1. www.urbanthinkers.ca Coquitlam WalkArounds & off-ramp Youth Engagement in Sustainable Transportation Understanding and Influencing the Trip to School ACT Canada – Canadian TDM Summit 2009 Mon. Nov. 16th – Toronto Arthur Orsini, M.A. (Env. Ed.) School Travel Planner Vancouver 778-869-6461 arthur@urbanthinkers.ca bike to the grad “curb-side”

2. www.urbanthinkers.ca AWWA

3. www.urbanthinkers.ca my questions; 1.why is work with high schools lagging? 2.why not engage, and train more student leaders? 3.what specific training & support are we offered as TDM co-ordinators?

4. www.urbanthinkers.ca vision teams of; trained, supported sustained School Travel Planners...

5. www.urbanthinkers.ca Auckland Regional Transport Authority Auckland Region pop: 1.2 million School Travel Team staff of 15 incl/ 10 School Travel Co-ordinators operating budget $4.7NZ million ($3.5M Cdn) capital budget $10.6NZ million ($7.8M Cdn) plus! Rodney (2) North Shore City (1) Waitakere (3) Auckland City (5) Manukau (3) Papakura (1) Frankllin (2) Auckland, New Zealand (2006)

6. www.urbanthinkers.ca School-Based TDM...for the rest of us goal: Success for everybody, anywhere....even while you’re waiting for a program, and the funds to get it started “Successful people do things imperfectly while others are still perfecting their plans”

7. www.urbanthinkers.ca Clean Air Day – Walk to School event: Harbourview Elementary, Coquitlam Tues. June 2 nd 2009 Wed. June 3 rd 2009

8. www.urbanthinkers.ca don’t wait to get started... your early successes –no matter how small- will give you local stories to build the case for future budget allocation “Learning by doing, and being involved in decision- making, is part of young people’s contribution to changes in society.” Youth Development NZ Walkability Assessments with the City of Coquitlam off-ramp Youth Engagement Training

9. www.urbanthinkers.ca City of Coquitlam one of two BC municipalities working with Urbanthinkers in Green Communities Canada’s 2007-2009 School Travel Planning pilot project leading the way School Walkability Assessments & forming student engagement groups in elem. schools Transportation Services Engineering & Public Works Coast Salish be open to opportunity:...or invite opportunity into your community

10. www.urbanthinkers.ca City of Coquitlam: Facilitating Active School Travel City of Coquitlam Citywide Official Community Plan (2002) Provide attractive pedestrian and cycling facilities, and implement traffic management measures where appropriate. (p. 6-2) Foster the development of facilities that enable safe and convenient pedestrian travel.... Encourage walking to schools in the City. (p. 6-7)

11. www.urbanthinkers.ca WalkAround: Walkability Assessments at all 27 elementary schools within the City of Coquitlam WalkAround...a one-hour walk around school with the School Principal, parent and a School Travel Planner...meeting with small group of senior students to conduct survey & form a student leader committee

12. www.urbanthinkers.ca WalkAround Sample WalkAround

13. www.urbanthinkers.ca WalkAround : results 1.all 27 schools fully documented – as opposed to anecdotal 2.goals set – not just the ‘squeaky wheels’ getting attention, speaking in terms of 1-, 3-, 5- 10-year goals 3.future planning – to inform new development 4.municipal issue – not just a SD issue 5.responsive to the community – engagement & feedback 6.surveying – making it normal to ask “How did you get to school today?”

14. www.urbanthinkers.ca Student Leadership : off-ramp 1999 - 2002 2009 + at BESTwith Urbanthinkers pilot project in Vancouver &training program offered in Victoria Secondary Schoolscommunities wanting to establish or strengthen School-Based TDM For young people, participation is a vehicle for building their capacities in environmental evaluation, group problem-solving and democratic decision-making – valuable project outcomes in addition to whatever else the project hopes to achieve. David Driskell, UNESCO

15. www.urbanthinkers.ca locally-based youth engagement training creatively adjust / allocate existing resources with partners who share goals & budget cuts; student leaders: untapped opportunity start immediately – don’t wait for full package small, supported steps – learn by doing generate local stories, local data proceed at your own speed...it’s not in the nature of bureaucracy to change – we must initiate change... David Godri, age 18, YWALK Youth Forum keynote speaker

16. www.urbanthinkers.ca from Emancipatory Practices: Adult/Youth Engagement for Social and Ecological Justice Learning Without Teaching: Youth-Led Programs To Reduce Car-Trips To School by Arthur Orsini - Sense Publishers, Dec 2009 Recruit, engage & train your local experts with Urbanthinkers

17. www.urbanthinkers.ca et en français

18. www.urbanthinkers.ca Youth Engagement Training : building from wherever you are currently at Four phases: 1.Contemplation : program framework, goals & objectives, scope & expectations for local partnerships, funding, timelines 2.Preparation : convene local Advisory Committee, student leader recruitment 3.Implementation : adult facilitator training, student leader training, teacher session, school- site strategic planning 4.Continuation : regional gathering of youth leaders 2 webinars 1 webinar & 1 video 1 workshop, 2 co-facilitated workshops, & 1 seminar 1 regional forum

19. www.urbanthinkers.ca Child- & Youth-Engagement Training: adaptable & responsive to your community’s needs Training Component contemp.prep implementation: wk 1 wk 2 wk 3 wk 4 wk 5 wk 6 wk 7 wk 8 wk 9 wk 10 continuation MonTuesWedThurFri contemplation phase Program Overview Evaluation & Assessment preparation phase Local Advisory Committee Student Leader Recruitment schools selection teacher/admin sign-on preliminary site assessment implementation phase Adult Facilitator Training Student Leader Training Teacher Session School-Site Strategic Planning continuation Youth-Led Forum

20. www.urbanthinkers.ca off-ramp Youth Engagement in Sustainable Transportation Understanding and Influencing the Trip to School ACT Canada – Canadian TDM Summit 2009 Mon. Nov. 16th – Toronto Arthur Orsini, M.A. (Env. Ed.) School Travel Planner Vancouver 778-869-6461 arthur@urbanthinkers.ca bike to the grad “curb-side”