Vlaams jeugd- en kinderrechtenbeleidsplan 2015-2019 | Page 15

mobility

CAN YOU GET ANYWHERE?
The Government of Flanders wants to
reinforce the position of young road users in traffic. Children and young people
must have the opportunity to choose.
They must be able to develop into fullyfledged road traffic participants. This is

about where they want to get, how and
with whom. The starting point in this
context is STOP, which stands for ‘walking’, ‘cycling’, ‘public transport’ and ‘private transport’.

A STRONG FABRIC HELPS
Children and young people go and travel
to a lot of formal and informal places.
To make this connective fabric safe and
sustainable, the Government of Flanders
is introducing a number of measures.

The aim is to promote public transport
accessibility, to further extend the cycling route network and to focus on
awareness-raising and knowledge-building.

ALWAYS MOVING AND LEARNING (MORE)
Learning (more) about how you should
behave in traffic and what this means
for your mobility, as well as the consequences of your behaviour for yourself
and your environment. The Government

of Flanders is planning several actions
around traffic and mobility education.
These will take place at schools and
through associations and take the form
of projects and testimonies.

CONTRIBUTING PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
Children and young people also have
something to say about how and where
they move in public space. The Government of Flanders wants to involve them

as well in the development of a mobility
policy. To that end, it organises several
initiatives at various levels.

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