School Travel Plan Activities in Barnet

School Travel Plan 2015/16 lists activities implemented by schools in the London Borough of Barnet as part of their School Travel Plans. The dataset documents efforts to reduce car use and promote sustainable travel modes like walking, cycling, and public transport. It serves as a record of local government and school-level initiatives to address transport barriers and encourage behavioral change.

Use Cases

• Monitoring progress of school-level sustainable travel targets based on reported activities.
• Identifying common barriers to walking and cycling for school journeys as described in travel plans.
• Evaluating the implementation of local government transport policy across different schools.
• Planning infrastructure improvements around schools based on the travel modes being encouraged.

Strengths

• Dataset has a clear institutional source from the London Borough of Barnet.
• It is available on multiple open data platforms, indicating a degree of public dissemination and importance.

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing, including column names, row count, file format, and license information.
• There is a significant conflict in the 'last updated' dates, with one source showing 2015 and another showing a future date of 2026, casting doubt on data maintenance.
• The dataset's scale and completeness are unknown due to the lack of descriptive statistics.

Provenance

Source

London Borough of Barnet

Collection Method

Likely collected from schools as part of the School Travel Plan development and monitoring process.

Time Range

2015/16

Freshness

2026-04-29 06:02:26.707647

Geography

Barnet, London, United Kingdom