Bucks on top when it comes to sustainable school travel!

Wednesday, 21 December 2022 07:00

Bucks Council has topped a league of 59 Local Authorities who are members of the Modeshift STARS scheme – with the council having the highest percentage of schools with a sustainable travel plan

The scheme encourages school-aged children and young people to walk, bike, scoot or get the bus to school, and there are now 60 schools (a total of 24,668 students) in Buckinghamshire with Modeshift STARS, an increase of 14% from the same time last year.

The scheme offers schools an online tool to help them plan, monitor and develop a nationally recognised School Travel Plan against set criteria.

Steven Broadbent, Cabinet Member for Transport, commented:

“I’d like to congratulate our school children and staff for working towards and maintaining their travel plans. I’d also like to thank the Schools Sustainable Travel team – who have helped our schools with green initiatives such as Bikeability, FootSteps and the Living Streets travel tracker.

“It’s also important to recognise the fantastic work that our School Crossing Patrollers do by encouraging those who choose to walk, cycle or scoot by assisting them with a safe place to cross roads near their schools.

“Although we have an impressive 60 schools currently in the scheme, I’m aware that we have some schools in the county who have been quietly working away on active and sustainable travel plans but are not yet registered on Modeshift. I’d encourage these schools to contact us so we can help them get started with their registration.”

More information on active and sustainable school travel can be found on the Buckinghamshire School Travel Planning website.