Everyone wins when we choose active and sustainable school transportation options. Check out the list of benefits for students and caregivers who walk and wheel to and from school or the bus stop:

• The Benefits of Active and Sustainable School Transportation (PDF)

Ready Step Roll aims to help more students use active and sustainable modes of transportation for their commute to and from school, using a school catchment and neighbourhood-based planning process.

Active and sustainable transportation includes riding bikes, scooters, rollerblades, skateboards, wheelchairs or the bus, all or part-way to and from school.

International Best Practices in Regional Planning for School Travel looks at a number of case studies and key learnings.

Transportation is a key regional priority for the CRD Board. It envisions residents having access to a convenient, green and affordable Regional Multi-modal Network (RMN) that enhances community well-being. A RMN is a desired network of regionally significant transportation corridors, including major roads and trails, connecting with local and provincial networks and centers. Along the RMN, walking, cycling and using transit are viable alternatives to driving.

The CRD works with municipalities and school communities in its Ready Step Roll Sustainable School Commute Planning initiative. This initiative aims to help more students use active and sustainable modes of transportation for their commute to and from school, using a school catchment and neighbourhood-based planning process.

The final Sustainable School Commute Planning Report lists the actions arising from the initiative. The final report also shows the teamwork with multiple community partners including parents, students, school administration, school boards, transportation planners and engineers, public health agencies and law enforcement.

The CRD collaborates with multiple community partners to help develop individual school action plans. These plans aim to create equitable solutions for identified barriers to active school travel. Since each school community has unique jurisdictional considerations and service structures, individual Ready Step Roll schools often have additional partners not listed here. Review the Final Reports for the full list of partnerships and interest holder consultations.

To develop plans, the CRD works alongside:

• Provincial Government Transportation Engineers and Planners
• Local Government Transportation Engineers and Planners
• School Communities
  • Principals, PACs, School Districts, Parents, Guardians and Students
• Local Community Health, Safety, Education, and Enforcement Agencies
  • ICBC, VIHA, Police, Crossing Guards, CRD Traffic Safety Commission, Capital Bike, Cycling BC IRide or other local cycle education groups