School travel plans
A school travel plan identifies ways of making the journey to
school safer and more pleasant by discouraging car use and
promoting walking, cycling and bus use. The plan is developed
by the school community and is tailored to the school's specific
needs. The most successful school travel plans include both 'hard'
measures, such as dedicated entrances for pedestrians, speed ramps
and cycle storage, and 'soft' measures, such as cycle training,
awareness campaigns and reward schemes.
Developing a school travel plan
By helping schools develop a 'school travel plan' we aim
to:
- Improve pupil health and well-being
- Improve pupil confidence and awareness of their local
community
- Reduce road accidents
- Reduce traffic congestion and pollution around schools
Our dedicated school travel plan co-ordinator can:
- Provide information / resources for each stage of the school
travel plan process
- Help schools access funding for their school travel plan
- Show schools the complimentary services offered by
the City Council
- Link schools with other Peterborough schools working on school
travel plans
- Liase with schools about national events such as Walk
to School Week.
Safer journeys to school
Safer
Journeys to School is a national initiative whereby local
councils work intensively with specific schools to develop their
school travel plan, support them in reducing car use on the school
run and create safer walking, cycling and bus routes to the
school.
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