Thousands to benefit from lasting legacy of permanent School Streets

Thousands of pupils across Haringey will benefit from safer and healthier journeys ‘for years to come’ after five School Streets were made permanent.

Introduced as trials in 2021 and 2022, the schemes will support almost 3,500 children to walk, cycle and wheel to school and improve air quality and road safety at the school gates.

Haringey Council’s decision to retain the School Streets at Coleridge Primary, Earlham Primary, The Mulberry Primary, Harris Primary Academy and Harris Academy Tottenham means the borough has nearly 6km of safe walking and cycling zones outside schools for pupils at drop-off and pick-up times.

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

Haringey says it has the fastest growing School Streets programme with 23 already implemented and consultation on a further 10 undertaken at the end of 2022.

Cllr Mike Hakata, deputy leader and cabinet member for climate action, environment and transport, said: “We are very proud of our rapidly expanding School Streets programme, and the part it plays in building a fairer, greener borough for our young people.

“The evidence is clear that pupils benefit from being able to walk, cycle or wheel to school in cleaner air and safer streets.

“I’m delighted we’re making five more Streets for People schemes permanent and many more communities will have the opportunity for healthier and active lives.

“In making the five School Streets permanent the council considered feedback from residents and the schools, alongside traffic monitoring.”


01 February 2023