Transforming a Region through Children's Transportation

Transforming a Region through Children's Transportation: TravelSmart4Kids Strategy

TransLink has created the TravelSmart4Kids Strategy, a sustainable transportation strategy for children 12 and under to enable more children to travel by active and sustainable modes of transportation.
The innovative Strategy seeks to create a culture and region that is safe and healthy for children, creating life-long sustainable travel habits and shifting behavior early. The Strategy follows a clear vision and 56 actions with built-in monitoring and evaluation. This webinar will explain the value of a Children's Transportation Strategy, how collaboration makes it possible, and the impacts in the last two years since the Strategy launch.

Speakers include:

• Molly Barkowsky, Regional Coordinator for Children’s Active Travel, TransLink
• Renate Sitch, Senior Advisor, TDM, TransLink
• Mariee Devereux, TDM Officer, Children Resources and Engagement, Translink

Meet the speakers 

Molly Barkowsky: Molly is a Children's Mobility and Active Travel specialist. She draws on her background in Planning, Design, and Transportation to strategize and coordinate multi-sectoral partnerships that empower children's knowledge of and access to sustainable travel choices around Metro Vancouver and beyond.

Mariee Devereux: Mariee Devereux is an educator and knowledge mobilizer at TransLink with expertise in distilling complex ideas into accessible and engaging formats. She draws on her extensive performance background and knowledge of transportation systems to foster joy through learning and moving at all ages and stages.

Renate Sitch: Renate is an accomplished transportation and sustainability professional with strategic leadership experience in urban planning, behaviour change, business, and sustainability. Renate brings a deep understanding of sustainability issues and the ability to generate alternative solutions to outstanding problems.