The safe journeys of an enterprising school: negotiating landscapes of opportunity and risk

In this paper, we discuss repent efforts to improve the safety of children travelling to and from New Zealand's largest primary school. The results of a travel survey completed by parents and pupils are reported, together wit h our recommendations for reducing congestion at the school gate and promot ing healthy alternatives to car travel. Reflecting on this research, we fin d that market-oriented education reforms have provided schools with strong incentives Far increasing their roils-a course of action which may endanger pupils' well-being. At the same time, they have provided some schools with opportunities for resisting the present urban (dis)order and promoting com munity health. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.