News on COVID-19 Transport plans

Over the coming weeks we will be monitoring the volume and speed of traffic in 94 locations across the borough. Our findings will show us which roads are used the most, and identify peak speeding periods and locations.

The results will help us to understand better the impact of the temporary measures we’ve been putting in place to make it safer to walk and cycle around the borough during this COVID-19 period. They will also help us to identify further improvements needed to reduce traffic volume and speed, with the aim of increasing safety and improving air quality for all our residents. We will be sharing these findings with you this winter.

Today we added Conisborough College to our School Streets programme, bringing the total number of School Streets in the borough so far to nine.

The programmes key priority is to help pupils and parents to socially distance at school gates and create a safer environment for walking, cycling and scooting.

The programme also helps improve air quality at the school gate and encourages daily exercise. It works by restricting vehicle access to roads closest to schools at the start and end of the school day, during the school term. This creates a safer environment and helps pupils and parents to socially distance at the school gate.

We recently announced our first school streets at Adamsrill, Deptford Green, Kelvin Grove, Prendergast Ladywell and Ashmead Schools and at Tidemill Way (Tidemill Acadamy), Blackheath Vale (All Saints Primary School) and Baizdon Road (John Ball Primary School).

We’ll be bringing School Streets to many more schools in the coming weeks. Find out more information here.