Proof Points for Active School Travel

Researchers have collated key evidence on active school travel for use by schools, policy-makers, and practitioners, freely available at this link.

The document provides a series of easy-to-access ‘proof points’ using national and international evidence on children’s active school travel in the following areas:

• Active school travel leads to healthier kids
• Active school travel supports mental health
• Getting to school actively helps kids learn
• Walking school buses have multiple co-benefits
• Getting around independently benefits children
• Supporting whānau is important
• The ‘secret recipe’ for active school travel