Hundreds more children set to benefit from School Streets

The rapid expansion of School Streets is set to continue in Haringey with hundreds more children benefiting from safe, healthy and active journeys.
School streets consultation

Consultation is underway on plans to transform roads at Welbourne Primary, Coldfall Primary and Bounds Green Infants and Juniors at school drop off and pick up times.

Haringey Council has already implemented 34 School Streets that are tackling pollution and protecting about 16,000 children as part of its Streets for People initiative.

Cllr Mike Hakata, Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Environment and Transport, said:

Our ambitious School Streets programme is a key part of building a fairer, greener borough where children can travel to school in cleaner air and streets safe for walking, cycling and wheeling.

There is no doubt our existing schemes are already transforming trips to school, and I’m delighted more communities will have the opportunity to benefit from a safer and healthier start and end to the school day.

I’m keen to encourage people to share their views on our proposals and look forward to hearing feedback.

Evidence shows a 42 per cent reduction in traffic across existing School Streets in the borough, as well as vehicle emissions (NOx) 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.

The easiest way to have your say on the proposed schemes is by completing a short online questionnaire

The deadline to submit comments is Friday 21 August 2024.

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