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The Public Health Agency of Canada supports a number of organizations
and initiatives related to active transportation.
Go For Green (a
national non-profit, charitable organization encouraging Canadians to
pursue healthy, outdoor physical activity while being good environmental
citizens).
- The Active & Safe Routes to School Program
- Active Transportation Workshops and Regional Forums
- Active Transportation Community projects
- Blueprint for Action
- Business Case for Active Transportation
- National Survey on Active Transportation
- Active Transportation Roundtable
- Developing Communities for Active Transportation
- Retrofitting Communities for Sustainable and Healthy Active Transportation
- Case Studies on Active Transportation
- Cycling Manual
- Walk & Roll: A Guide to Active Transportation To, From and At
the Workplace (a resource developed in partnership with The
Canadian Council for Health and Active Living at Work
- The Rails to Greenways Initiative
- Promoting Active Transportation in 20% Club Cities
- Health Canada, Environment Canada, Transport Canada and Go for Green
have partnered with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to develop "Moving
Without Motors"
 : A Guide to the Active Transportation Community
designed specifically for municipal council and their staff who are
in a pivotal position to promote and implement sustainable, active
transportation. It provides access to information and best practices
from Canada and internationally. It is also an interactive forum for
professionals to share ideas, pose questions, discuss strategies and
build networks.
Health Canada has a joint Sustainable Development Strategy with Transport
Canada and commits to strengthening partnerships with other federal departments
and non-government organizations with regards to active transportation
to contribute to a healthier population.
Health Canada will promote awareness
and engagement of Canadians in "active
transportation” as
an important element of a mix of intragrated strategies to increase physical
activity levels and improve the health of Canadians.
Health & Air Quality Bulletin
Fact Sheet on Air Pollution and Active Transportation
- The Air Health Affects Unit and the Healthy Living Unit jointly developed
a Fact
Sheet on Air Pollution and Active Transportation
Other Related Sites:
Transport Canada
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
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