Journey to Net Zero: Reducing the environmental impact of transport in Bath

Contents

• Introduction and policy background
• Climate and Ecological emergency
• What is Journey to Net Zero?
• Why do we need Journey to Net Zero?
• Giving people a bigger say
• Better public transport options
• Providing for travel on bike and foot
• Creating improved places to live and work
• Cleaner, greener school travel
  • Cleaner, greener school travel current projects
  • Cleaner, greener school travel future projects
• Supporting future mobility
• Connecting Bath to rural communities and market towns
• Summary
• Next steps

Cleaner, greener school travel

WarningThe report on this page is an earlier consultation version of the Journey to Net Zero Transport Plan. Significant changes were then made to this report as part of the final adopted version

Enabling healthier, safer, and greener ways to travel to and from school

Why is it important?

Schools are one of the most productive areas for encouraging sustainable travel, with children particularly aware of environmental challenges and eager to walk or cycle.

School pupils should have the opportunity to travel to and from their place of education in healthier, safer and greener ways by removing existing barriers and providing new opportunities for travel.

Travel to school by pupils in B&NES

As part of the Journey to Net Zero consultation in early 2021, respondents strongly supported all concepts presented in providing cleaner, greener school travel.

What are we doing about it?

Current projects

The projects that have been implemented, are in development, or are in progress are:

• School travel plans
• Providing support and guidance to schools to promote sustainable transport

Future projects

The projects that we are looking to deliver in the future are:

• Independent travel to school