Councillor William Hendrie, SPT member for West Dunbartonshire, said: “The Modal Shift campaign highlights the many benefits of reducing your car use, as well as providing practical information on the many public and sustainable transport options available locally.
“We’ve been working in close partnership with West Dunbartonshire Council throughout the campaign, so it made sense to take our healthy travel message to Knoxland Primary during Walk to School Week.”
Councillor Craig McLaughlin, West Dunbartonshire Council’s Convener for Corporate Services said: "We want to encourage our children to walk to school all year round as it is good for their health and wellbeing, allows them to get some of the daily exercise that they need, and makes them more alert, attentive and ready to learn.
“Walking is also good for the environment. There are around 6,600 pupils across all our primary school pupils currently making an effort to walk more on the school journey, which means fewer cars doing the “school run”. Fewer cars on the road mean less pollution and better air quality.”
