Green-Schools’ Halloween 2025 Newsletter

The Green-Schools initiative, through its Halloween 2025 newsletter, signals a strategic drive for the 2025-26 academic year to significantly enhance sustainable travel to educational institutions across Ireland. The centrepiece of this push is the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme, explicitly aiming to increase student engagement in active transport modes such as walking, cycling, scooting, public transport, and car-sharing for their daily commutes. For senior decision-makers in the construction industry, this programme presents a clear pipeline for significant infrastructure development and urban modification projects. The imperative to facilitate sustainable school journeys will necessitate substantial public and private sector investment in civil engineering, including the design and construction of enhanced pedestrian pathways, dedicated cycle lanes, secure bicycle storage facilities, and improved connectivity to broader public transport networks around school environs. Such projects align directly with wider government agendas focused on urban regeneration, carbon reduction targets, and public health improvements, offering long-term contractual opportunities. The SRTS Programme, anticipated to secure considerable public sector funding, foreshadows upcoming tender processes for specialist firms in civil engineering, urban planning, and landscape architecture. Businesses demonstrating robust capabilities in sustainable infrastructure design and delivery, coupled with strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) credentials, are strategically positioned to capitalise on these initiatives, contributing both to community resilience and Ireland’s ecological objectives. Read More