School Travel/Active Travel

More Haste Less Speed (Sustrans)
The way we travel has enormous impacts on our environment, our health, our quality of life and our economy.
Opportunities available for influencing the development of the Local Transport Plan 3 in the localities across the West Midlands
The accompanying briefing paper regarding LTP3 processes and the evidence for health impacts of LTP3 planning has been developed by Tom Fowler at DHWM with support from DfT colleagues at GOWM and has been designed to support health colleagues in engaging with LTP3 processes. You can view several presentation documents that have been developed in the South West region that may be of interest to you if you are engaging with the LTP3 processes and working to increase walking and cycling levels in your localities.
Sustrans "More Haste Less Speed"
The Benefits of Healthy Transport for Local Authorities
This presentation as given by Peter Ashcroft and Adrian Davis from DH South West in May 2010. It is about the wider benefits of healthy transport/active travel/physical activity for Local Authorities, sharing evidence about how healthy transport contributes to: Education, businesses & HR, Planning, Community Safety,Leisure/Green Space and Finance.
Active Travel: The Miracle Cure
A Guide for the NHS on raising activity levels through your local transport plan.
School Travel Plan Programme: Best Practice Report 2010
Fittest Children cycle to school
A research project that has recently been published by the American College of Sports Medicine investigated physical activity levels of 6,000 pupils aged 10-16 from Eastern England. Overall, children who were driven to school had the lowest levels of physical fitness, being less fit that walkers, cyclists and children who took the bus. Cyclists were also found to be more physically active at other times of the day.