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School Streets

Council secures funding for £14m town centre overhaul… but fuming locals shoot down “bicycle-obsessed council” because plan includes a cycle lane; James May ‘invents’ the cargo bike + more on the live blog

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Thu, Nov 20, 2025 09:15

Bristol ranked eighth best city in Europe for child-friendly cycling – but UK “lags behind” due to unprotected bike lanes and “lack of political ambition”, researchers say

The Clean Cities Campaign report praised Bristol’s plethora of 20mph roads, describing the city as a European “leader” for safe speeds, while London topped the ranking for school streets

Thu, May 15, 2025 12:47

Motorist close passes child on bike on School Street

“Cameras do not prevent a driver making a mistake”: Teachers and parents urge council to save School Street after motorist nearly hits child on bike outside school where barriers were removed

The local council’s decision to rip out bollards from several School Streets will “endanger the safety” of children cycling, walking, and scooting to school, parents say

Sun, Dec 03, 2023 13:43

Traffic chaos near St George’s RC Primary School, Worcester

“We needed to act”: Parents set up unofficial guerrilla School Street after several near misses for children cycling on narrow road used as shortcut by motorists

But the local transport councillor criticised the campaigners for “taking the law and road safety into their own hands, effectively blockading a road”

Thu, Jun 29, 2023 18:24

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Student cycling to school knocked off bike after being hit by parent driving a car, suffers minor injuries

The headteacher has urged parents to avoid driving and dropping children in front of the school after the “shocking” incident

Mon, Jun 26, 2023 17:52

School Street (picture credit Anna Goodman)

Mum compares school run to “going into battle” as Sustrans calls for School Streets to be introduced in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is the only UK region not to have introduced the initiative, which restricts traffic at school drop-off and pick-up times

Thu, Feb 16, 2023 17:41

St Michael’s Catholic Primary School on Google Street View

The Sun blasts unopened cycleway claimed to put “kids in danger” … with photos of car-choked road outside school

“The traffic chaos is being blamed on cyclists. Of which there are none in any of the photos,” notes one Twitter user

Thu, Dec 29, 2022 16:40

Chisenhale Primary ‘School Street’ protest (credit – Twitter, ChisenhaleRoad)

Children take to the barricades to save School Street

Protests began after Lutfur Rahman, the pro-car mayor of Tower Hamlets, ordered the removal of traffic restrictions around Chisenhale Primary School in Bow on Thursday morning

Fri, Oct 28, 2022 11:36

Councils across England ignoring government advice to roll out School Streets

As children return to classrooms, research shows only a quarter of councils outside London have School Streets

Mon, Mar 08, 2021 13:48

London Fields Primary School (source Google Street View).JPG

Parents at Hackney school call for ban on cars due to air pollution fears

Petition launched urging council to make London Fields Primary part of borough's School Streets initiative

Wed, Jun 21, 2017 12:24