This webinar introduces the Travel to School Guideline, developed to support the planning and delivery of safe, active travel for students. The guideline promotes integrated, evidence-based approaches that prioritise children’s mobility, health, and safety within transport and land-use planning.

It provides a practical framework for planning both new and existing schools, drawing on best-practice principles, policy guidance, and implementation tools suitable for a range of school environments.

During the webinar, we will explore key elements of the guideline, including:

• Integrated planning – coordinating land use, school siting, and transport infrastructure to reduce reliance on car travel.
• Collaboration – working across government, schools, and communities to achieve successful outcomes.
• Integrated solutions – combining infrastructure improvements with travel behaviour change initiatives.
• Community-informed planning– a model to ensure local knowledge shapes context-appropriate solutions.
• Case studies, tools, and resources to support implementation and evaluation.

The guideline is supported by two research reports covering the principles and best-practice evidence behind the guidance

Details About the Webinar

Thursday, 30/04/2026 · 1:00 p.m. Sydney (GMT +10:00)
Cost: Free
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About the Speakers

1773808496-db52c7ac5c428778 Liz Irvin

Liz is a Principal Transport Planner with eight years of experience in transport in Australia, the UK and Canada. She started her career in science research and was later drawn to transport through volunteering in cycling advocacy. Liz specialises in active and integrated transport, and loves developing solutions that see the community reclaim space on our streets. She has previously presented at the Micromobility Conference on how modal filters and School Streets can make school travel safer.

1773808735-5e98673a8d27a23c Talia Bradmore

Talia is a Transport Planner who is passionate about creating better places through thoughtful transport planning. Over the past four years, she has gained experience working on a range of transport planning projects, including travel planning and behaviour change for schools. In addition to her technical skills, she develops and facilitates stakeholder consultation for multi-national stakeholders, both face-to-face and online. She excels in gathering insights, fostering collaboration, and ensuring that all voices are heard, contributing to solutions that meet the needs of the communities she works with.

1773808789-3e875a87b9125439 Prue Oswin

Prue is a Chartered Professional Engineer and Director of Sidelines Traffic. She specialises in active transport planning and Safe System infrastructure, with a particular focus on improving children’s access to schools. Prue has led more school-focused planning studies across Queensland, NSW and Victoria and contributes to research and guidance on pedestrian crossings, community-informed planning and low-cost infrastructure delivery.

1773809299-3bd856f16ae83265 Alice Woodruff
Director, Active City

Alice specialises in travel demand management, helping shift travel behaviour toward sustainable transport. She develops and implements strategies and on-the-ground programs that encourage people to choose sustainable options for everyday travel to destinations such as schools, hospitals, workplaces and major precincts. Her work intersects transport planning, behavioural insights, organisational change and community development. Alice leads cross-sector collaboration and engagement in complex and often contested environments to deliver meaningful change. Prior to consulting, Alice worked with state and federal transport agencies and the United Nations.

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