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The fine for phone use while driving is $368.","2026-10-31T09:45:00-07:00",[39,40,41,16],"Safety","Delta Police","Traffic","Illustration of a police officer standing beside a road holding a device on a clear day.",{"path":44,"title":45,"description":46,"date":8,"publishedAt":47,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":48,"image":20,"imageAlt":52,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-snap-school-travel-pilot-2026-10-31","Delta launches school travel safety pilot at five elementary schools","The City of Delta, Fraser Health and the Delta School District are running a pilot program at five elementary schools to find ways to make the trip to school safer for students.","2026-10-31T09:32:00-07:00",[49,39,50,16,51],"Schools","Transport","Delta School District","Illustration of children walking on a sidewalk toward a school on a sunny morning.",{"path":54,"title":55,"description":56,"date":8,"publishedAt":57,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":58,"image":20,"imageAlt":64,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\u002Fnews\u002Froberts-bank-terminal-2-project-of-national-interest-2026-10-31","Federal government designates Roberts Bank Terminal 2 as a Project of National Interest","The federal government gave Roberts Bank Terminal 2 in Delta a new designation on Friday that clears the remaining permits for the $5.9 billion port expansion to proceed.","2026-10-31T08:51:00-07:00",[59,60,61,62,63],"Port","Infrastructure","Deltaport","Roberts Bank","Melissa Granum","Illustration of a container port facility at the water's edge under a clear blue sky.",{"id":66,"title":45,"aiMetadata":67,"author":10,"body":81,"candidates":132,"category":11,"date":8,"description":46,"extension":133,"faq":134,"image":20,"imageAlt":52,"imageCheckedAt":20,"imageCredit":20,"imageScene":159,"linkedin":160,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"meta":168,"metaDescription":170,"navigation":171,"path":44,"pinned":21,"primarySourceUrl":172,"publishedAt":47,"seo":173,"seoTitle":20,"sourceId":174,"sourceIsPaywalled":21,"sources":175,"stem":181,"storyType":182,"tags":183,"topicKey":184,"updated":20,"__hash__":185},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-snap-school-travel-pilot-2026-10-31.md",{"summary":68,"keyTopics":69,"semanticKeywords":74},"Delta launched a School Neighbourhood Active Travel Plan pilot at five elementary schools to improve student safety on trips to school. Parents can complete a survey until November 20.",[70,71,72,51,73],"Delta school safety","SNAP pilot","active travel plan","Vision Zero",[75,76,77,78,79,80],"Delta school travel safety","SNAP pilot Delta","letstalk.delta.ca\u002Fsnap","Delta elementary schools","school zone safety","Delta Vision Zero",{"type":82,"value":83,"toc":125},"minimark",[84,88,91,96,99,102,106,109,112,116,119,122],[85,86,87],"p",{},"The City of Delta has launched a pilot program at five elementary schools to find ways to make the trip to school safer, with families at those schools able to take part in a survey until November 20.",[85,89,90],{},"The School Neighbourhood Active Travel Plan (SNAP) pilot is a joint effort of the City of Delta, Fraser Health and the Delta School District, the North Delta Reporter reported October 29. The program asks students, parents and teachers how children get to and from school and what makes those trips feel safe or unsafe.",[92,93,95],"h2",{"id":94},"which-schools-are-included","Which schools are included",[85,97,98],{},"The five schools are Cougar Canyon Elementary, Heath Elementary, Jarvis Traditional Elementary and Richardson Elementary, all in North Delta, and South Park Elementary in Tsawwassen.",[85,100,101],{},"The city plans to develop a proposed improvement plan for each school, setting out suggested road changes in the surrounding streets based on what it learns.",[92,103,105],{"id":104},"how-to-take-part","How to take part",[85,107,108],{},"Families at the five schools can complete a short survey at letstalk.delta.ca\u002Fsnap until Friday, November 20, 2026. Parents and school staff can also join a walkabout near their school between November 2 and November 20, to look at problem spots together with city staff. Anyone interested in joining a walkabout should contact their school's principal, the Reporter said.",[85,110,111],{},"Students will give feedback through short in-class surveys. There will also be on-site surveys with parents and caregivers at each school.",[92,113,115],{"id":114},"the-citys-safety-goal","The city's safety goal",[85,117,118],{},"Steven Lan, Delta's general manager of engineering, said the SNAP pilot will \"help identify future road safety projects and inform the city's overall Vision Zero Strategy.