New School Street celebrated

Cabinet Members Cllr Mike Hakata and Cllr Zena Brabazon joined children, parents and teachers at South Harringay School to celebrate the success of one of the borough’s newest School Streets.
South Harringay School Street

The council has successfully launched a total of 34 School Streets with about 16,000 children now benefitting at 41 educational establishments.

Part of the ambitious Streets for People programme, the zones encourage more children to travel to and from school on foot, bike or scooter in a safe, fun and active way, cutting air pollution and creating a more pleasant environment at the school gates.

Haringey has one of the fastest growing School Streets programmes. At the schemes already introduced, the number of children walking and cycling is up, while traffic has reduced by 42 per cent and vehicle emissions (NOx) are down by 26 per cent.

Only people walking, cycling and wheeling, and those with vehicle exemption permits, are eligible to enter the zone while the School Street is in operation.

Find out more information on the School Streets programme.  

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