Walking Bus

By: East Sussex Downs and Weald Primary Care Trust

Positive outcome(s) of project:

Fewer children and staff travelling to school in single-occupancy cars.

Savings per year:

Not known (Estimated)

CO2 savings per year:

Not known, but our Environment Group is working on the CO2 strategy (Estimated)

Description:

East Sussex County Council offers a package of help to schools wishing to start up, develop and maintain Walking Buses throughout East Sussex. We risk assess and document routes, liaise with and support parent volunteers, provide hi-visibility tabards, provide insurance and review their correct and safe operation on a regular schedule.

Our Walking Bus "kit" of essential and useful information is on-line at www.eastsussex.gov.uk/walktoschool. We also provide support to schools wishing to develop other walking initiatives. See website.

Location:

All over East Sussex.

Reasons for project:

Supports School Travel Plan and sustainable travel work

Follow-up plan:

Walking Buses are seen as a very attractive option for schools, and many more wish to implement them.

Status: completed

Report published:

We report back termly in our School Travel Plan newsletter. See www.eastsussex.gov.uk/walktoschool

Implementation costs:

Negligible.

Barriers in project implementation:

Not all schools are able to find sufficient volunteers to 'staff' walking buses. Some schools do not have suitable walking bus routes available.

Contact: Andrew Keer, School Travel Plan Coordinator, andrew.keer@eastsussex.gov.uk, 01273481542