SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN

Maria Montessori Academy

Transportation and Development Division

Final Report - 2018

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PProgram Funders ..................................................... 4

Introduction ............................................................ 5

Summary ...................................................................................... 5

Background .................................................................................. 5

School Travel Planning .................................................................. 5

The School Travel Planning Process ............................................. 6

School Prof i le .......................................................... 7

Neighbourhood Overview ..................................................... 8 Transportation Overview ....................................................... 8

Basel ine Data .......................................................... 9

Methodology and Results ............................................................. 9

Hands-Up Baseline Data ...................................................... 9 Family Survey Baseline Data ............................................... 10 Transportation Walkabout .................................................. 14

School Travel Chal lenges ........................................ 16

1. A culture of driving ....................................................... 162. Traffic safety in front of the school ................................ 173. Pedestrian safety on major roads around the school .... 19

Implementation ...................................................... 21

Education and Engagement ........................................................ 21

Cycling Education Program ................................................ 21 ASRTS in School Newsletter .............................................. 22 Active and Safe Routes to School Working Group .............. 22 Best Routes Map ............................................................... 23 Inspiration Board ................................................................ 23 Drive to Five at Blair Park .................................................... 24 School Bus Promotion Working Group ............................... 24

Engineering ................................................................................. 26

Additional Bike Racks ......................................................... 26

Enforcement ............................................................................... 27

Contents

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ICBC ‘Think of Me Campaign’ ............................................ 27

FFol low-up Data ...................................................... 28

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Appendix List ........................................................ 3

Appendix A: School Travel Action Plan Appendix B: Best Routes to School Map Appendix C: Student Hands-up Survey Appendix D: Family Take-home Survey Appendix E: ASRTS Announcement Appendix F: School Travel Planning Membership Appendix G: Base Map Appendix H: Heat Map

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The 2016/2017 Active & Safe Routes to School Program is part of People Power, the Active Transportation and Healthy Communities Program, which aims to motivate, support and encourage residents to walk, roll and cycle more often. People Power has been made possible through the generosity of our funding partners.

The Capital Regional District (hereinafter: CRD) is the regional government for 13 municipalities and three electoral areas on southern Vancouver Island and the nearby Gulf Islands, serving more than 377,000 citizens.

The District of Saanich, with a population of 114,000 people, is a sustainable community where providing opportunities for balanced, active and diverse healthy lifestyles is recognized as paramount for ensuring social well-being and economic vibrancy, for current and future generations.

The Real Estate Foundation is a philanthropic organization based in British Columbia. Its mission is to transform land use attitudes and practices through innovation, stewardship, and learning.

The Traffic Safety Commission's purpose is to review traffic safety problems in the capital region and make recommendations for reducing or eliminating them.

The Victoria Foundation is a community foundation that connects visionary donors with causes that truly matter. Its goal is to invest in people, projects, and non-profit organizations that make communities stronger ‒ now and in the long-term.

Program Funders

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SummaryThe purpose of this School Travel Plan is to provide a summary of the 18-month School Travel Planning process at Maria Montessori Academy (hereinafter: MMA). The School Travel Plan is a living document belonging to the school that should be revisited regularly in order to update the status of the School Travel Action Plan and to incorporate future evaluation findings. The School Travel Plan identifies and prioritizes engineering, encouragement, and enforcement actions aimed at creating a safer and more comfortable environment for students and their families to walk, bike, and roll to school.

This document consists of information compiled since the CRD’s Active and Safe Routes to School (hereinafter: ASRTS) program began at MMA in the fall of 2016. Results of the School Travel Planning process indicate an increase in active school travel mode share, with recommendations that support facilitating active options for families to travel to and from school.

Background In 2016, the CRD contracted the Hub for Active School Travel (hereinafter: HASTe) to implement the School Travel Planning process as part of the CRD’s ASRTS program. School districts and municipalities were solicited to identify schools that would benefit from School Travel Planning. Through this process, a total of 20 schools across 10 municipalities and one electoral area were recruited to participate in the program. This report focuses on MMA, located in the District of Saanich (hereinafter: Saanich).

School Travel Planning School Travel Planning (hereinafter: STP) is a community-based planning process that has been used with success to date in communities across Canada to increase the number of families choosing active transportation modes to get to and from school. School Travel Planning uses a collaborative approach, working to involve all relevant stakeholders and enable communities to tackle the root causes of their schools’ transportation challenges.

Introduction

National Active & Safe Routes to School www.saferoutestoschool.ca/ school-travel-planning

HASTe BC www.hastebc.org

Capital Regional District www.crd.bc.ca/project/regional-transportation/active-safe-routes-to-school

District of Saanich www.saanich.ca/EN/main/community/getting-around/walking/safe-routes-to-school.html

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Key benefits of School Travel Planning are:

Improved physical and mental health Improved traffic safety Reduction in pollution Improved air quality

STP involves a network of representatives of key school-transportation stakeholder groups who make up a Stakeholder Committee and inform and support the STP process. Organizations and individuals that contributed to MMA’s STP process included administrators, teachers, staff, parents, and students from the school as well as staff from Saanich, the Greater Victoria School District, Saanich Police, Island Health, and other community partners.

At individual schools, the STP process is led by an STP Facilitator, who convenes a School Committee, comprised of staff, parents, and administration, to outline specific active school travel barriers and solutions, developing the foundation and specifics for each school’s Travel Plan.

The School Travel Planning Process There are five phases of the 18-month STP process.

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MMA is an independent school located at 1841 Fairburn Dr. in Saanich. The school has been enrolling a steadily increasing number of students from kindergarten through grade 12, with 263 students enrolled in the 2016/17 school year. The school was established in 1980 by Angela Martin, who discovered the educational methods and philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori when studying in England. The school was first located on leased property, moving to its own location on Wilkinson Road in 1991, and later replacing Fairburn Elementary School at its current location in 2007. At first it only offered education from kindergarten to grade eight, but in 2015 it was the first Montessori school in Canada to produce six high school graduates with a secondary-school diploma.

MMA offers before- and after-school care for children ages 3-12 out of their multipurpose room, and the school facility is available for rent to members of the Greater Victoria community. It is also the site of all workshops put on by the Maria Montessori Academy Afterschool Enrichment Program, a parent-funded, volunteer-run program that offers afterschool workshops ranging from computer science to Lego robotics to fitness.

