Name
Walk to School
country
United Kingdom
Goal
WHY THE WALK TO SCHOOL MATTERS
HAPPIER CHILDREN
It’s been proven that children who do some form of exercise, especially a walk before school, do better in class because they arrive refreshed, fit and ready to learn.
LESS CONGESTION
During morning peak traffic times, one in five cars on the road are taking children school, contributing to congestion, air pollution and carbon emissions.
CLEANER AIR
The school run alone is responsible for generating half a million tonnes of CO2 per year (which is more than some small countries!). Imagine what we could achieve if we began converting some of these rides to strides?
Main Topic
Mobility futures: accelerating the shift to sustainable and smart mobility
All Topics
Mobility futures: accelerating the shift to sustainable and smart mobility
Scale
- Neighbourhood or Local community
- City and peri-urban
- National
- International
Actors
- Community-based initiative (i.e. citizens, cooperative, neighbourhood group)
- Non-profit organisation (i.e. pursues a particular social cause, e.g. schools, foundations, social movement)
- Local government
- National government
Main Activity
Facilitating dialogue and networking
Activities
- Not specified
Source
This initiative was provided by the SGD consortium.
This initiative is self-reported and not identified by the SHARED GREEN DEAL Consortium
CONTACT
For further details please contact co-leads Dr Chris Foulds (chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk) and Dr Rosie Robison (rosie.robison@aru.ac.uk).
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101036640. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the SHARED GREEN DEAL HAS project and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.