When the map first loads on your School Page, you should be able to see your school.

Click on your school. When you do this, a few things will appear: Two different coloured shapes (purple and blue), and a popup indicating that this is your school. You can just click the ‘x’ in the corner of the popup to remove it. The purple shape represents ‘less than a 10 minute walk or 5 minute bike’, which means if you start inside the purple walk zone, you will arrive at school in 10 minutes or less if you are walking, and 5 minutes or less if you are biking. These times are based on a distance of 800m. The blue shape represents a ‘less than 15 minute walk or 7 minute bike’. These times are based on a distance of 1200m. If your school is working on a project, it may appear on the map when clicked. This project will be described beside the map.

If you zoom in a bit further (click the zoom button in the bottom right corner), you’ll start seeing other elements of the map such as crossing guards and pedestrian crosswalks. If you zoom even further, you’ll see sidewalks and stoplights.

Now, if you’d like, type in an address in the search bar. This could be your home address or anywhere else you would like. You will see a marker placed on the map.

How long would it take to walk from the location to school? What is the best route to take to cross at stop lights, pedestrian crossings, and with crossing guards? Are there sidewalks along the route (maybe they are only on one side of the street)?