Increasing active travel to school: are we on the right track? A cluster randomised controlled trial from Sydney, Australia.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a program to increase walking to and from school.

Design: A cluster randomised controlled trial.

Setting: 24 primary public schools in inner west Sydney, Australia.

Factors associated with children being driven to school: implications for walk to school programs.

In this study, we examined factors associated with children being driven to school. Participants were 1603 students (aged 9-11 years) and their parents from 24 public primary schools in inner western Sydney, Australia. Students recorded their modes of travel to and from school for 5 days in a student survey.