evaluation
Goal: Use data to design effective solutions, measure success, and demonstrate impact Examples: school travel survey, traffic observation, audit of school site, neighbourhood walkabout
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Education
Goal:
1. Foster the skills, confidence, and awareness to allow students to walk and wheel to school safely;
2. Raise awareness about the benefits and importance of active school travel among the school community. Examples: Pedestrian safety education, cycling skills workshops, school route mapping, educating parents about benefits of active school travel
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Encouragement
Goal: Inspiring students, parents and school staff to try active travel modes. Examples: Walk and wheel events (e.g. Winter Walk Day), walking school bus, iwalk-iwheel club.
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Enforcement
Goal: Ensure traffic and parking rules are obeyed to improve safety at and around schools Examples: monitor speed, ticket traffic violations, supervise student drop-off/pick-up locations
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Engineering
Goal: Creating safe and accessible school sites, neighbourhoods and routes to school. Examples: school zone signs, traffic and wayfinding signs, parking restrictions, bicycling parking, improving access routes to school property, crosswalk improvements, crossing guards
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Early Evaluation Results:
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Traffic Observation: - Observed after school pick-up - Major congestion observed- cars filled parking lot and also lined surrounding
streets; some cars parked at exit of driveway, obstructing sightlines for other drivers and pedestrians
- Note: Drivers did not stop or park in bus loading zone
- No Parking/No Stopping during school hours on school side of Humberwood Blvd in front of parking lot; however, cars parked here to pick up their children
- Drivers appeared respectful of one another and of those directing traffic (two individuals directing traffic- one near bus loading zone, one near visitor parking)
- Pedestrians were observed to follow sidewalks and cross with crossing guards; dangerous crossing between parked vehicles in parking lot when they had to reach cars parked on far side of driveway (i.e. along areas marked as “No Parking”)
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Early Evaluation Results:
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Early Evaluation Results:
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Audit of School Site/Surrounding Neighbourhood: School site - Parking lot in good physical condition; design facilitates one-way flow of traffic
through the site - Pedestrian access to site with separated walkways from several points along
Humberwood Blvd, and also from Humber Arboretum trails - Bike parking available - No designated drop-off/pick-up area; intended use of space otherwise well-
signed Neighbourhood - School safety zone features installed - Speed of cars along Humberwood Blvd may be a safety concern; however,
drivers were observed to respect crossing guard at PXO near driveway exit
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Early Evaluation Results: Humberwood Downs
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Early Evaluation Results:
According to data from Toronto Student Transportation Group, 68% of students attending this school live within 1.6km of the school.
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Early Evaluation Results: Holy Child
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Early Evaluation Results: 1.6km of the school is generally considered “walking distance” by the Toronto Student Transportation Group; beyond this, students qualify for bussing. There are some exceptions, including if routes are not considered walkable.
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Upcoming Evaluations:
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Neighbourhood Walkabout:
- To be conducted on the morning of February 21, as a committee - We will also observe the morning drop-off period at this meeting
- Toronto Transportation Services have been invited to attend
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Outcomes of the School Traffic Management Program:
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• School Traffic Management Plan, including detailed Action Plan with action items across the “5 Es”
• Routes to School Map for families attending this school, and variety of interactive site plan maps for schools as well as TDSB Facilities
• Building relationships with various partners as part of the School Traffic Management Committee, toward building a culture that is supportive of active school travel over the long term
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Upcoming Meetings:
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• January 30, 9:00am-10:30am: Orientation Meeting for School Traffic Management Committee
• February 21, 8:00am-10:00am: Neighbourhood Walkabout with Traffic Management Committee and Municipal Stakeholders
• April 25, 9:00am-10:30am: Progress meeting
• May 17, 9:00am-10:00am: Year 1 Wrap-Up (School admin and PHN only)
• 2018/2019 (Date TBD): Touching Base
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Let’s Envision: The Ideal School Site
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• Define your vision • What does a healthy, safe neighbourhood mean to you? (i.e. What do the streets look like?
How are people travelling? Who is using the streets?)
• What percentage of students walk, cycle or take other modes of active transportation to school?
• Consider: • Who will we need to get on board to help make this vision a reality?
• What are the key challenges/barriers?
• What are the current opportunities?
• What messaging do you think will be most effective?
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Education and Encouragement:
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Question: What are some ways your school is already educating around and encouraging active school travel?
Question: What are some ways that we can educate and encourage active school travel at Humberwood Downs and Holy Child?
• Targeted at Students
• Targeted at Parents/Families
• Targeted at School Staff (optional)
• Targeted at the Broader Community (optional)
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Enforcement, Engineering, Evaluation:
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Question: What are the major areas for increased enforcement?
Question: Are there any issues on the school property or school neighbourhood that you can think of that need improvement?
Question: Are there any other pieces of evaluation needed to strengthen our Traffic Management Plan?
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Planning for Suggested Routes to School:
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Planning for Suggested Routes to School:
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Planning for the Walkabout:
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Next meeting:
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Wednesday February 21, 8:00am-10:00am
• Meet in parking lot by bus loading zone; observe the morning drop-off period at the school; plan to arrive a few minutes early if possible
• As a group, walk around the school neighbourhood following an observation of school drop-off time, and document/photograph issues of concern
• Review the draft “Action Plan”
• Comment on updated draft of Routes to School Map