This case study will investigate the ways in which local schools can become involved in developing a local mobility plan and how schools can encourage sustainable transport behaviour. The participating municipalities of Geel and Mol will supervise certain schools in making a school transport plan wich includes integrated actions of education (fitting within the new educational goals), awarenessraising and transport organisation. The demonstration will lead to a large amount of public participation and involvement. Pupils will contribute to the development of 'traffic educating routes' and with their parents will be encouraged to use them. Both Geel and Mol will combine infrastructural measures with other supporting 'soft 'measures e.g. materials for awarenessraising-campaigns, mobility center.

In Geel Holven 3 elementary schools work togetheter on a green school travel plan. In order to create awareness of the problems at the schoolgates they are working on a photograph exhibition (maybe it will become interactive by computer-use) as one part of the actionplan.

It are parents themselves who shot this pictures and in this way are working towards more accecting responsibility (in parking and driving/ not driving car) and changed behaviour by other parents.

Download the final case study report (September 2003), pdf, 559kb).

Contacts initiators: for Geel - Nele Raets; for Mol - Luc Smeyers

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