School Streets Consultation

NB: We’re bringing together all the TfL education programmes, including STARS, under one exciting new umbrella programme called TfL Travel for Life. They will be the same great programmes but with a new name and a new look, easier online process and dedicated support team. STARS for primary schools will be renamed TfL Explorers. STARS for secondary schools will be renamed TfL Pioneers

A School Street is a road outside a school with a temporary restriction on motorised traffic at school drop-off and pick-up times. The restriction applies to school traffic and through traffic. The result is a safer, healthier and pleasant environment for everyone.  School Street schemes offer a proactive solution for school communities to tackle air pollution, poor health and in supporting road danger reduction.  A School Street scheme will encourage a healthier lifestyle and active travel to school for families and lead to a better environment for everyone. 

Did you know that if your school has set up or is setting up a School Street, you can complete a range of TfL Travel for Life Activity Cards that align with the initiative? If you have undertaken consultation as part of preparing for a School Street, you can evidence this here. 

If you have parent/carer volunteers, you could take a photo of them at the gates as evidence for this. They are showing other parents that they are for the scheme. Has the head teacher or school governors been involved in planning or promoting the school street? Any emails telling staff about it, or a meeting agenda for a meeting with the governors to decide whether to join the school streets project counts as evidence. Encourage staff to consider how they will travel after the launch of the School Street. Perhaps take a photo of any staff who now cycle. Organise a group of staff and/or volunteers to hold meetings about the School Street, plan your launch and ensure the scheme runs smoothly.