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School travel is regarded by many as one of the key causes of highway congestion during the peak hours (particularly the morning peak hour). The Baseline Review of Transport Conditions showed that at many schools the car is a significant mode of transport for children travelling to school and at a number of schools the majority of pupils travel by car. With large numbers of children coming from outside the schools’ catchment areas the length of school journeys has increased although in Yeovil the average distance travelled by pupils at all of the schools does not exceed two kilometres. To try and address this situation the concept of Safe Routes to School Schemes and School Travel plans has been developed. In the UK this has grown dramatically over the past five years due largely to the intervention of government funding and the increasing use of the planning process. Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) projects encourage and enable children to walk and cycle to school through a combined package of practical and educational measures.
Safe Routes to Schools projects aim to;
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Improve road safety and reduce child casualties; |
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Improve children's health and development; and |
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Reduce traffic congestion and pollution. |
The Yeovil Transport Strategy will seek to:
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Change young ‘hearts and minds’; |
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Promote Young TransNet; |
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Develop the curriculum to increase travel awareness; |
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Undertake and promote pedestrian and cycle training; and, |
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Undertake Marketing: |
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Promote Safe Routes to Schools; |
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Healthy Schools programme; |
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Eco Schools. |
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