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About School Streets
Gordon Elementary, in partnership with the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver School Board, is running a School Street program from Monday May 5, 2025, to Friday June 13, 2025. During School Street times, no motor vehicles will be permitted to enter or exit the block, however, parked vehicles may remain.
The School Street will be in effect from:
Date: May 5, 2025, to June 13, 2025, all school days
Location: Bayswater Street
Time: 8:40 - 9:10 AM and 2:45 - 3:30 PM
Extended Hours Fridays: Please note that School Street pick-up time hours will be extended on Fridays for Play Street (2:45 – 4:00 PM) to facilitate Play Street activities.
Thank you for volunteering and supporting this initiative to improve safety and encourage active travel at our school! Volunteers will be entered into a draw for a gift card for a local business. Every shift volunteered is another entry in the draw for a greater chance to win!
Volunteer Shift Information
What to bring: Appropriate outdoor gear for whatever the weather may be.
Equipment: The City will deliver School Streets equipment and materials to the school. Further details will be updated closer to the launch date!
Schedule: 8:30am/2:35pm: Arrive, meet partner, collect volunteer bin from inside school, put on vests, unlock barriers, position each barrier next to the school street.
8:40am/2:45pm: When it is safe to do so, position barriers on the street. Follow guidance provided in traffic control plan. School Street begins, answer questions or provide City of Vancouver contact info as necessary.
9:10am/3:30pm (4:00pm on Play Street Days): When it is safe to do so, move equipment off road. Lock barriers with cable and combination lock at designated location. Return vests and volunteer bin back to school.
If you have any questions before or after you sign up, please email gordonschoolstreets@gmail.com. In the case of an emergency, please call 911, alert school admin and/or the School Street Volunteer Coordinator as appropriate.
More information about the School Streets Program can be found on the City of Vancouver’s website at www.Vancouver.ca/School-Streets.