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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES
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Resources
- Going somewhere? Go active! pamphlet provides information on various modes of active transportation.
- Going somewhere? Going active! poster can be posted at your community event or workplace.
- Going To school? Go Active pamphlet suggests ways to help kids to get active by using alternative modes of transportation to school other than private vehicles.
- Communities in Motion: Bringing Active Transportation to Life is a guide from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities that allows you to assess your community's performance in active transportation and shares success stories from various Canadian communities.
Websites
- Public Health Agency of Canada – Active Transportation suggests ideas for adopting active modes of transportation.
- Active & Safe Routes to School is a program to overcome barriers to children's active school travel for the benefits of children's mobility, health and happiness.
Guide to Choosing Walking Shoes/Walking and Running Clubs in York Region is a guide for choosing a good pair of walking shoes and walking/running clubs in York Region.
- The Everyday Guide to York Regional Forest is a guide to explore the York Regional forests.
Websites
- York Geo Geography Viewer allows you to map your walking route.
- Take a Walk in the Regional Forest provides information on monthly guided events that take place in the York Region forest.
- York Official Tourism Site provides recreational trail maps for walking and hiking.
- Walkscore provides you with a walk score by looking at what is around your home address that is within walking distance and an explanation of how walkable your community is.
- iCANwalk promotes community walkability across Ontario.
- Active 2010-Pedometer Challenge provides information about an on-line pedometer challenge.
- Walk This Way Program provides materials for individuals to begin and adhere to a walking regimen.
- Hike Ontario promotes walking, hiking, trail development and conservation in Ontario.
- Oak Ridges Trail Association provides information on organized hikes in the Oak Ridges Moraine and Trail.
- Ontario Trails allows you to search for trails across Ontario.
- Going somewhere? Go cycling! pamphlet provides information about the benefits of cycling, safety and other cycling facts.
- The York Region cycling map identifies a network of existing bicycle lanes, signed bicycle routes, trails, paved shoulders and bike facilities.
Information for Parents: Child Carriers and trailers for bikes provides information on choosing safe child carriers and trailers to reduce injuries.
- Be Seen: Be Safe, Cycle Smart lists York Regional Police's Rules of the Road for cyclists.
- Young Cyclists Guide from The Ministry of Transportation Ontario provides information on bicycle equipment, riding tips, and rules of the road to keep children safe while cycling in Ontario.
- Ontario's Guide to Safe Cycling from The Ministry of Transportation Ontario provides the rules of the road, equipment safety and handling skills.
Websites
- York Region Cycling provides York Region's interactive cycling map and other cycling information.
- York Region Community and Health Services – Bicycle and Helmet Safety provides information on bicycle and helmet safety, bike-related traffic laws and other cycling resources.
- CAN-BIKE provides information on the CAN-BIKE cycling safety course that can be taught through a variety of organizations.
- Canada Safety Council - Biking features downloadable fun activities for children and information for parents on bike safety.
- Safe Kids Canada – Bike Safety provides information on bike injuries, helmet standards and safety.
- Cycle Canada offers supported cycling tours across Canada.
- Cycle Ontario features maps of bike trails and cycling routes, and cycling events in Ontario.
- Ontario Cycling Association provides the latest news and upcoming cycling events in Ontario.
- Cycling in Toronto provides information on the Toronto Bike Plan and other cycling information.
- York Region Transit/VIVA provides information and schedules of public transit services in York Region.
- Go Transit provides information and schedules of Go Transit to get to places in the Greater Toronto Area.
- Student Transportation Services (STS) / School Bus City provides information and schedules on school bus transportation in York Region.
- Smart Commute provides consultation and information to assist employers and employees to explore various active transportation modes such as carpooling, cycling and transit.
Carpool Zone of Smart Commute can be used to find commuters from your workplace to share a ride to and from work.
- The 20/20 Planner is a guide to reduce energy use at home and on the road by 20 per cent.
Websites
- The 20/20 The Way to Clean Air Campaign provides step-by-step actions and tips to reduce home energy and vehicle use that save energy.
- Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) provides daily AQHI and information from Environment Canada that helps Canadian to protect their health from the negative effects of air pollution.
- Air Quality Ontario provides information from Ontario Ministry of Environment on air quality in Ontario.
For more information, or to speak with a Public Health Nurse, please contact
York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653 or TTY 1-866-252-9933
