School Safe Haven Project - St John Fisher Primary Update
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Background
Derby City Council has been awarded £776,150 of funding from the Department for Transport to deliver additional active travel measures across the city. As part of this work a number of schools were identified across the city to test different interventions including the introduction of school streets, locally known as School Safe Haven Zones. Across the country, ‘School Streets’ have been introduced to help promote cleaner air, reduce congestion, improve road safety and increase levels of activity.
‘School Streets’ are where a section of road outside a school is closed to motor vehicles for a set period at theContinue reading
Background
Derby City Council has been awarded £776,150 of funding from the Department for Transport to deliver additional active travel measures across the city. As part of this work a number of schools were identified across the city to test different interventions including the introduction of school streets, locally known as School Safe Haven Zones. Across the country, ‘School Streets’ have been introduced to help promote cleaner air, reduce congestion, improve road safety and increase levels of activity.
‘School Streets’ are where a section of road outside a school is closed to motor vehicles for a set period at the start and end of the school day.
These have been well received and proved successful in helping to create a more pleasant environment for local communities and addressing the many safety concerns associated with high levels of car use near to school entrances.
Following discussions with Local Councillors, Neighbourhood Officers, school representatives, and in consultation with local residents and parents a school safe haven zone was introduced on Monday 7th February 2022. The zone was introduced on an experimental basis for a period of 18 months. The zone was on Alvaston Street. The restriction was operational term time only, Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 09:00 in the morning and from 2:30 to 3:30 in the afternoon.
The Outcome:
The Zone was introduced on an experimental basis in order to give all those affected the opportunity to consider how it worked. In this case, most residents who responded to the consultation were not supportive. The Council is clear, it will only introduce a school safe haven zone on a permanent basis if it receives support from the community generally. To confirm, the school safe haven idea continues to receive support and has been introduced permanently at other trial schools within the City. Nevertheless, the Council has listened to concerns and made a local decision to explore alternative plans for the area including safe havens for other schools.
