Schools present unique safety challenges with respect to the significant daily spikes in traffic volume on and around school property during the school year. School Site Traffic Management Plans  (SSTMP’s) outline how traffic will safely operate on the site, including pedestrians, those using mobility devices, cyclists, motorized vehicles and school purpose vehicles.

Benefits of a School Site Traffic Management Plan:

  • Clear plans and reference materials for school community.
  • Defined traffic flow for pedestrians, motorists, and school purpose vehicles.
  • Promotion of safe practices on school property & around school site.
  • Increased awareness of ‘active travel’ and ‘walk a block’ opportunities.

School Site Traffic Management Plans

Lambton Kent District School Board

SSTMP - A.A. Wright Public School

SSTMP - Aberarder Central School

SSTMP - Alexander Mackenzie Secondary School

SSTMP - Blenheim District High School

SSTMP - Bosanquet Central Public School

SSTMP - Bridgeview Public School

SSTMP - Brigden Public School

SSTMP - Bright's Grove Public School

SSTMP - Brooke Central Public School

SSTMP - Cathcart Boulevard Public School

SSTMP - Chatham Kent Secondary School

SSTMP - Colonel Cameron Public School

SSTMP - Confederation Central School

SSTMP - Dawn Euphemia Public School

SSTMP - Dresden Area Central School

SSTMP - East Lambton Public School

SSTMP - Errol Road Public School

SSTMP - Errol Village Public School

SSTMP - Grand Bend Public School

SSTMP - Great Lakes Secondary School

SSTMP - Gregory Drive Public School

SSTMP - H.W. Burgess Public School

SSTMP - Hanna Memorial Public School

SSTMP - Harwich-Raleigh Public School

SSTMP - High Park Public School

SSTMP - Hillcrest Public School

SSTMP - Indian Creek Road Public School

SSTMP - John McGregor Secondary School

SSTMP - John N. Given Learning Centre

SSTMP - King George VI Public School (Chatham)

SSTMP - King George VI Public School (Sarnia)

SSTMP - Kinnwood Central Public School

SSTMP - Lakeroad Public School

SSTMP - Lambton Centennial Public School

SSTMP - Lambton Central Collegiate & Vocational School

SSTMP - Lambton Kent Composite School

SSTMP - Lansdowne Public School

SSTMP - London Road Public School

SSTMP - McNaughton Ave Public School

SSTMP - Merlin Area Public School

SSTMP - Mooretown-Courtright Public School

SSTMP - Naahii Ridge Public School

SSTMP - North Lambton Secondary School

SSTMP - Northern Collegiate & Vocational School

SSTMP - P.E. McGibbon Public School

SSTMP - Plympton-Wyoming Public School

SSTMP - Queen Elizabeth II Public School (Chatham)

SSTMP - Queen Elizabeth II Public School (Petrolia)

SSTMP - Queen Elizabeth II Public School (Sarnia)

SSTMP - Ridgetown District Elementary School / Ridgetown District Secondary School

SSTMP - Riverview Central Public School

SSTMP - Rosedale Public School

SSTMP - Sir John Moore Public School

SSTMP - Tecumseh Public School

SSTMP - Thamesville Area Central Public School

SSTMP - Tilbury Area Public School

SSTMP - Tilbury District High School

SSTMP - Victor Lauriston Public School

SSTMP - W.J. Baird Public School

SSTMP - Wallaceburg District Elementary School / Wallaceburg District Secondary School

SSTMP - Wheatley Area Public School

SSTMP - Winston Churchill Public School

SSTMP - Zone Township Central School

St. Clair Catholic District School Board

SSTMP - Christ the King Catholic School

SSTMP - Good Shepherd Catholic School

SSTMP - Gregory A. Hogan Catholic School

SSTMP - Holy Family Catholic School

SSTMP - Holy Rosary Catholic School

SSTMP - Holy Trinity Catholic School

SSTMP - Monsignor Uyen Catholic School

SSTMP - Sacred Heart Catholic School (Port Lambton)

SSTMP - St. Angela Merici Catholic School

SSTMP - St. Anne Catholic School (Blenheim)

SSTMP - St. Anne Catholic School (Sarnia)

SSTMP - St. Elizabeth Catholic School

SSTMP - St. John Fisher Catholic School

SSTMP - St. Joseph Catholic School (Corunna)

SSTMP - St. Joseph Catholic School (Tilbury)

SSTMP - St. Matthew Catholic School

SSTMP - St. Michael Catholic School (Bright's Grove)

SSTMP - St. Michael Catholic School (Ridgetown)

SSTMP - St. Patrick's Catholic High School

SSTMP - St. Peter Canisius Catholic School

SSTMP - St. Philip Catholic School

SSTMP - Ursuline College Chatham (UCC)

Active Travel

There are many health and environmental benefits associated with active travel in addition to the positive impacts on students. The more a school encourages active travel, the better the chances that traffic congestion around the school will decrease.

Active travel benefits:

  • Healthier Children – Walking, cycling, or using a wheelchair, scooter or skateboard to school provides daily physical activity which supports brain development, and can lead to improved learning and attention at school. Children arrive at school alert and ready to learn.
  • Less Traffic and Pollution – Fewer cars around schools reduces traffic congestion, improves safety, and decreases harmful air pollution.

School Travel Planning

School Travel Planning (STP) is a community-based approach that aims to address barriers to and incentives for students to use active and sustainable modes for all, or part of, their journey to and from school. Community stakeholders work together to create a School Safety Plan, which may include; school infrastructure improvements (e.g. bike racks), education (e.g. safety training), community mobilization (e.g. walking ‘school buses’), encouragement (e.g. celebrations of physical activity) and, in some cases, engineering improvements at or near school sites (e.g. pedestrian crossings).

Ontario Active School Travel (OAST), a Green Communities Canada program, has everything you need to implement School Travel Planning in your community. If you are interested, please visit the OAST website to access the School Travel Planning Toolkit.

Active Travel Safety

To view Ontario Ministry of Transportations road safety for pedestrians, and driving laws and safety tips for pedestrian crossovers and school crossings please click here.