Making walking happen for 57,000 plus school children in Auckland: a profile of the success of the school travel plan programme in Auckland

School Travel Plans are a reasonably new concept for New Zealand. They were first introduced and piloted in the Auckland Region by North Shore City Council. In 2003 they were then adopted and substantially expanded by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA). The ARTA programme is jointly funded by the Ministry for the Environment, Land Transport New Zealand, Auckland Regional Council and the Ministry of Health, and 10 positions were created to develop and implement the programme in schools. Two years on over 57,000 children across a number of educational levels (primary, intermediate and secondary) are now enrolled in schools that are actively engaged in promoting sustainable travel modes, including walking. At the end of 2005 a comprehensive review of the programme involving the Auckland University of Technology and the University of Auckland was undertaken. The findings of this review will be presented along with a focus on the key success factors of the programme. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E215407.

• Authors:
  • KENDALL, S
• Publication Date: 2006-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 5P
• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WALKING AND LIVEABLE COMMUNITIES, 7TH, 2006, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
  • Publisher: THE ACCESS COMPANY

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Children; Conferences; Planning; Publicity; Schools; Travel; Walking
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 1758: Child; 8525: Conference; 698: Journey; 143: Planning; 8573: Publicity; 101: School; 758: Walking
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01076028
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 18 2007 9:29AM