A School Travel Plan is a whole school initiative that not only has benefits for the school and school community, but for the wider community also. These include:-
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For the community:
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- less traffic leads to reduced accidents and danger
- less school gate congestion
- area safer and more enjoyable for everyone
- links with the whole school community
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For students:
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- increased health and fitness
- better road awareness / safety skills provided compared to sitting in a car
- more social interaction with other students and parents
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For parents:
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- opportunity to incorporate exercise into the daily routine
- allows child to develop important road awareness and safety skills
- less time spent sitting in traffic congestion
- provides travel options that a free or cheaper than using a private car
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For employees:
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- cycling or walking to work provides an opportunity for daily exercise
- become more aware of the range of travel options available, many of which are cheaper / more convenient / less time consuming than driving
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For schools:
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- relieve / overcome parking pressures
- free up land currently used for parking for better use
- assist with forthcoming planning applications (a school seeking to expand may be required to produce a formal Travel Plan to the local planning authority as part of the application)
- overcome accessibility problems
- less lost time: employees not stuck in congestion
- daily exercise leads to improved staff performance and a more productive workforce
- increase retention rates of staff by making it cheaper and easier to commute to and from the workplace.
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