As befits a Montessori school, education at MMA is centered on the child being a self-directed learner. The classroom is a prepared environment that follows a freedom-within-limits approach, which includes independent problem solving, a constructivist or ‘discovery’ model of learning, and uninterrupted study blocks. Classrooms are of mixed ages, typically spanning three years, and students are allowed to learn at their own pace and through the learning styles that best suit them.

MMA offers programs for students from preschool through to grade twelve. It begins with a Preschool/Kindergarten program for children ages 3-5, followed by a Lower Elementary program for 6-to-8-year-olds, an Upper Elementary program for students ages 9-11, a Middle School program for early adolescent students, and a High School program for students ascending through to grade twelve. Beginning at the Kindergarten level, students participate in an outdoor education program that exposes them to a variety of outdoor experiences, and senior students participate in three week-long expeditions each year. The school also runs week-long camps during the month of July for students in grades 1-6.

School Profile

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Neighbourhood Overview MMA is located in the Gordon Head area of Saanich in a residential neighbourhood on Fairburn Dr., a residential road with a sidewalk on its south side. The area received a Walk Score of 39/100 (making it a car-dependent neighbourhood) and a Transit Score of 54/100. Walk Score is a measure of neighbourhood walking and transit accessibility, and is often an indicator of community health and well-being (www.walkscore.com). The school is one block west of Gordon Head Rd. and two blocks south of Feltham Rd., both major truck and transit routes with sidewalks and on-road commuter bike lanes. It is also roughly three blocks north of McKenzie Ave., also a major truck and transit route with sidewalks and an on-road bike lane. The south side of the school property touches Laval Ave., a collector road with sidewalks.

Transportation Overview The school is situated on Fairburn Park and is just north of Mount Douglas Secondary and the Ian Stewart Complex, a recreation centre. It is 1.3 km from Gordon Head Recreation Centre and Lambrick Park, and 2 km from a retail area at the intersection of Shelbourne St. and McKenzie Ave. It is also roughly 2 km from the University of Victoria campus to the south and the Vancouver Island coastline to the east. According to Statistics Canada’s 2011 National Household Survey, 11% of employed Saanich residents over the age of 15 report using active transportation modes to get to work.

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Methodology and ResultsBaseline school travel data was collected through a variety of methods, including student hands-up surveys, family take-home surveys, a school site visit and walkabout, and meetings with the school community.

Baseline hands-up surveys and family take-home surveys were completed in October 2016.

The school site walkabout at MMA took place on December 7, 2016 and the neighbourhood walkabout took place on March 13, 2017. The walkabouts were attended by administrators, parents, and various other Stakeholder Committee members, who observed the school’s travel patterns and toured the area to investigate and examine concerns. The walkabouts informed the Travel Challenges section of this report, the Best Routes to School Map (Appendix B) and the School Travel Action Plan (Appendix A).

Hands-Up Baseline Data Nine divisions of students from K-8 participated in hands-up surveys in October 2016. Teachers asked students to raise their hands when identifying their method of travel to and from school, and recorded responses daily over the course of one week. Results from this survey are presented below. A copy of the baseline hands-up survey is attached to this

Baseline Data

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document as Appendix C.

Family Survey Baseline Data Family take-home surveys were sent home with each student in October 2016. Families were asked to complete the surveys and return them to the school within one week. Families were asked about their child(ren)’s travel choices to and from school, factors that influenced transportation decisions, and local transportation concerns. A copy of the baseline family take-home survey is attached to this document as Appendix D.

The survey was completed by 86 families at MMA. The findings from this survey are presented below.

How does your child(ren) usually get to and from school?

Parents and guardians reported very similar mode share percentages as in the hands-up survey. Driving largely predominates as the transportation mode both to and from school (76-78%), while all other modes make up only a small fraction of mode share usage.

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Who usually accompanies your child on the way to school?

The majority (89%) of students travel to and/or from school with a parent, guardian or other adult, while only 10% travel alone or with a sibling or friend.

How far away from school do you live?

Of families surveyed, only 4% of families live within 0.5 km of the school, but 100% of these students walk. The majority (60%) live over 3 km away.

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“Although we currently drive to school in the fall and winter, we will drive part way to school in the spring and walk or cycle as a family as we live 9 km from the school.”

- MMA Parent

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Our neighbourhood is safe for children to walk to school

The majority (79%) of families believe that their neighbourhood is safe. Factors such as distance, convenience and the age of the child(ren) seem to be the largest influencers on active transportation choices, according to the survey data.

What are the main reasons your child(ren) is/are usually driven to/from school?

Parents cited distance (59%) and convenience (45%) as the most common reasons for driving their child(ren) to and/or from school. “Other” responses related to having too much to carry, the child(ren) being too young to walk or cycle, and parents working at the school and having to arrive early.

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“We would love to bike to school but we live near UVic and 8 a.m. is very busy with cars, buses and students biking. Once the kids are older we would like to find a bike route away from traffic as much as possible, on quieter streets.”

- MMA Parent

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I would allow my child(ren) to walk to school if…

For the 80 families that reported driving their child(ren) to and/or from school, the most common conditions under which parents indicated they would allow them to walk to and/or from school were if they lived closer (65%), if they were older (39%), and to a lesser extent if they were not alone (29%) and there was reduced traffic (25%). Notable “Other” responses generally related to having enough time and whether the child(ren) wanted to walk.

I would allow my child(ren) to cycle to school if...

Similar to walking, parents indicated that they would allow their child(ren) to bike to and/or from school primarily if they lived closer (46%), if there were safe routes (43%), if the child(ren) were older (38%), if they were not alone (33%) and there was reduced traffic

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(33%). “Other” responses included whether the child(ren) wanted to bike, if they were better cyclists, if the weather was appropriate, and if they had enough time.

When you walk or cycle as a family, what motivates you?

Among families who walk or cycle together, parents reported being primarily motivated by the benefits of physical activity (80%), not having to worry about parking (57%), and, to a lesser extent, the belief that it is more fun than driving (33%), the associated environmental benefits (24%) and being able to spend time outside (20%).

Transportation Walkabout Two walkabouts were held at MMA to explore transportation challenges facing the school, and begin developing strategies to help the school community overcome them.

A school site walkabout, attended by members of the school community, was held on December 7, 2016 to explore issues pertaining to the school site and campus.

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A community walkabout, attended by members of both the school community and the external partner network, was held on March 13, 2017 to explore traffic safety issues and potential walking and cycling routes around the school.

