We’re giving residents, parents, carers and school communities the opportunity to have their say on the next phase of our School Streets scheme.
A six-week consultation on road restrictions outside six schools is being launched today, Monday 17 October, and will run until Sunday 27 November.
Information about the schemes is also being posted to addresses close by.
School Streets support the safe movement of children and families travelling to and from school by creating an environment that enables and encourages more walking, wheeling, cycling and scooting.
The restrictions would be put in place outside:
Each school has its own consultation so you can take part in the one that is relevant to you. The information collected through this consultation will be used to inform the final design of each scheme.
Last year we ran a similar consultation for six primary schools in the city.
In April this year, we installed measures at St Mary’s RC Primary in Portslade.
More about how the scheme has been received from the St Mary’s school community can be seen in the video below.
Councillor Steve Davis, Co-Chair of the Environment, Transport and Sustainability committee said: “School Streets are a fantastic addition to the city and provide safe spaces for children to get to and from the classroom. The reaction we had from the St Mary’s school community has been great.
“If we’re to tackle this ongoing climate emergency, we have to get more people to walk, cycle or scoot to school, but we have to make it safer for people to do so.
“I’m looking forward to seeing more School Streets around the city and would urge residents and the school communities to take part in the consultation so that we can create schemes that will work for as many people as possible.”
Brighton & Hove is committed to delivering a city-wide School Streets programme to all eligible infant, primary and junior schools.
School Streets schemes are designed to address issues on the roads around schools at drop off and pick up times, including congestion, illegal or unsafe parking and air quality issues immediately outside of school.
This is achieved by restricting access to motor vehicles on the roads around schools for one hour at each end of the day, during drop off and pick up times.
This reduction in traffic provides a safer environment and more available road space, for children and their families to make the school journey by more sustainable and active modes of travel.
