Benefits of STP
A school travel plan is a whole school initiative that benefits
the school and the wider community. Benefits include:
For the community:
- less traffic - reduced accidents and danger
- less congestion at the school gate
- the area is safer and more enjoyable for everyone
- links with the whole school community
For pupils:
- increased health and fitness
- better road awareness/safety skills
- more social interaction with other students and parents
For parents:
- exercise in the daily routine
- allows child to develop important road awareness and safety
skills
- less time sitting in traffic
- free/cheap travel options
For employees:
- cycling or walking to work = daily exercise
- travel options that are cheaper/more convenient/less time
consuming than driving
For schools:
- relieve/overcome parking pressures
- land currently used for parking can be put to better use
- assist with forthcoming planning applications (a school
seeking to expand may be required to produce a formal travel plan
to the local planning authority as part of the application)
- improve accessibility
- less lost time - fewer employees stuck in traffic
- daily exercise leads to improved staff performance and a more
productive workforce
- increase retention rates of staff by making it cheaper and
easier to commute to and from the workplace