Cut-out from the walkabout observation sheet for MMA

Both walkabouts were followed by meetings at which participants debriefed and discussed their experiences, and began brainstorming solutions to the challenges they had observed. The walkabouts and subsequent discussions informed the School Travel Action Plan developed for MMA (Appendix A).

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School travel challenges are the barriers to active travel faced by students, families and staff at MMA. These challenges were identified through the take-home surveys where students identified on a map the areas of their highest concern, through focus groups with student leaders; and through conversations with the school administrators and other members of the school community.

This section, along with MMA’s School Travel Action Plan (Appendix A), identifies some of the challenges and presents recommended solutions, drawn from the school community and best practices in the field of ASRTS, to overcome the barriers to active travel at MMA.

1.A culture of driving According to the baseline hands-up survey, 79% of students at MMA are driven to school. MMA is an independent school of choice, and it draws students from a large geographic area. According to baseline family survey data, 80% of students at MMA live more than 1.6 km from the school, and distance is the reason for driving most commonly cited by MMA parents. During meetings at the school, administrators and parents cited busy schedules and extra-curricular activities as another reason many MMA families choose to drive to school.

Through the baseline family survey and during the walkabout, parents expressed concerns about the safety impacts of vehicle congestion in the school zone on MMA students. In initial STP meetings, parents and staff acknowledged that congestion in the school zone is a safety issue, but were unsure of how to address the school’s car culture in a way that did not take away families’ right to choose how they travel.

After the walkabout, the community acknowledged that the school’s reliance on automobile travel is a leading contributor to parents’ traffic safety concerns. A number of solutions aimed at addressing the car

MMA is located on Fairburn Dr., a quiet residential road. Most of the traffic safety issues in front of the school are created by school-related motor vehicle traffic.

School Travel Challenges

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dependency and culture of the MMA community were developed collaboratively over the course of the STP process and are outlined in the School Travel Action Plan (Appendix A).

To get to the school’s front entrance, students must walk through the pick-up/drop-off loop

2.Traffic safety in front of the school During the school ground walkabout, participants reviewed and discussed the design and layout of the school’s front entrance. Participants commented that the front entrance of the school seemed designed primarily to facilitate motor vehicle traffic, and identified a number of potential conflict areas between vehicles and children travelling actively and independently to school.

MMA’s front entrance is accessible from its parking lots or via a drop-off loop in front of the school. There are no pedestrian paths or walkways accessing the front of the school that do not require crossing at a driveway or vehicle lane. A shared pedestrian/cyclist pathway, south of the entrance to the school’s drop-off loop, leads from the sidewalk on Fairburn Dr. to the school’s bike rack, but does not connect to the front entrance of the school. A paved pathway from the west side of the school site connects Providence Pl. to Fairburn Dr., but does not connect to the front entrance of the school.

At the outset of the STP process, the administration was placing orange safety cones in the school’s parking lot to define a walking path from the school’s front entrance to the sidewalk on Fairburn Dr., in order to allow students not being picked up or dropped off in the drop-off loop to access or exit the school safely.

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A share pedestrian/cyclist path access to the bike rack, but not the school

A number of solutions to address traffic safety at the school’s front entrance were identified during the STP process. The school committed to purchasing and installing additional bike racks in a prominent location to accommodate and encourage cycling trips to school. Stakeholders discussed painting a permanent walking path through the parking lot, or using concrete bollards to provide a dedicated walking path to the front entrance of the school.

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3.Pedestrian safety on major roads around the school Through the baseline family survey, parents at MMA expressed concerns about the safety impacts of motor vehicle traffic on roads around the school. Parents mentioned motor vehicle congestion and speed as causes for concern, along with a perceived lack of awareness and dangerous behaviour on the part of drivers.

The locations most commonly cited were Gordon Head Rd. and Feltham Rd., major roads to the north and east of the school, and Fairburn Rd., a two-lane residential road in front of the school. Parents pointed out that the presence of several nearby schools, including École Arbutus Global Middle School, Mount Douglas Secondary, and the University of Victoria, contributed to heavy motor vehicle congestion on major roads in the area around MMA during the periods before and after school. They conceded that the majority of motor vehicle traffic on Fairburn Rd. before and after school was a result of driving trips to and from MMA.

During the walkabout, parents suggested that reduced speed limits and increased enforcement would improve comfort and safety on heavily congested roads around the school. They expressed a desire to work with Saanich Police to place speed-readers on Gordon Head Rd. and Feltham Rd. They also pointed out that sidewalks on Gordon Head Rd. felt narrow and were often obstructed with poles, mailboxes, etc., which made them uncomfortable to walk on and raised concerns about the visibility of pedestrians.

The intersection of Gordon Head Rd. and Edgelow St.

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Obstructions on the sidewalk on Gordon Head Rd.

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Over the course of the STP process at MMA, a number of interventions were undertaken to address barriers to active school travel and encourage walking and cycling trips to school. Education and Engagement interventions inform members of the school community about active transportation; Encouragement interventions encourage students and families to travel actively; Enforcement interventions compel awareness and compliance with traffic laws and bylaws; and Engineering interventions are physical changes that make walking and cycling safer, more comfortable and more convenient.

Interventions undertaken during the STP process at MMA are detailed in the section below. Interventions identified that have yet to be undertaken can be found in MMA’s School Travel Action Plan (Appendix A).

Education and Engagement Cycling Education Program As part of the CRD’s Active and Safe Routes to School program, instructors from the Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society delivered a bicycle skills and safety course for students in grades 3-5 at MMA. 12 students participated in a 1.5 hour-long afternoon session during the Fall of 2017. The course taught students the essential bike handling and safety skills necessary to develop safe cycling behaviour, knowledge, and attitudes.

Cycling skills and safety training at MMA

Implementation

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ASRTS in School Newsletter As part of MMA’s December newsletter, which was sent home to parents on December 15, 2017, the principal included an article written by the STP Facilitator entitled “Is your commute Montessori?” The article encouraged parents to consider whether their child(ren)’s commute to school included elements of a Montessori supported activity.

Text of the newsletter article

Active and Safe Routes to School Working Group The MMA Parent Advisory Council established an Active and Safe Routes to School working group to focus on implementing the items identified for the school community within the Action Plan. The working group is comprised of two keen parent volunteers who are supported by the PAC, parent volunteers, and the school

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administration as needed. The working group has helped raise the profile of the ASRTS program and goals in the MMA school community.

