When we talk about "child-friendly kerbsides"... this is exemplary!

👉 Find out more about what the term means and why and how we're campaigning about it: www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids

#streetsforkids #londonparents #roadsafety #activetravel #parklet #childfriendlykerbside

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These are totally unacceptable and heartbreaking. So clearly illustrates why double yellows matter - but how widely ignored they are. Enforcement must be increased. We’d love to use these photos with your permission?

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📣 Parents/carers. If cars make your walk or cycle to school feel unsafe, that's not okay.

We need your photos of the school run! The more people can see how awful it is - and how unsafe it is for our children - the more power we have. DM pix or tag us in a post.

#streetsforkids #schoolrun

This is what happens when you create safe #streetsforkids 👇

🎉 This #bikebus celebrated the first anniversary, in December, of our most ambitious and transformative school street.

🚸 Our #StreetsforKids campaign is pushing for an effective school street for all schools.

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⭐️ Commuters who need a car for work?
⭐️ Parents/carers of SEND children driving to school?
⭐️ Local residents who'd benefit from no drop-off/pick up traffic jams?
⭐️ Children and families walking or cycling to school?

It's all of the above! School streets benefit us all.

And no one ever misses this ⬇️

Got that back-to-school feeling? Grim isn't it?

🚸 The knock-on effect that term time vs school holidays has on traffic is huge.

🚗 🚗 In some areas the school run has been reported to increase pollution and bus times by 50% compared to school holidays.

Want change?

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SUVs are making Britain’s potholes worse, say scientists Engineers link reduced lifespan of roads to shift to heavier cars, some bought to navigate damaged surfaces

The Institution of Civil Engineers says heavier vehicles are a factor in pothole formation and reducing the lifespan of roads.

😮 A record £18.6bn of #taxpayermoney now funds road repairs.

💪 Our #streetsforkids campaign pushes for fairer parking tariffs to discourage #carspreading

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More evidence that car bloat endangers pedestrians.

New papers finds that vehicles >5.5 feet tall are more likely to hit pedestrians while turning left or backing up.

doi.org/10.1177/0361...

Thank you for amplifying Max!

They can be expensive, true (though a fraction of the cost of a car). We see lots living on the street secured to lampposts with motorbike chains overnight - but we're also pushing local councillors to commit to secure cargo parking in their May 7 manifestos

Plain and simple truth. Which is why infrastructure is one of the things we push tirelessly to improve, especially around the time of the school run when children are so vulnerable to cars.

Also - if you don't already - do follow @joinourcargocollective on Instagram. They also host a super useful WhatsApp group for those with cargos and those keen to get one, swapping tips on things like parking. We see many cargos secured outside homes to lampposts with motorbike chains FYI...

Stick with us Kimmy! We're pushing hard for secure cargo bike parking residentially and also out-and-about. It's something we're asking local candidates in May 7 elections to commit to in their manifestos. So far, so good - stay tuned!

Hi Caroline. Assuming from your profile pic this isn't something that affects you? Safe cycle routes and secure out and about parking for cargos could help this situ so much - we're pushing for both and getting commitments on May 7 manifestos

Hello - please can you share/DM the location of this? Thank you.

So much this 💔 We are working hard on getting local councils to put our safer streetsforkids asks into their manifestos for May 7. So far, so good 🤞 - change cannot come fast enough.

www.instagram.com/reel/DWf3AwJ...

The School Run | London Air Pollution & Family Stress From safely crossing the road, to London air pollution, to fitting the journey in before work, the school run is not working for families. We summarise the key issues.

❓ Traffic-induced high blood pressure, shouting kids and car seat faffing... Ever wondered why so many parents today drive the school run - despite almost universally hating it!?

👉🏼 Here, we summarise the issues… www.solvetheschoolrun.org/the-school-run

Cargo bike trials show high post study purchase, plus half of trips replace car miles A new cargo bike study out of England confirms that the vehicles are replacing car trips by as much as 50% of the journeys taken.

Why is the UK so far behind France and Germany with cargo bike purchases?

Cycling Electric Magazine highlighted the following figures for new purchases:*:

UK - 4000
Germany - 90,000
France - 70,000

Quite a difference!

🤔 Why, do you think?

* in 2022

Quieter on the roads now the schools have broken up?

In London, 50% of all journeys during peak morning rush hour - whether walking, cycling, public transport or driving - are for education.

We also know 75% of children walk or cycle to school.

But this is what our priority looks like? ⬇️

480,000 London car trips per day are down to the school run 😮

👉 Follow us and support our campaign to make your school run cleaner, greener, safer – and way more fun than sitting in a traffic jam!

#SolveTheSchoolRun #SaferRoadsForAll #parentinghacks

Watch a clip - and see the full segment on the Mayor's X account: x.com/MayorofLondo...

🔗 More on our campaign page 👉 www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids

#streetsforkids #saferstreets #schoolrun

Do you agree?

Use our quick easy tool to write to your local council candidates for safer #streetsforkids

👉 cleancitiescampaign.eaction.org.uk/schoolrun

Ask your council for safer Streets for Kids today Use our quick tool to write to your council and let them know you want safer, healthier Streets for Kids.

📢 Want to support our safer #streetsforkids campaign - but not sure how?

🚸 Do this! In under a minute you could be sending out our simple template to ward and borough council candidates, asking them to commit to our manifesto.

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📢 Want to support our safer #streetsforkids campaign - but not sure how?

🚸 Do this! In under a minute you could be sending out our simple template to ward and borough council candidates, asking them to commit to our manifesto.

👉 cleancitiescampaign.eaction.org.uk/schoolrun

London's SUV drivers could face new charges if plans go ahead The plan is part the mayor's strategy to stop death and serious injury on London's roads by 2041.

🚘 ""We get contacted by so many parents worried about their children's safety with the number and size of supersized SUVs on the streets often their number one concern."
our co-founder Nicola told the BBC, discussing Sadiq Khan's #SUV-reducing #VisionZero action plan 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The school run and peak morning rush hour take place simultaneously.

In London, 50% of all journeys at that time - whether walking, cycling, public transport or driving - are for education.

We also know 75% of children walk or cycle to school.

But this is what our priority looks like? ⬇️