Gold Accreditation in cutting car use for over 1,000 London schools

Students from over a thousand schools in London have made “significant progress” on reducing car use on the school run, increasing walking and cycling, and “bringing benefits for health and air quality as part of TfL’s schools programme. TfL has recorded a year-on-year increase of 283 schools that have achieved Gold Accreditation with its TfL Travel for Life schools programme, reaching a total of 1,0009 schools by the end of August.

The programme, which launched in 2004, comprises free educational programmes for children between 3 and 17 years of age, and is delivered in partnership with the London Transport Museum and all London boroughs. It “inspires children to travel actively, responsibly and safely.”

To achieve a Gold Accreditation, a school must reduce car use by up to six percent or achieve 90% of the school run being made on sustainable transport. Over the last academic year, Barking and Dagenham, Harrow, Kensington and Chelsea, Lewisham and Westminster  have all at least doubled the number of their schools achieving Gold Accreditation.

Waltham Forest currently boasts the largest proportion of its schools engaged at any level with TfL Travel for Life, as nearly nine in ten schools take part. Lambeth meanwhile saw the largest year-on-year increase of engaged schools, nearly doubling the number over the last year.

With the new academic year having begun, TfL Travel for Life held a series of visits to London schools. Those not yet signed up on the programme are encouraged to learn more and get involved to “help reap the benefits of walking and cycling, and reducing car use.”

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