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Children loading into cars at the school gate.


Getting to School – What’s the PROBLEM?

Car trips to school add to traffic congestion, parking hassles, air pollution, and the risk of crashes. When travelling by car, parents and children miss valuable opportunities to meet friends and get to know their local community.

TravelWise aims to reduce these trips to school by encouraging parents and children to increase their use of active, social, safe, and sustainable travel choices such as walking, cycling and public transport. The programme works through the implementation of – Education, Encouragement, enforcement and engineering (the implementation of road safety measures such as safer crossing points, traffic calming and new footpaths).

It is well recognised that less congestion, along with infrastructure improvements, benefit not only the school but also the wider community.

The Solution – A School Travel Plan

The Schools TravelWise programme encourages schools, parents and pupils to work together to make it safer and easier for children to:

Walk
Cycle
Catch the bus, train or ferry
Car pool
Scooter or
Use a Walking School Bus

TravelWise runs two successful programmes for schools:

School Travel Plans

Walking School Buses


Quick Links
NZTA - School travel plans and reported crashes
TravelWise Week 2010 Winners
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TravelWise Week 2010 – a huge success!
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