We’re a parent-led charity reclaiming streets for children. Join us to create safer, child-friendly routes, reduce traffic, and give kids the freedom to thrive. Our Mission Streets for kids, not cars Our streets changed. And with them, children’s lives. Toxic and dangerous, traffic took away their freedom. Not due to a decision anyone made, but because it was hard to see a different path. It felt inevitable. But things are changing and the landscape is shifting. We are parents working together, finding our voice, demanding better for our children. We’re seeing that another future is possible, and that children can become independent, not car dependent. Changing childhood Over the last few decades, cars took over our neighborhoods - and stole a vital piece of growing up. Playing on our streets, knocking for friends, cycling to the local park - for millions of kids, those simple freedoms are gone. Nowhere is this clearer than the daily trip to school. For parents: Exhausting, traffic-clogged, high-stress mornings. For children: Less independence, less fresh air, and less healthy movement. We’re here to change that. The shift that changed everything Remember the school run? Back in the 1970s, primary school kids did it on their own. It was a walk, a cycle, or a chat with friends. It was the best part of the day. Then, the car took over. By the 1990s, the independence children once took for granted had all but vanished. In its place: a daily, high-stress chore for time-poor parents. For some, it’s a gridlocked drive against peak-time traffic. For others, a dangerous, polluted walk to the school gate. We haven't just lost the ability for children to walk themselves to school - we’ve lost the fresh air, the community connection, and the rhythm of our own neighborhoods. A brighter way forward The good news? We already know the solutions that can turn the tide. Across the country, communities are reclaiming their streets, proving that change isn’t just possible - it’s happening. From implementing child-friendly school streets and 20mph zones that reduce collisions, to embracing the convenience of cargo bikes for family travel. We’re creating safer, breathable routes where children can thrive again. Together, we can swap school run stress for freedom and ensure it becomes the best part of the day again. The power of community Real change starts at the school gate. As a parent-led charity, we turn individual frustration into collective action. We provide the expert guidance, campaign toolkits, and peer support you need to bring communities together to reshape your school run - from safer crossings to cargo bikes. We’re parents who transformed our own school journeys; now, we’re here to help you transform yours. Because when parents unite, change can happen.

The Evidence 1.0 About the dashboard The average driving rate for a London primary pupil travelling under 1 mile to school is 7%, that increases to 65% for distances of 1-2 miles [National Travel Survey] ; the distance pupils have to travel to school is a huge determinant of how they travel. So, we applied these London driving rates to actual London primary pupil travel distances. The dashboard panels enable you to better understand school run travel for primary schools, and work out which school trips are most likely to be made sustainably and which are likely to be driven. You can take a look from a city-wide view, or break it down to Inner or Outer London, borough, ward, school type and school. These insights can help us better understand how many primary pupils are already travelling sustainably, which justifies the need for safe and healthy streets. Additionally, it can help to identify the areas and trip lengths generating the most school run driving, which can inform solutions. 2.0 HOW THIS data CAN help your active travel programs COUNCIL officers and ward councillors If your remit as a council officer or councillor involves school streets or active travel, you can use the data insights in the dashboard to justify your school street or sustainable travel programmes. FOR COUNCILS Parents and Campaigners Do you want a safer area outside your school at drop off and pick up? Would you like to see a bike bus or a walking line? Or perhaps you are simply pulling your hair out at the school run traffic on your local roads? You can use the data insights to make your community campaigns stronger, clearer and more persuasive. FOR CAMPAIGNERS 3.0 London Key Findings Across London level our data modelling shows that: 75% of primary pupils are walking and cycling to school, which is 600,000 pupils. 25% of London primary pupils, which is 200,000 pupils are driven to school and we estimate these journeys make up 480,000 car trips per day. School run car use is most prevalent in the distance range of 1-2 miles to school. Check out more insights on the London school run in our key findings. KEY FINDINGS 4.0 Tips For Using The Dashboard On each panel, you can use the filters to select a school, school type, ward or borough of interest. This will update the analysis on the panel for that selection. You don't have to select every filter, you can jump straight to the filter of interest E.g. if you want to select a school you can just go to the school filter, you don't have to first select all the other filters first. For help understanding what the analysis on each panel displays, you can refer to our User Guide. USER GUIDE 5.0 Modelling Methodology The data model calculates pupil travel distances using 2022 pupil catchment information and then estimates a model of travel for each distance band using London averages from the National Travel Survey. Since the mode of travel is modelled using London averages, this method will not account for factors such as car ownership, public transport, school culture which will in reality affect the driving rates for each borough/school. We hope to improve on this in future versions. Full details can be found on the methodology page. METHODOLOGY

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