DTLR/DfES Assesment of attitudes to, and take-up of, additional home to school transport

Completed

Energy Efficiency(Transport)
Not Energy Related

Applied Research and Development

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Geography and Environmental Studies)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Town and Country Planning)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology)

Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour)

Project Contact
Atkins

Standard

DfT

12 March 2001

27 December 2001

9 months

£55,180

Transport

South East

DfT Local Transport and Regional

Project Contact, Atkins

The research is to ascertain the chances that if public transport were to be increased specifically for school journeys (and aimed at those scholars living within the 3 miles of their school) whether there would be a take-up of these services, and under what conditions. This research will relate to schools in England. It will consider where such trips are most likely to be transferred from (e.g. whether previously these would have been pedestrian or cyclist, as well as car escorted or by differ ent mode). It will include aspects of reliability, the need or otherwise for bus escorts and how provision for after-school activities can be catered for.

Recent trends show that journeys to school by car have almost doubled within 10 years (from 16 per cent to 30 per cent of journeys). Secondary school journeys are also longer (previously averaging 2.5 miles, now 3.3 miles). Part of this trend is caused by the perception that increased road traffic near schools or on journeys to schools makes pedestrian and cycling journeys more dangerous. This project will address whether an increase in public transport will encourage scholars to refrain fromusing private modes of transport.

21/01/08