The programme aims to make journeys to school safer, more attractive and more accessible for children across Ireland
Four schools in Kildare have joined the Safe Routes to School Programme, which aims to make journeys to school safer, more attractive and more accessible for children across Ireland.
Athy College, Scoil Mhuire Junior, Newbridge, St. Joseph’s NS, Kilcock and St. Laurence’s NS, Sallins have been included in Round 5 of the programme, along with 79 other schools nationally.
The total number of participating schools is now at 609, meaning two-thirds of the 932 schools that originally applied are now being actively supported by the programme.
The latest schools joining the Programme will now begin working with local authorities and Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Officers to identify measures suited to their local circumstances.
Surveys collected from schools where infrastructure interventions have been completed, representing almost 1,700 students across Ireland, shows cycling to school has increased by almost 49 per cent, walking has increased by 8 per cent, while car use has fallen by more than 10 per cent.
Scooting has increased by 17.5 per cent, and public transport use has increased by almost 16 per cent.
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