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1. Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n School Mobility Management<\/strong> is an approach that promotes sustainable mobility for commuting to school, by changing mobility attitudes and behaviours of the school community, namely reducing the use of car and increasing trips by bicycle and on foot, integrating education and awareness-raising measures with planning and infrastructural measures (see list of school mobility management measures for cycling<\/u><\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2. Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3. Measure’s importance<\/strong><\/p>\n In the last decades there has been a sharp increase in the percentage of students driven to school by their parents, while the percentage of children walking or cycling to school has decreased (when a few decades ago these were the main modes of transport). This leads to serious societal impacts, such as the emergence of childhood and youth obesity, as well as environmental impacts, since home-school travel can account for up to 20% of rush hour traffic in urban areas. The focus on school children and young people and, consequently, on the adults who make up their family and educational nucleus is essential for changing travel patterns in the long term. In addition, school mobility management can provide financial savings to parents and schools, reducing parking and traffic problems around schools, reducing pollution, and providing safety and health benefits.<\/p>\n\n