Keeping youth safe: Collaborative school-community actions

• traffic calming, redistribution or redirection measures
• marked routes
• sidewalk and bicycle path signage, development and maintenance
• school crossing guards
• pick-up and drop-off zones
• no-parking regulations
• adequate lighting
• reduced speed
• no right turns at red lights at intersections where students cross
• railway safety

This action is aligned with the following framework:

• Safety of Elementary School Students Walking or Bicycling Between Home and School in Québec: Summary 

Potential partners (examples):

• police forces
• volunteers
• community organizations
• sports organizations

Possible agreements (examples):

• emergency measures plan
• safe active transportation
• cleaning of areas where young people gather