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BACKGROUND: Active school transport (AST), school travel using an active mode like walking, may be important to children's overall physical activity. A “school travel plan” (STP) documents a school's transport characteristics and provides an action plan to address school and neighborhood barriers to AST.

METHODS: We conducted a pilot STP intervention at 12 schools in 4 Canadian provinces. Facilitators and school personnel created and implemented AST action plans. Parent's self‐reports (N = 1489) were the basis for evaluating the intervention. A content analysis identified type, frequency, and perceived success of initiatives.

RESULTS: School travel plans emphasized education and promotion, and AST activities and events. Capital improvement projects were more common at schools in older suburban neighborhoods, whereas enforcement was more common at schools in newer suburban neighborhoods …