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:

For pupils:

For parents:

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