Take the challenge and walk to school!
There are many active ways to get to class
This spring, challenge yourself to find different ways to take your kids to school – think walking, wheeling with an assistive mobility device, cycling, rollerblading, skateboarding – the list goes on!
Today, Mayor Steven Del Duca and students from St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary School stepped up to the challenge, joined by City staff and York Catholic District School Board on their walk to school.
St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary School is among four schools participating in the City’s Active School Travel program for the 2025-26 school year. The program encourages any form of human-powered travel to get to and from school. It’s easy to take the first step with wayfinding signage that maps out five-, 10- and 15-minute walking and cycling routes around participating schools in Vaughan.
Each sign is unique to the nearest school and details how long it will take to bike or walk to the school from that location. Since 2022, the program has been implemented at 16 schools across the city. For schools that haven’t participated in the program yet – look no further than our online walking map! Find the walking routes around your school with this easy-to-use online tool.
Keeping our community healthy and streets safe remains a top priority for families and the City of Vaughan. By choosing active transportation, you can:
build healthy, lifelong habits of activity and independence.
help reduce pollution and greenhouse gases made by vehicles.
- improve students’ physical and mental health, social development and academic performance.
reduce vehicle congestion in school zones.
This program is just one of the many ways the City continues to enhance road safety and protect our most vulnerable road users through the MoveSmart Mobility Management Strategy, which helps form and direct the City’s vision to continue providing a safer, more efficient and sustainable transportation system.
To learn more, visit vaughan.ca/ActiveSchoolTravel.
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“In Vaughan, we’re proud to encourage active, accessible and sustainable ways for students to get to and from school. Whether it’s walking, cycling, scootering, skating or wheeling with an assistive mobility device, there are so many fun and healthy ways for kids to start and end their school day on the move. Today, I had the pleasure of joining students and parents on a walk to St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary School, and it was wonderful to see the excitement and energy along the way. Active School Travel helps reduce traffic around schools, improves road safety and supports students’ health and well‑being. As we welcome the spring season, I encourage families to make the switch and try more active trips to school this year.”
- Mayor Steven Del Duca
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