Safer Routes to Schools

North Lanarkshire Council has been involved in Safer Routes to School Projects since May 1996. The main aims of a Safer Routes to School project are to: Encourage more children to walk or cycle to school Reduce the number of school journeys made by car Make the roads safer for children walking and cycling to school Other benefits from the projects are Improved health from the additional exercise less congestion on the roads near schools Improved air quality A SRTS working group was set up by the Council so that this matter could be taken forward. The first step was to select 3 schools to pilot SRTS. The schools were selected on the basis of road accidents involving primary school children on journeys to and from school. A budget of £100,000 was allocated for SRTS projects. The three schools chosen for Phase 1 were Sacred Heart PS Bellshill Eastfield PS Cumbernauld St Bartholomew's Coatbridge The Safer Routes to School project was implemented at Sacred Heart in 1999. Eastfield followed during 2000-1 and St Bartholomew's will be implemented this year. We are now about to start on phase 2 The schools selected for Phase 2 were: Dykehead PS St Timothy's PS Coatbridge Thornlie PS Wishaw For further information on Safer Routes to School please use the "Contact Us" box at the top right hand side of your screen . Please use the "Contact Us" box at the top right hand side of your screen if you have any questions .  Alternatively, you can use our online Comments form.