Leichhardt Council, in partnership with the Health Promotion Unit of Central Sydney Area Health Services, piloted Walk to School project with the school community of an inner-city primary school. The project sought to focus the attention of Council, local health agencies and the school community on the need for managing travel to school through a whole-of-school approach and the delivery of a coordinated, integrated package of measures designed to lead to a safer and healthier community. More specifically, the project aimed to raise awareness about the benefits of walking and increase the number of primary school children being walked to and from school instead of being driven. This pilot project was successful in focusing the school community's attention on the impacts of traffic and encouraging it to take responsibility for managing school travel so as to reduce the adverse effects on their children's health and safety. This paper contextualises the methodology of the project within a travel management model, provides a brief outline of the strategies implemented and summarises the outcomes of the project. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E209619. This paper may also be accessed by Internet users at: http://www.rsconference.com/index.html
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