Best Routes Map The Best Routes to School map features the best walking and cycling routes that connect all areas of the catchment to the school. Routes are selected based on information provided by the take-home survey and during the neighbourhood walkabout, as well as from consultation with the PAC and a review of existing infrastructure. Where applicable, the routes selected feature pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure such as sidewalks, bike lanes, and marked crosswalks.

Cut-out of MMA’s Best Routes to School map (Appendix B)

The school received a poster-sized print out of its Best Routes map, which is now displayed prominently on the inspiration board at the school's main entrance for parents, staff, and students to review at their leisure.

Inspiration Board The school administration created an inspiration board in the main entrance hallway, using a large bulletin board to highlight the ASRTS program. The board, visible as soon as one enters the school, displays the “People Power” pinney flag and the poster-

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sized Best Routes map, along with inspirational quotes from students about why they love to be active or use active travel modes to get to school. There is an additional board by the front office serves to connect parents who are interested in active travel and are looking for support, such as carpooling partners or walking school bus groups.

MMA’s active travel inspiration boad

Drive to Five at Blair Park Once per month, as part of MMA’s Drive to Five program, the school’s principal leads a guided walk to school from the Blair Park Drive to Five location for students who are dropped off. The event is promoted through the school newsletter, website, and Facebook page. The goal of the program is to promote the use of nearby Blair Park as an alternate location at which driving families can park or drop off students within a five-minute walk of the school. The program aims to reduce congestion in the school zone and give students who must travel long distances to school an opportunity to incorporate physical activity into their daily commute.

School Bus Promotion Working GroupRecognizing that many students travel distances to get to MMA, the school purchased two full-sized school buses to facilitate student travel. The cost for students of using the school bus is the

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same as for daily transit travel, but the service includes the added benefit of providing door-to-door service.

MMA’s bus service is featured on the school’s website.

At the outset of the STP program in the fall of 2016, MMA’s school buses were little used by its families: according to baseline hands-up survey data, only 5% of students arrived at school via the school bus, compared to 79% of students who were driven. The administration set a goal of increasing school bus ridership to reach the point where the cost of operating the school buses would be covered by user fees.

A working group of administration, staff, and parents worked together during the 2016/17 school year to routinely promote the school bus service to parents and families through the school’s weekly newsletter, its website, and its Facebook page.

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EngineeringAdditional Bike Racks Cycling is the only active-travel option available to many MMA students, 80% of whom live more than 1.6 km away from the school. During the school ground walkabout, participants noted that there was very little bike parking available at the school, and speculated that the lack of it made cycling an unattractive travel option for MMA students and families.

Full bike racks at MMA on September, 6th 2017. Photo: Cindy Marven

During the summer between the 2016/17 and 2017/18 school years, the PAC and administration of MMA purchased and installed two additional bike racks on campus. The racks were installed under dense evergreen branches to provide shelter from wet weather.

During the first week of the 2017/18 school year, administrators reported that the school’s bike racks were overflowing. One parent commented this was the first time they had ever seen the bike racks so full at MMA, and credited the Active and Safe Routes to School Working Group with raising attention to the benefits of cycling and encouraging students to explore it as a transportation option.

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An additional rack, provided by the CRD’s ASRTS program, will be installed at MMA during the 2017/18 school year.

Enforcement ICBC ‘Think of Me Campaign’ 140 “Think of Me” postcards were distributed to MMA students in the fall of 2017. Each student drew a picture depicting a different message for drivers to keep in mind when driving in the school zone, such as paying attention while driving or obeying posted speed limits.

Copies of these cards were provided to Saanich Police to distribute to motorists during an enforcement campaign held in the area around the school. The campaign aimed to convey the real costs of violating traffic laws to drivers and draw positive attention to the need for caution in school zones.

The images were also used as part of an internal awareness campaign at MMA. The original copies of student artwork were turned into a collage near the Inspiration Board in the school’s front entrance, along with a message to parents and staff about the importance of driving safely.

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Methodology and Results Online surveys were completed during October and November 2017, a year after baseline data was collected. A total of 59 families completed the follow-up survey.

How does your child usually get to school?

In the baseline survey conducted in the fall of 2016, 76% of families reported driving to school, 4% reported cycling, and another 6% reported walking. In the follow-up survey, 77% of families reported driving to school, 9% reported cycling and 7% reported walking. Overall, the rate of walking and driving remained unchanged, while cycling trips more than doubled, and trips taken by school bus decreased.

Follow-up Data

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In what ways have your family's school travel habits changed, since the School Travel Planning process began in 2016?

In the follow-up survey, 19% of families reported that they were driving less to school, 2% that they were driving more to school, and 79% that their travel habits were unchanged.

Which School Travel Planning activities do you feel have been most effective for your family?

Parents who completed the survey felt that the Best Routes to School map, infrastructure improvements and the new bike rack were the most effective activities implemented during the STP process.

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Appendix A: School Travel Action Plan

Appendix B: Best Routes to School Map

Appendix C: Student Hands-up Survey

Appendix D: Family Take-home Survey

Appendix E: ASRTS Announcement

Appendix F: School Travel Planning Membership

Appendix G: Base Map

Appendix H: Heat Map

Appendix List

Mar

ia M

onte

ssor

i Ele

men

tary

Act

ion

Plan

31

/10/

2017

M

aria

Mon

tess

ori A

cade

my

is an

inde

pend

ent s

choo

l loc

ated

at 1

841

Fairb

urn

Driv

e in

Vict

oria

. Mar

ia M

onte

ssor

i enr

ols r

ough

ly 2

30 st

uden

ts in

kin

derg

arte

n th

roug

h gr

ade

12 u

sing

the

Mon

tess

ori e

duca

tion

mod

el.

The

Mon

tess

ori m

etho

dolo

gy fo

cuse

s on

the

child

as a

self-

dire

cted

lear

ner u

sing

a co

nstr

uctiv

ist o

r ‘di

scov

ery’

mod

el, a

nd e

mph

asize

s pro

cess

ove

r pro

duct

and

inde

pend

ent p

robl

em so

lvin

g. T

he

scho

ol p

rovi

des m

any

outd

oor e

duca

tion

oppo

rtun

ities

, dyn

amic

sum

mer

cam

ps, a

nd b

oast

s a v

arie

ty o

f stu

dent

-led

clubs

.

