Safe routes 4 schools
Help improve the air quality around schools by choosing active travel
Fewer cars. Healthier air. Safer streets.
Safe Routes 4 Schools helps improve air quality around schools by reducing vehicle emissions and encouraging walking, cycling and other forms of active transportation. The program focuses on students who live within approximately 2.5 kilometres of their school.
Reducing short vehicle trips helps lower traffic congestion, decrease idling, and create safer, healthier school environments.
How the program works
Safe Routes 4 Schools brings together schools, families, local governments, and community partners to identify barriers to active travel and develop practical solutions.
Each participating school creates an action plan that may include:
- Identifying areas of poor air quality or traffic congestion
- Improving safety and infrastructure
- Educating students and families about air quality and transportation choices
- Encouraging school-wide participation
Maps for participating schools
- Belgo Elementary
- Bellevue Creek Elementary
- Casorso Elementary
- North Glenmore Elementary
- Pearson Road Elementary
- Quigley Elementary
- Raymer Elementary
- South Kelowna Elementary
- South Rutland Elementary
- Springvalley Elementary
- Webber Road Elementary
Benefits for students and communities
- Improved air quality around schools
- Safer streets and reduced traffic congestion
- Increased physical activity and well-being
- Fewer short vehicle trips and less idling
Get involved
If your school doesn’t yet participate in Safe Routes 4 Schools, consider starting a conversation with your school administrators. Small changes in how students travel to school can make a meaningful difference for air quality across the Central Okanagan.
Additional resources
- Active transportation education and encouragement - Province of BC
