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Southeast Kelowna Elementary School Travel Plan complete

11 June 2020

A School Travel Plan for Southeast Kelowna Elementary School is now complete.

The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) and the Sustainable Transportation Partnership of the Central Okanagan (STPCO), in coordination with the City of Kelowna, invited South Kelowna Elementary School to participate in the Clean Air and Safe Routes 4 Schools program to increase participation in active transportation, reduce the number of motorized vehicles used for travel to and from school and reduce emissions around and from school buildings.

The STPCO, with the help of city staff prepared maps for the Walkabout route. City personnel also used traffic counts data collected previously near South Kelowna Elementary and analyzed the family baseline surveys. The municipal and school committee members actively participated in the process. They provided feedback on the draft maps, surveys, discussed the walkabout findings and analyzed the graphs and baseline data to develop and implement programs to target specific behaviors and barriers included in the Action Plan.

South Kelowna Elementary Clean Air & Safe Routes 4 Schools: School Travel Plan is delivered in partnership with the City of Kelowna, Regional District of Central Okanagan, School District 23, Interior Health, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Sustainable Transportation Partnership of the Central Okanagan (STPCO).