Travel Planning for Education, Business and Community settings
Green STARS Accreditation
Complete your STARS Application
Set at least two targets
Plan - 10 Sustainable Travel Initiatives, 5 Supporting Initiatives, 2 Consultation Initiatives
Bronze STARS Accreditation
Completed everything identified at Green Accreditation
Complete a Pupil & Staff Survey
Deliver - 10 Sustainable Travel Initiatives, 5 Supporting Initiatives, 2 Consultation Initiatives
Silver STARS Accreditation
Completed everything identified at Bronze Accreditation
Establish a working group
Deliver - 20 Sustainable Travel Initiatives, 10 Supporting Initiatives, 7 Consultation Initiatives
Gold STARS Accreditation
Establish everything identified at Silver Accreditation
Shift away from Car use in pupil travel data of 5 percentage points
Deliver - 25 Sustainable Travel Initiatives, 15 Supporting Initiatives, 10 Consultation Initiatives
Platinum STARS Accreditation
Establish everything identified at Gold Accreditation
Have completed a minimum of three annual pupil travel surveys in the last 4 academic years including one from the current year.
Increase in active modes of travel of at least 5 percentage points in the last 4 academic years
Need more information?
There are a range of great resources and guidance documents in the STARS System designed to help
All you need to do is login and select the 'Guidance' tab
Green STARS Accreditation
Complete the Sections of the Travel Plan
Complete the Aim & Objectives Section
Establish a working group and Set at least one Target
Plan a minimum of 5 Travel Initiatives and 2 Supporting Initiatives
Bronze STARS Accreditation
Produce a Travel Plan
Carry out a baseline survey
Set at least one target for modal shift
Identify at least one travel and transport issue
Deliver a minimum of 5 actions to increase levels of sustainable travel
Demonstrate corporate commitment to Travel Plan
Silver STARS Accreditation
Meet all Bronze criteria plus:
Mode of travel survey response rate is increased from the previous survey
Establish a travel working group (minimum of 3 persons)
Deliver a minimum of 15 actions to increase levels of sustainable travel
Achieve modal shift away from car travel and increase sustainable travel
Gold STARS Accreditation
Meet all Silver and Bronze criteria plus:
Mode of travel survey response rate is increased from the previous survey
Deliver a minimum of 25 actions to increase levels of sustainable travel
Deliver 2 Gold standard actions
Achieve modal shift away from car travel and increase sustainable travel
Provide a case study to demonstrate Gold level status
Platinum STARS Accreditation
Meet Gold criteria plus:
Hold STARS accreditation for a minimum of 3 years
Meet staff travel mode data criteria within last 2 years
Achieve reductions in single occupancy vehicle journeys and increase in active modes from previous Gold accreditation levels
Need more information?
There are a range of great resources and guidance documents in the STARS System designed to help
All you need to do is login and select the 'Guidance' tab
Modeshift STARS
Effective Travel Plans are vital for a healthier, greener, and safer future, as they promote and enable more sustainable and active modes of travel.
Modeshift work with thousands of business, education and community settings across the UK to improve Travel Plan standards, share best practice and award Modeshift STARS accreditation.
Modeshift STARS empowers organisations by providing a centre of excellence for developing, delivering and monitoring effective Travel Plans.
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Who are Modeshift?
Established in 2007, Modeshift is a not for profit membership organisation funded by the public, private and community sectors in the United Kingdom.
Modeshift aims to secure increased levels of safe, active and sustainable travel in educational establishments, businesses and communities thereby engendering widespread travel behaviour change in the long term. It seeks to do this by representing its members’ needs and supporting sustainable travel practitioners through a range of new and existing services.
Using its position as a leading organisation in sustainable travel, Modeshift aims to be the centre of excellence for the promotion of sustainable travel choices in education, workplace and community settings by raising standards of industry delivery. This includes establishing a standard and level of implementation for travel plans, sharing best practice on the provision of travel choices information, and recognising excellence in the delivery of sustainable travel initiatives in schools and workplaces.
Ultimately Modeshift works with its members and partners in striving towards a world in which communities are free to make healthy and sustainable travel choices where active travel is seen as the norm.