What is a school street? A school street scheme involves a road, or section of road, that becomes closed to vehicular traffic during school drop-off and pick-up times and where a pedestrian and cycle only zone is created in front of the school. It is a timed road closure, not a temporary or advisory restriction,Read More
The Cross River Partnership (CRP) Vivacity programme has been deployed as a school street monitoring scheme at Saint Scholastica’s Roman Catholic Primary School in east London, gathering data about the variations of motorised and non-motorised road users as a result of the implementation. A school street is a road, or section of a road, thatRead More
This year is looking promising for Local Authorities that are engaged in Active Travel schemes. Invitations for funding applications have recently been announced, including expressions of interest in Mini Hollands, capital funding for 2021/22, the GP Prescribing Pilot fund, as well as ‘Healthy Streets Funding’ through Transport for London. A critical element of the applicationRead More