KEY

ISSU

ES/A

REAS

OF

CON

CERN

:

High

traf

fic v

olum

e an

d po

or d

river

beh

avio

ur o

n st

reet

ssu

rrou

ndin

g sc

hool

Lack

of p

edes

tria

n in

frast

ruct

ure

on su

rrou

ndin

g st

reet

sNo

def

ined

wal

king

or c

yclin

g pa

ths a

t fro

nt o

f sch

ool

Heav

y bo

ttle

nec

k of

cars

dur

ing

drop

-off

due

to p

arki

nglo

t str

uctu

re a

nd im

prop

er d

river

beh

avio

ur; v

ery

car-

cent

ric cu

lture

BASE

LIN

E M

ODE

SHA

RE: TO

SCH

OO

L FR

OM

SCH

OO

L W

alk/

Scoo

ter/

Skat

e 6%

6%

W

alk

part

-way

1%

1%

Bi

cycle

4%

4%

Sc

hool

Bus

5%

0%

Pu

blic

Tran

sit

1%

6%

Carp

ool

5%

5%

Car

76%

78

%

TRAV

EL D

ISTA

NCE

TO

SCH

OO

L:

< 0.

5 km

4%

0.

51 –

1.5

9 km

16

%

1.6

– 2.

99 k

m

20%

>

3 km

60

%

Loca

tion

Actio

n Ty

pe

Actio

n De

scrip

tion

Prio

rity

Stat

us

Star

t Dat

e /

End

Date

N

ext S

teps

N

otes

Activ

e Tr

avel

Com

mitt

ee/P

aren

t Adv

isory

Com

mitt

ee

Edu.

O

rgan

ize B

ike

Skill

s Co

urse

W

ork

with

GVB

TWS

(if n

o ST

P) to

or

gani

ze b

ike

skill

s cou

rse(

s)

deve

lopi

ng tr

affic

kno

wle

dge

for

stud

ents

(ava

ilabl

e fo

r Gra

des 3

- 5,

6

-8 o

r 9+)

High

In

Pr

ogre

ss

Jan

- Jun

e 20

17

Add

Bike

Ski

lls C

ours

es

as P

AC in

itiat

ive

Secu

re $

1500

ann

ually

fo

r bik

e sk

ills c

ours

e (in

ca

se fr

ee o

ptio

ns a

ren'

t av

aila

ble)

En

c.

Prom

ote

Driv

e to

Fi

ve Z

ones

Id

entif

ied

Driv

e to

Fiv

e zo

nes

1. La

mbr

ick P

ark

Recr

eatio

n Ce

ntre

2.

Pro

vide

nce

St tu

rn-a

bout

beh

ind

scho

ol

3. A

nyw

here

alo

ng La

val A

ve

4. M

onta

gue

Park

5.

Bla

ir Pa

rk

6. S

ierr

a Pa

rk

High

No

t st

arte

d M

ay-1

7 De

velo

p in

itiat

ive

to

enco

urag

e th

e us

e of

the

Driv

e to

Fiv

e Zo

nes

Com

bine

initi

ativ

e w

ith

othe

rs to

incr

ease

im

pact

Pr

omot

e th

e us

e of

ca

rpoo

ling

to su

ppor

t dr

ive

to fi

ve u

se

Inclu

de m

essa

ging

abo

ut D

rive

to

Five

zone

s as m

uch

as p

ossib

le in

as

man

y pa

rent

info

rmat

ion

sour

ces a

s pos

sible

. BC

Rid

eSha

re:

http

://bc

rides

hare

.com

/ BC

Car

pool

Wor

ld:

http

s://w

ww

.car

pool

wor

ld.c

om/c

arp

ool_

Briti

sh_C

olum

bia_

CAN.

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l

2

2

Loca

tion

Actio

n Ty

pe

Actio

n De

scrip

tion

Prio

rity

Stat

us

Star

t Dat

e /

End

Date

N

ext S

teps

N

otes

En

c.

Part

icipa

te in

Wal

k an

d W

heel

Wee

k De

velo

p fu

ll ac

tiviti

es &

eve

nts

cam

paig

n fo

r Wal

k an

d W

heel

W

eeke

nd D

rive

to F

ive

Zone

Laun

ch

High

No

t st

arte

d Ju

ne -

Oct

20

17

Org

anize

Wal

ktob

er

even

ts (D

rive

to F

ive)

Fa

cilita

te d

efin

ing

'team

s' Pr

ovid

e re

sour

ces t

o pa

rtici

patin

g cla

ssro

oms

Iden

tify

volu

ntee

rs fo

r ev

ent a

ctiv

ities

Co

nnec

t with

Ext

erna

l Pa

rtne

rs (P

olice

, W

alkO

n, Is

land

Hea

lth,

etc.

) So

urce

reso

urce

s: p

rizes

, en

cour

agem

ent i

tem

s, fo

od &

bev

erag

e,

impl

emen

ts, t

ents

Cont

act M

onk'

s offi

ce fo

r art

, cra

ft or

oth

er su

pplie

s tha

t mig

ht b

e ne

cess

ary

for t

he e

vent

M

onk'

s Com

mun

ity S

uppo

rt:

http

://w

ww

2.m

onk.

ca/d

onat

ions

/

Enc.

Fa

cilita

te

conn

ectio

ns

betw

een

curio

us

activ

e-tr

avel

par

ents

Conn

ect p

aren

ts li

ving

nea

r eac

h ot

her w

ith in

form

atio

n on

dro

p zo

nes +

carp

oolin

g 1.

Orie

ntat

ion

day

(par

ents

) 2.

New

slett

er

3. S

prin

g fli

ng e

vent

4.

Par

ent i

nfo

nigh

t

High

No

t st

arte

d Al

l yea

r En

cour

age

Activ

e Tr

avel

to

all

PAC

even

ts (e

.g.:

To

get h

ere…

) Hi

ghlig

ht A

ctiv

e Tr

avel

in

itiat

ives

at i

dent

ified

ev

ents

Cr

eate

opp

ortu

nitie

s for

pa

rent

s to

mix

-n-m

ingl

e th

roug

h gu

ided

co

nver

satio

ns re

gard

ing

activ

e tr

avel

Activ

ely

conn

ect p

aren

ts to

eac

h ot

her a

nd th

eir c

hose

n m

etho

d of

tr

avel

. Mak

e in

trod

uctio

ns, s

how

th

em th

e m

ap a

nd e

ncou

rage

ac

tive

trav

el, c

arpo

olin

g w

ith th

ese

fam

ilies

. Pr

omot

e us

ing

activ

e tr

avel

to a

ll sc

hool

eve

nts

3

3

Loca

tion

Actio

n Ty

pe

Actio

n De

scrip

tion

Prio

rity

Stat

us

Star

t Dat

e /

End

Date

N

ext S

teps

N

otes

Enc.

