STP Facilitator

Environmentalist, outdoor enthusiast and school travel planning (STP) facilitator at Green Communities Canada. Let's walk (and bike) to school!

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

In what ways are we imposing our adult logic – finding the fastest way from A to B – on our kids when it comes to the journey to school? What opportunities are lost- for learning, for connection with our environment & community- when we drive to school? https://t.co/wedCPHxZwQ

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

As a mom now, I have a new appreciation for this article: "The legs of the walk with my daughter have also been great for our relationship. Walking to school is different than driving. In the car, my focus needs to be on the road" https://t.co/pgxP3QFwLa

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

Hey @311Toronto. Looks like someone illegally dumped a bunch of trash along the Humber River Trail, just south of the Old Dundas entrance to the trail :(

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

@311Toronto @gordperks Yes sorry Humbercrest Blvd not Humberview. My mistake.

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

Hey @311Toronto @gordperks, this school route and the only way in/out of this neighbourhood has been treacherous and inaccessible for weeks. When will this be fixed??? Top of St Mark's Road hill at Humberview.

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

@BikeMapsTeam @WDGASRTS @ParachuteVZ Agreed- that needs work.

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

Great new infographic from @ParachuteVZ about design considerations for safe school zones #VisionZero : https://t.co/z318uteIhj

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

NEW resources worth checking out- the revamped and refreshed @GCCCanada @OntarioAST School Travel Planning toolkit! https://t.co/ra9YaadAAc

[Canada Walks @CanadaWalks]

We’ve given the Active School Travel Planning Toolkit a major refresh. https://t.co/ftnd4M6CwW

[Active School Travel Canada @ActiveSchoolTC]

Would love to see this in schools across. Canada. No need for cars the be polluting the air immediately around schools, walking a block is healthier for all! https://t.co/Uk4q6qFHhZ

[Ontario Active School Travel @OntarioAST]

The #longweekend is a great time to get the bikes out if they haven't been dusted off from winter storage yet. Get tuned and ready for #biketoschoolweek coming up soon. This Saturday Workshop https://t.co/9c5gTG8UFT and other great events are happening! #activeschooltravel #bike

[Raktim Mitra @RaktimMitra]

Want more women to bike? Make our streets safer. Our recent research on the #millennials show that bike facilities and safer streets matter more to women than men, for commute trips. #bikeTO #VisionZeroTO @RUTransForm @RYSURP @RyersonResearch
https://t.co/XgP6P3qXh5

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

Great to be at the City of Toronto #visionzero Summit this morning. Excited for the many growing partnerships toward road safety and #activeschooltravel in school zones between @GCCCanada @tdsb @TorontoPolice @TOPublicHealth @TO_Transport @TCDSB and many more.

[Canada Walks @CanadaWalks]

Contest time - share an active school travel story & tag @OntarioAST to win a copy of the new children’s book Yellow Bicycle by Igor Colares. First two to tag win. @OntarioAST #contest #win #book

[Ontario Active School Travel @OntarioAST]

Proper infrastructure needs to be in place to move towards an active culture of walking/wheeling to school. Bring on the improvements so kids can be safe on the route to school. #activeschooltravel @CanadaWalks https://t.co/L9y6hJpU3r

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

Hey @311Toronto - who do we need to speak to to have this old post removed? It's been blocking the school zone sign at Feltham/Spears by Harwood PS since the fall!

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

Mayor @JohnTory announcing the expansion of #VisionZero school safety zones across the City of Toronto, including here at Cornell Junior Public School in Scarborough

[Walk Toronto @Walk_TO]

Powerful op-ed in the @globeandmail - "Pedestrian deaths won’t end as long as Toronto panders to cars and drivers" https://t.co/yiFryyJ2PR

[Canada Walks @CanadaWalks]

If you are serious about keeping your kids safe, reduce the number of car trips they take each day. https://t.co/rv90dElwil

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

Presentation by Matt Adams from University of Toronto on children’s exposure to air pollutants at schools during morning drop-off. Children are among those at greatest risk for negative health impacts related to air pollutants #upwinddownwind2018

[STP Facilitator @Letswalk2school]

Green Communities Canada at the #upwinddownwind2018 conference in Hamilton, Ontario. Active school travel is an important part of reducing our impact on air pollution around schools @CanadaWalks @a_defrancia @GCCCanada