Sustainable Modes of Travel to School Strategy consultation

Consultation closed: Wednesday 31 December 2025
Consultation opened: Wednesday 19 November 2025

Aim

Every child who can, walks, wheels, cycles, or scoots to and from school on safe, unpolluted streets.

Objectives

To help achieve this aim, we've set 6 objectives:

• upgrade the quality of the walking and cycling environment outside schools and the surrounding area
• improve safety and reduce traffic and air pollution on the highway network near to the school gate including the piloting and where appropriate, rolling out 'School Streets' and/or enforcing 'School Safety Zones'
• support schools to promote walking, wheeling, and cycling to pupils, parents, teachers, and governors
• incentivise and facilitate car sharing and the use of shared and public transport services
• invest in and support schemes that help children and young people to confidently travel independently
• encourage all young people to adopt healthy lifestyle habits