In

crea

se sc

hool

bus

us

e Pr

omot

e av

aila

bilit

y an

d us

e of

the

scho

ol o

wne

d bu

ses.

Brin

g in

to

finan

cial v

iabi

lity

with

in o

ne y

ear

High

No

t st

arte

d Co

ordi

nate

with

MM

A Sc

hool

Bus

wor

king

gr

oup

Send

com

mun

icatio

ns

whi

ch h

ighl

ight

M

onte

ssor

i ben

efits

of

busin

g As

sist W

orki

ng G

roup

as

need

ed

Loca

tion

Actio

n Ty

pe

Actio

n De

scrip

tion

Prio

rity

Stat

us

Star

t Dat

e /

End

Date

N

ext S

teps

N

otes

Adm

inist

ratio

n

Fairb

urn

Road

be

twee

n sc

hool

an

d Go

rdon

He

ad R

d

Edu.

Ac

tive

tran

spor

tatio

n in

form

atio

n ca

mpa

ign/

Thin

k of

M

e

Cond

uct a

cam

paig

n ai

med

at

info

rmin

g pa

rent

s abo

ut th

e he

alth

an

d sa

fety

ben

efits

of a

ctiv

e tr

avel

. Co

nnec

t with

Sch

ool L

iaiso

n O

ffice

r an

d Sa

anich

Pol

ice

High

No

t st

arte

d Se

p-17

As

sist w

ith o

rgan

izing

'th

ink

of m

e' ca

mpa

ign

pict

ure

draw

ing

Liaise

with

STP

to

coor

dina

te ca

mpa

ign

even

t Ed

u.

Supp

ort B

ike

Skill

s Co

urse

Lia

ise w

ith S

TP/P

AC to

org

anize

bik

e sk

ills c

ours

es fo

r stu

dent

s (av

aila

ble

for G

rade

s 3 -

5, 6

-8 o

r 9+)

High

In

Pr

ogre

ss

Jan

- Jun

e 20

17

Wor

k w

ith P

AC/G

VBTW

S to

sele

ct d

ates

/tim

es

Wor

k w

ith

teac

hers

/sch

ool t

o se

lect

st

uden

ts to

par

ticip

ate

Prom

ote

to

stud

ents

/par

ents

Ac

cept

regi

stra

tions

(24)

4 4

Loca

tion

Actio

n Ty

pe

Actio

n De

scrip

tion

Prio

rity

Stat

us

Star

t Dat

e /

End

Date

N

ext S

teps

N

otes

En

c.

Prom

ote

Driv

e to

Fi

ve Z

ones

Id

entif

ied

Driv

e to

Fiv

e zo

nes

1. La

mbr

ick P

ark

Recr

eatio

n Ce

ntre

2.

Pro

vide

nce

St tu

rn-a

bout

beh

ind

scho

ol

3. A

nyw

here

alo

ng La

val A

ve

4. M

onta

gue

Park

5.

Bla

ir Pa

rk

6. S

ierr

a Pa

rk

High

No

t st

arte

d M

ay -

June

20

17

Prom

ote

the

use

of D

rive

to F

ive

Zone

s in

pare

nt

new

slett

er (a

ttac

hing

Be

st R

oute

s map

) Us

e Sc

hool

Mar

quee

An

noun

cem

ent i

ts u

se

durin

g m

orni

ng/a

ftern

oon

anno

unce

men

ts

(Adm

inist

rato

r) M

r. Pa

trick

not

ed

that

all

park

s ide

ntifi

ed a

re k

now

n by

the

stud

ents

. Th

e sc

hool

w

alks

/tak

es tr

ips t

o ea

ch o

f the

se

park

s.

En

c.

Part

icipa

te in

Wal

k an

d W

heel

Wee

k En

cour

age

staf

f, st

uden

ts a

nd

fam

ilies

to p

artic

ipat

e in

Wal

k an

d W

heel

to S

choo

l Wee

k.

Wor

k w

ith S

TP/P

AC to

crea

te e

vent

s re

cogn

izing

par

ticip

atio

n

Med

. No

t st

arte

d Ju

ne -

Oct

20

17

Begi

n di

scus

sions

abo

ut

pote

ntia

l act

iviti

es w

ith

STP

& A

TC/P

AC in

June

Enc.

Cr

eate

a cu

lture

of

Activ

e Tr

avel

Di

scus

s act

ive

trav

el in

itiat

ives

with

ex

perie

nced

Adm

inist

rato

rs to

gai

n be

tter

und

erst

andi

ng o

f sch

ool’s

in

volv

emen

t

High

In

pr

ogre

ss

Fo

llow

up

with

cont

act(s

) pr

ovid

ed.

Requ

est f

acili

tate

d di

scus

sion

if ne

eded

Enc.

Cr

eate

a cu

lture

of

Activ

e Tr

avel

Fa

cilita

te g

roup

disc

ussio

ns w

ith

high

er g

rade

stud

ents

rega

rdin

g in

sc

hool

cam

paig

ns

High

No

t st

arte

d

Assis

t with

org

anizi

ng

and

allo

win

g fo

r foc

us

grou

ps w

ith Le

ader

ship

st

uden

ts

Join

into

focu

s gro

up

activ

ities

and

disc

ussio

ns

Enco

urag

e &

allo

w

lead

ersh

ip st

uden

ts to

ta

ke o

n ac

tion

initi

ativ

es

Enc.

In

crea

se sc

hool

bus

us

e In

crea

se u

se o

f the

scho

ol o

wne

d bu

ses.

Brin

g in

to fi

nanc

ial v

iabi

lity

with

in o

ne y

ear

High

No

t st

arte

d

Supp

ort w

orki

ng g

roup

as

nee

ded

Prom

ote

bus p

rogr

am to

pa

rent

s

5

5

Loca

tion

Actio

n Ty

pe

Actio

n De

scrip

tion

Prio

rity

Stat

us

Star

t Dat

e /

End

Date

N

ext S

teps

N

otes

Enc.

Fa

cilita

te

conn

ectio

ns

betw

een

activ

e-tr

avel

curio

us

pare

nts

Conn

ect p

aren

ts li

ving

nea

r eac

h ot

her w

ith in

form

atio

n on

dro

p zo

nes +

carp

oolin

g 1.

