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Encouraging active transportation for children and finding sustainable solutions to school traffic problems in the District of West Vancouver : a case study of Gleneagles Elementary and West Bay Elementary : final report Curtis, Emily
Abstract
The main objective of this report is to establish the problems that Gleneagles Elementary School and West Bay Elementary School are facing in terms of school traffic, and to provide recommendations and insight for those schools and others in the area on the ways that school traffic can be alleviated and active transportation can be encouraged. The information in this report as well as the final recommendations are intended to inform these two schools and the District of West Vancouver of the barriers schools can encounter and possible solutions in terms of school travel plans. It is important to note that the use of school bus programs has been excluded from this research due to the West Vancouver School Board illustrating the large barriers around school bus programs, such as finances. Barriers to Active Transportation Benefits to Active Transportation 1. Safety concerns surrounding active transportation 1. Improvements in physical health 2. Improvements in academic performance 2. Convenience of a vehicle 3. Sustainable Gleneagles Elementary School Problems: • Not enough children taking active transportation to/from school • Parents and guardians disobeying parking regulations • Not using pre-‐existing programs Recommendations: • Utilization of the Spirit Trail (once installed) • Create a school brochure including information on the school’s parking regulations and programs in place, along with a URL to the Hub for Active School Travel website • Place cones and pylons in no-‐stopping zones • Programs: park and walk program, walk/bike to school week program, classroom engagement West Bay Elementary School Problem: • Not enough children taking active transportation to/from school Recommendations: • Programs: park and walk program (possibly combined with a walking school bus program), walk/bike to school week program, classroom engagement • Advertise all of the above in the school brochure, along with a URL to the Hub for Active School Travel website
Item Metadata
Title |
Encouraging active transportation for children and finding sustainable solutions to school traffic problems in the District of West Vancouver : a case study of Gleneagles Elementary and West Bay Elementary : final report
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Creator | |
Date Issued |
2015-04
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Description |
The
main
objective
of
this
report
is
to
establish
the
problems
that
Gleneagles
Elementary
School
and
West
Bay
Elementary
School
are
facing
in
terms
of
school
traffic,
and
to
provide
recommendations
and
insight
for
those
schools
and
others
in
the
area
on
the
ways
that
school
traffic
can
be
alleviated
and
active
transportation
can
be
encouraged.
The
information
in
this
report
as
well
as
the
final
recommendations
are
intended
to
inform
these
two
schools
and
the
District
of
West
Vancouver
of
the
barriers
schools
can
encounter
and
possible
solutions
in
terms
of
school
travel
plans.
It
is
important
to
note
that
the
use
of
school
bus
programs
has
been
excluded
from
this
research
due
to
the
West
Vancouver
School
Board
illustrating
the
large
barriers
around
school
bus
programs,
such
as
finances.
Barriers
to
Active
Transportation
Benefits
to
Active
Transportation
1.
Safety
concerns
surrounding
active
transportation
1.
Improvements
in
physical
health
2.
Improvements
in
academic
performance
2.
Convenience
of
a
vehicle
3.
Sustainable
Gleneagles
Elementary
School
Problems:
• Not
enough
children
taking
active
transportation
to/from
school
• Parents
and
guardians
disobeying
parking
regulations
• Not
using
pre-‐existing
programs
Recommendations:
• Utilization
of
the
Spirit
Trail
(once
installed)
• Create
a
school
brochure
including
information
on
the
school’s
parking
regulations
and
programs
in
place,
along
with
a
URL
to
the
Hub
for
Active
School
Travel
website
• Place
cones
and
pylons
in
no-‐stopping
zones
• Programs:
park
and
walk
program,
walk/bike
to
school
week
program,
classroom
engagement
West
Bay
Elementary
School
Problem:
• Not
enough
children
taking
active
transportation
to/from
school
Recommendations:
• Programs:
park
and
walk
program
(possibly
combined
with
a
walking
school
bus
program),
walk/bike
to
school
week
program,
classroom
engagement
• Advertise
all
of
the
above
in
the
school brochure,
along
with
a
URL
to
the
Hub
for
Active School Travel website
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Subject | |
Genre | |
Type | |
Language |
eng
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Series | |
Date Available |
2015-05-12
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Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
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DOI |
10.14288/1.0103560
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URI | |
Affiliation | |
Campus | |
Peer Review Status |
Unreviewed
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Scholarly Level |
Undergraduate
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Aggregated Source Repository |
DSpace
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