Research findings

Travelling to School Initiative: report on the findings of the initial evaluation

Initial evaluation to assess whether the formalisation of the STP process led to a significant and widespread modal shift away from car use, and to investigate the addition of STAs to help schools develop approved travel plans.

Evaluation of First Yellow School Bus Schemes - Summary

Recent years have seen increasing concern about the rising proportion of pupils transported to school by car and the associated traffic congestion, environmental and social/health problems. As a result, there has been growing interest in the use of American style yellow bus schemes in the UK in recent years.

Published:

11 November 2003

Evaluation of First Yellow Bus Pilot Schemes (4 Mb)

Full evaluation report which looks at the success of the yellow bus pilot schemes.

Published:

04 November 2003

Factors leading to increased school journey length

Report on factors leading to increased school journey length.

Published:

08 May 2003

Attitudes to, and potential take-up of, additional home to school transport

Assessment of attitudes to, and potential take-up of, additional home to school transport

Published:

01 November 2001

Levels of activity relating to school travel plans and initiatives (2001) (1 Mb)

Levels of activity relating to school travel plans and initiatives (2001).

Published:

10 October 2001

Research into levels of activity relating to school travel initiatives

This report summarises information about school travel plans and initiatives collected in a survey of local authorities in England and Wales undertaken in July 1999 for the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR).

Published:

27 March 2000

Effect of travel modes on children's cognitive development - executive summary

Executive summary of a report on the effect of travel modes on children's cognitive development.

Published:

13 June 2001

Pilot programme of assistance for schools developing a school travel plan

Executive summary of the report which describes work undertaken in delivering a pilot programme of assistance for schools in developing school travel plans.

Published:

01 August 2000

Evaluation of school and workplace travel plan SSA programme

Interim report - Department for Transport July 2003.

Published:

17 June 2001