Examples

The School Travel Plan is individually tailored to each school and community’s needs and so each plan is unique. Read about the different initiatives schools have implemented in the examples below.

Plimmerton School, Porirua

Originally a school-wide survey of parents found that 68% of students usually travelled to school in their family car. That number came as no surprise to staff and parents who wanted to reduce traffic congestion near the school driveway entrance both before and after school.

Since that initial survey the “Plimmerton School Travel Group” has formed and begun taking action.

The group, made up mostly of parents from the school, has organised six walking school buses, addressed perceptions of school bus reliability, contacted their local council and the New Zealand Transport Authority with questions about safety, sent numerous newsletter updates to their parent community, and written a “Voluntary Code of Conduct for Vehicle Users”.

Hutt Central School, Hutt City   

Hutt Central School Fancy Feet Friday

Hutt Central School has had some rewarding results from their School Travel Plan.

The school has got all the local car yards on board to stop car transporters parking in the middle of the road near the school.

Two Walking School Buses have been established and the school has run some great promotions including a Fancy feet Friday and a Stop Look Live poster campaign.