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Western University

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Ontario Active School Travel Policy Qualitative Survey, Erika S. Romanelli-Baird Aug 2021

Ontario Active School Travel Policy Qualitative Survey, Erika S. Romanelli-Baird

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Early in 2021, the HEALab worked with Green Communities Canada and Ontario Active School Travel (OAST) to conduct a policy scan of existing by-laws, regulations, programs and policies at school board and municipal level to better understand how they affect students ability to travel actively. The results of this policy scan were used to create a qualitative survey to ask parents, community members and other professionals their opinions on where current gaps exist and how they propose that they can be filled. The results were coded and will be used to guide interviews with key stakeholders and provide further recommendations …