Orie

ntat

ion

day

(par

ents

)2.

New

slett

er3.

Sprin

g fli

ng e

vent

4.Pa

rent

info

nig

ht

Med

. No

t st

arte

d Al

l yea

r Cr

eate

Act

ive

Trav

el

sect

ion

of n

ewsle

tter

Ad

d m

ap to

new

slett

er

high

light

ing

alte

rnat

e dr

op zo

nes.

High

light

new

are

a of

m

ap o

r mod

e of

act

ive

tran

spor

tatio

n in

par

ent

new

slett

er

Revi

ew cr

eatin

g liv

e go

ogle

map

of b

est

rout

es o

nto

scho

ol

web

site

Coup

le w

ith W

alk

and

Whe

el W

eek

or 'T

rans

it Tr

ippe

rs' i

nitia

tives

Fron

t ent

ranc

e of

th

e sc

hool

on

Fairb

urn

Dr.

Eng.

Im

prov

e ac

cess

for

pede

stria

ns a

nd

cycli

sts a

ppro

achi

ng

scho

ol o

n Fa

irbur

n Dr

. fro

m th

e ea

st

Raise

ped

estr

ian

path

thro

ugh

the

park

ing

lot/

drop

off

loop

. Ins

tall

light

ing

on p

edes

tria

n pa

thw

ay n

ext

to v

isito

r par

king

lot.

Resu

rface

pe

dest

rian

path

way

nex

t to

visit

or

park

ing

lot (

woo

dchi

ps, e

tc.)

High

No

t st

arte

d So

urce

quo

te fo

r wor

k +

desig

n Co

nduc

t fun

drai

sing

as

nece

ssar

y Co

mpl

ete

proj

ect

Back

pat

hway

from

Pro

vide

nce

Terr

ace

is ex

celle

nt b

ut p

uts u

sers

ou

t dire

ctly

into

exi

ting

traf

fic

Fron

t ent

ranc

e of

th

e sc

hool

on

Fairb

urn

Dr.

Eng.

Im

prov

e ac

cess

for

pede

stria

ns a

nd

cycli

sts a

ppro

achi

ng

scho

ol o

n Fa

irbur

n Dr

. fro

m th

e no

rth

or fr

om P

rovi

denc

e Pl

.

Crea

te p

edes

tria

n pa

thw

ay fr

om th

e no

rth

side

of th

e ex

it dr

ivew

ay o

f the

dr

op o

ff lo

op to

the

scho

ol's

fron

t do

or: d

efin

ed p

ath

runn

ing

alon

gsid

e dr

ivew

ay, r

aise

d an

d pa

inte

d pa

th

thro

ugh

the

park

ing

lot.

High

No

t st

arte

d So

urce

quo

te fo

r wor

k +

desig

n Co

nduc

t fun

drai

sing

as

nece

ssar

y Co

mpl

ete

proj

ect

6 6

Loca

tion

Actio

n Ty

pe

Actio

n De

scrip

tion

Prio

rity

Stat

us

Star

t Dat

e /

End

Date

N

ext S

teps

N

otes

Fron

t ent

ranc

e -

Fairb

urn

Rd

Eng.

Im

prov

e bi

ke

park

ing

facil

ities

M

ove

bike

rack

s to

impr

ove

visib

ility

an

d ac

cess

. In

crea

se n

umbe

r of r

acks

ava

ilabl

e

Plac

es d

iscus

sed:

1.

Dire

ctly

beh

ind

'Sta

ff Pa

rkin

g'bl

ocka

de

2.Un

der t

he 'M

aria

Mon

tess

ori

Acad

emy'

sign

High

No

t st

arte

d Re

view

loca

tions

- pi

ck

new

loca

tion

Facil

itate

com

plet

ing

the

wor

k Hi

ghlig

ht b

ike

park

ing

as

part

of s

choo

l cul

ture

Di

scus

s opp

ortu

nity

to

incr

ease

bik

e pa

rkin

g w

ith A

TC/P

AC

Curr

ently

onl

y sp

ace

for s

ix b

ikes

to

park

. Rac

ks in

stal

led

in w

ell

cove

red

spot

- bu

t are

not

visi

ble

(blo

cked

by

park

ed ca

rs).

Rack

s are

lo

cate

d in

a p

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Maria Montessori Academy – Saanich – BASELINE – Classroom Survey

HANDS-UP SURVEYS Please complete this survey, using stand-up or hands-up methods (ask students to raise

their hand’s or divide in separate corners of the classroom) for the week of: MONDAY OCTOBER 24TH – FRIDAY OCTOBER 28TH 2016

Teacher:____________________ Grade: _______

Division #: ____________ # Students:______

Ask students: “How did you travel to school this morning?” Weath

er Walked /scooter

Walked part-way*

Bicycle School Bus

Public Transit

Carpool (2 or more families)

Car (Just my family)

Other? Total

Mon Example: Rainy/6C

Tues

Wed

Thurs

Fri

Total Avg=Total/5

not for teachers

Ask students: “How will you travel from school today?” Weath

er Walked /scooter

Walked part-way*

Bicycle School Bus

Public Transit

Carpool (2 or more families)

Car (Just my family)

Other? Total

Mon Example: Rainy/6C

Tues

Wed

Thurs

Fri

Total Avg=Total/5

not for teachers

Walked part-way = *Walked at least one entire block. (e.g. Park & Walk)

Maria Montessori Academy – Saanich BASELINE FAMILY SURVEY 1 of 6

Maria Montessori Academy School Travel Planning

Monday October 24th, 2016 Dear Parent (Guardian):

Maria Montessori Academy is taking part in the CRD’s People Power, School Travel Planning process this school year to enable more students and families to walk, scooter or cycle on their journey to and from school.

The benefits of active school travel include:

Increased safetyImproved healthArriving alert and ready to learnLess stress, greater happinessReduced traffic congestion near the schoolLess pollution

Please take 8 to 10 minutes with your child(ren) who attend this school to complete this survey. Your answers will help us better understand the travel choices made by families at Maria Montessori Academy, with the purpose of improving the safety and health of the school community. You only need to submit one survey per family and return it with your youngest child by October 28th, 2016

If you have any questions about the survey or the School Travel Planning project, please contact: Lise Richard at lise@hastebc.org

Thank you,

Patrick Vincentine & Christine Munro Principal & Vice Principal

___________________________________

Maria Montessori Academy – Saanich BASELINE FAMILY SURVEY 2 of 6

To protect your privacy this survey does not require you to provide your name. All information will be kept strictly confidential.