\"",[85,120,121],{},"Two years ago, the city installed about 30 additional speed humps at school sites after a review of school zones. Delta police ran increased traffic enforcement in school zones at the start of this school year.",[85,123,124],{},"The new Delta City Council, which holds its inaugural meeting on November 2, will take responsibility for the SNAP pilot's results. Families who want to attend council meetings or follow agendas can visit pub-delta.escribemeetings.com.",{"title":126,"searchDepth":127,"depth":127,"links":128},"",2,[129,130,131],{"id":94,"depth":127,"text":95},{"id":104,"depth":127,"text":105},{"id":114,"depth":127,"text":115},[],"md",[135,138,141,144,147,150,153,156],{"question":136,"answer":137},"What is the SNAP pilot program?","SNAP stands for School Neighbourhood Active Travel Plan. The City of Delta, with Fraser Health and the Delta School District, is running the pilot at five elementary schools to understand how students get to and from school and what makes those trips feel safe or unsafe. A proposed plan will be developed for each school, setting out suggested improvements for the streets around it.",{"question":139,"answer":140},"Which schools are in the pilot?","The five schools are Cougar Canyon Elementary, Heath Elementary, Jarvis Traditional Elementary and Richardson Elementary, all in North Delta, and South Park Elementary in Tsawwassen, according to the North Delta Reporter.",{"question":142,"answer":143},"How can parents and families take part?","Families at the five schools can complete a short survey at letstalk.delta.ca\u002Fsnap until Friday, November 20, 2026. Parents and school staff can also join a walkabout near their school between November 2 and November 20 to look at problem spots together with city staff. Anyone interested in joining a walkabout should contact their school's principal, the Reporter said.",{"question":145,"answer":146},"Will students also give feedback?","Yes. Students at the five pilot schools will provide feedback through short, in-class surveys, and there will be on-site intercept surveys with parents and caregivers at each school, according to the North Delta Reporter. The city says feedback from the school community will play a critical role in shaping each plan.",{"question":148,"answer":149},"What happens after the pilot?","The City of Delta plans to develop a proposed improvement plan for each participating school based on the feedback, setting out suggested changes to the streets around the school. The plans are meant to identify future road safety projects and inform the city's overall Vision Zero Strategy, according to Steven Lan, Delta's general manager of engineering.",{"question":151,"answer":152},"What road safety steps has Delta already taken near schools?","Two years ago, the City of Delta installed about 30 additional speed humps at school sites after an engineering review of existing 30 km\u002Fh school zones found areas where traffic calming could be improved. The SNAP pilot builds on that work by gathering feedback directly from families.",{"question":154,"answer":155},"Does the Delta Police Department do school zone enforcement?","Yes. At the Delta Police Board's October 21 meeting, Acting Deputy Chief Jody Waldron said the traffic section and patrol officers ran increased enforcement in school zones at the start of the school year, including impounding a vehicle for excessive speeding. She described it as an all-hands approach during the back-to-school period.",{"question":157,"answer":158},"How does this connect to the new Delta City Council?","The SNAP pilot was launched by city staff ahead of the new council's term. The new Delta City Council holds its inaugural meeting on November 2, 2026, the same day the school walkabouts begin. Families who want to follow up on the pilot's results can monitor council agendas at pub-delta.escribemeetings.com.","Children walking on a sidewalk toward a school building on a sunny morning, with trees along the street.",{"short":161,"long":162,"hashtags":163},"Delta launched a school travel safety pilot at five elementaries. Parents can take a survey at letstalk.delta.ca\u002Fsnap until November 20 and join a walkabout November 2 to 20.","The City of Delta has launched the School Neighbourhood Active Travel Plan (SNAP) pilot with five elementary schools in North Delta and Tsawwassen. 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