The Sustainable School Travel Strategy, aimed at encouraging pupils and their parents to adopt more sustainable ways of travelling, has been developed by Children and Young People’s Services in response to new legislation. It identifies action to be taken over the period September 2007 to August 2012.
Its aims are to:
- Improve the physical well-being of children and young people attending Cambridgeshire’s schools by increasing the number walking and cycling to school
- Increase the use of buses
- Promote sustainable and more environmentally responsible modes of travel
- Make travel to school safer
- Actively support the development of key life skills, such as road safety.
For more information contact Clare Buckingham, Education Officer, on 01223 699779 or clare.buckingham@cambridgeshire.gov.uk