Haringey's Smarter Travel team is celebrating another successful year with 65 School Travel Plans – of which 28 schools achieved Gold accreditation, 14 Silver and 23 Bronze.
This means that 62% of our schools are engaged and have a current travel plan. These school communities are more informed about the health benefits of actively travelling to school, as well as other benefits like reducing rush hour traffic and air pollution and increasing physical activity and road safety.
Our schools benefit from additional acknowledgments of their achievements by winning TfL awards under the TfL STARS School Travel Plan.
We are keen to promote World Car Free Day on 22 September and want to encourage schools to take part. One school that is getting involved is Lordship Lane Primary School, which is holding a 'Play Street' after school on 29 September.
The Smarter Travel team is looking forward to an exciting year ahead and is planning to encourage more walking, cycling and fitness in Haringey, as well as rolling out new orienteering resource packs for schools to include in their curriculum plans.
STARS school travel plans are a winning solution and a way to access more free resources and activities contact the Smarter Travel team for more support: Smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk