This guidance is aimed at helping British local authorities to work with individual schools to develop school travel plans. It is a practical manual for preparing a school travel strategy and implementing individual school travel plans. Each plan should be concerned, not only with transport, but also with health, safety, environment, education, and social equity. The main sections of the guide cover: (1) background; (2) developing a school travel strategy, including local transport plans, strategy working group, objectives, problems, co-operation between neighbouring schools, and co-ordination between schools and their local authority; (3) developing a school travel plan, including school working group, effective consultation, review of school policy, the travel plan toolkit, publicity, working with schools and businesses, timescale, and programme; (4) surveys, monitoring, and evaluation; (5) practical measures, including those for walking, cycling, road safety training and classroom work, public transport, highway engineering, school management, and involving parents; (6) the travel plan document; (7) relocation, expansion, and new schools; and (8) sources of funding. The annexes cover the UK policy context, case studies, bibliography, and contacts.
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