A. Family Transportation Survey

Please include the date (month/day/year) that you filled this survey out

(e.g. October / 25 / 2016): _________________/_____/________

Please complete ONE survey per family.

1. How does your child(ren) usually get to and from school?(If two modes are common, e.g. walking and driving, choose the one they do most often.)

CHOOSE ONLY ONE BOX FROM EACH COLUMN

TO school FROM school

Walk / Scooter / Skate Walk part-way (at least one entire block) Bicycle

School bus

Public transit (BC Transit)

Carpool (2 or more families)

Car (just your family)

Other

If Other (explain)______________________________________________________________

2. Who usually accompanies your child on the way to school?

Parent /Grandparent Other Adult Sibling Friend Child travels alone

3. How far away from school do you live? If you are not sure, check Google Maps.

Less than 0.5 km 0.51 to 1.59 km 1.6 to 3 km Over 3 km

Maria Montessori Academy – Saanich BASELINE FAMILY SURVEY 3 of 6

4. What language does your family speak at home? English Mandarin/Cantonese/Chinese Punjabi/Hindi Spanish Other please specify: ________________________

5. Please fill in the age and gender of your child(ren) attending this school.

Child Age Gender Boy Girl Another Gender Identity

1 2 3 4

6. Our neighbourhood is safe for children to walk to and from school. (Please circle one answer).

STRONGLY AGREE AGREE DISAGREE STRONGLY DISAGREE

ONLY ANSWER Questions 7-9 if your child/ children are usually driven to or from school. If not, please skip to question 10

7. What are the main reasons your child(ren) is/are usually driven to/from school?(Choose up to three)

Distance from home too far Convenience/time pressures Traffic danger Personal safety issues (e.g. bullying, stranger danger, etc.) I’m on my way somewhere else (e.g. to work) Weather Other (explain)___________________________________________________________

8. I would allow my child(ren) to walk to school if… (choose up to three)

He or she did not walk alone There was a safer or improved walking route There were reduced traffic dangers He or she were older He or she did not live so far from school Other (explain)_________________________________________________________

9. I would allow my child(ren) to cycle to school if… (choose up to three) They did not cycle alone There was a safer or improved cycling route

Maria Montessori Academy – Saanich BASELINE FAMILY SURVEY 4 of 6

There were reduced traffic dangers They were older They did not live so far from school They received bicycle safety training They could lock their bicycle in a safe place Other (explain)_________________________________________________________

Everyone continue at question 10 below

10. When you walk or cycle as a family, what motivates you? (choose up to three) Getting physical activity/exercise Environmental benefits Saving time Safer than driving More convenient than driving More fun than driving Cheaper than driving Setting a good example Not having to worry about parking Spending time outside Spending time with other people Other (explain)_________________________________________________________

11. Please share any further comments about your child’s journey to and from school.

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

12. Do you support ongoing School Travel Planning efforts to make the school area safer, healthierand better connected to the community, reducing the number of children travelling to andfrom school by car?

YES NO

13. If you would like to help with School Travel Planning efforts at your school (for example attendParent Advisory Council (PAC) Meetings or the school Walkabout), please provide your name,email and telephone (Optional: if you prefer to be called) below:

________________________________________________________________________

Maria Montessori Academy – Saanich BASELINE FAMILY SURVEY 5 of 6

B. Walking / Cycling Routes to School MAPPING EXERCISE: FOR PARENTS & STUDENTS TO ANSWER AS A FAMILY

Please complete the following map with the WALKING or CYCLING route your child/children take to get to and from School. If you usually drive please indicate the route you would walk or cycle. Identify any locations that are of concern to you with a number (e.g. 1, 2, 3) and describe these in the table below.

Maria Montessori Academy – Saanich BASELINE FAMILY SURVEY 6 of 6

Describe any areas of concern in this table.

Location (e.g. nearest intersection)

What do you think is unsafe in this area?

E.g. on ___Rd near ___St

E.g. Cars turn right without looking for pedestrians.

1.

2.

3.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE HAVE THIS SURVEY COMPLETED ON THIS SHEET AND RETURNED TO SCHOOL BY OCTOBER 28th, 2016

HASTe BC (The Hub for Active School Travel) is the provincial lead for School Travel Planning in British Columbia: (www.hastebc.org) School Travel Planning in Saanich is sponsored by The Capital Region District’s People Power Project (http://www.crd.bc.ca/project/regional-transportation/people-power) For more information, please visit both of our websites or join us on Facebook or Twitter.

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District of Saanich Engineering: Troy McKay and Sandra Liddell

Capital Regional District Regional and Strategic Planning: Kate Berniaz

Great Victoria School District #61 Facilities: David Loveridge and Marni Vistisen-Harwood

BC Transit Transportation Planning: Adriana McMullen and Lindsay Taylor

Marketing: Anita Wasuita

Community Organizations Greater Victoria Placemaking Network: Ray Straatsma

Walk On Victoria: Sally Reid

WeBike: Cindy Marven

Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition: Edward Pullman

Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society: Amelia Potvin

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BISLEY PL

TRACKSELL AVE

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STA

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ME

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EARLSTON AVE

LLANDAFF PL

CLOVERDALE

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PL

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PL

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BA

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ME

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ORELTON PL

BANFF PL

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St Margaret'sSchool

Cedar HillMiddle

ReynoldsSecondary

CloverdaleTraditional

QuadraElementary

TorquayElementary

GordonHead Middle

BraefootElementary

DoncasterElementary

Lambrick ParkSecondary

Cross RoadsChristianSchool

St MichaelsUniversitySchools

Mt. DouglasGolf Course

Cedar Hill Municipal Golf Club

Blenkinsop ValleyAdventure Golf

Nellie McClungLibrary

Mt.Tolmie Hospital

Gordon Head Recreation

Centre

ervices

DoncasterElementary

BraefootPark

FelthamPark

BowPark

ReynoldsPark

PlayfairPark

Cedar HillPark

Mt. TolmiePark

HomerPark

LambrickPark

TyndallPark

Mt. DouglasPark

1500 M

1000 M

500 M

0 125 250 375 500

Meters

Braefoot Elementary

¯School

Traffic Signal

Crosswalk

Trail

Park

Catchment Area

Municipal

Recreational/Cultural1 route

15-25 routes

2 - 6 routes

7-14 routes

(n = 37)