London's Walking and Cycling Commissioner on tackling congestion during school term time
- 2 months ago
Campaigners are calling for the introduction of US-style "yellow school buses" in a bid to tackle congestion and air pollution during term time.
London’s walking and cycling commissioner Will Norman said its a "big problem" in London.
"On average there are about a quarter of a million car journeys in London based around the school run. A lot of them are based around school trips.
"Getting people to shift those trips from using their car to walking, cycling or scooting to school is really important.
"Our initiatives of over 500 school streets is helping with that, our initiatives working with over 1,000 schools across the city is enabling more kids to do this.
"I would encourage every school to be having have an active travel plan."
London’s walking and cycling commissioner Will Norman said its a "big problem" in London.
"On average there are about a quarter of a million car journeys in London based around the school run. A lot of them are based around school trips.
"Getting people to shift those trips from using their car to walking, cycling or scooting to school is really important.
"Our initiatives of over 500 school streets is helping with that, our initiatives working with over 1,000 schools across the city is enabling more kids to do this.
"I would encourage every school to be having have an active travel plan."