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  • 62% of all respondents feel the continuation of the School Streets would improve facilities
  • Wave 1 schools are far more likely to want the trial to continue than Wave 2 schools (Wave 1: St Jude’s – 80%, Bramble – 92%, Wave 2: Meon – 49%, St John’s – 47%)
  • ‘Fewer motor vehicles on the road’ (57%) and ‘more pedestrian crossing paths’ (51%) are also popular with respondents
  • Of the other suggestions made by respondents, parking restrictions (4%) were the most common

An asterisk (*) indicates a small base size, caution should be taken when interpreting the results

What would improve facilities for walking / cycling to school? - all waves

Base: Total sample (181) | Wave 2: Meon Infant & Junior (86) | St John’s (19*) | Wave 1: St Jude’s (64) | Bramble (12*) | *Caution, small base

This chart shows that:
62% of the total sample, 49% of respondents for Meon Infant and Junior, 47% for St John’s, 80% for St Jude’s, and 92% for Bramble feel continuing the School Streets trial would improve facilities for walking/ cycling to school
57% of the total sample, 50% of respondents for Meon Infant and Junior, 68% for St John’s, 61% for St Jude’s, and 75% for Bramble feel fewer motor vehicles on the road would improve facilities for walking/ cycling to school
51% of the total sample, 41% of respondents for Meon Infant and Junior, 21% for St John’s, 56% for St Jude’s, and 75% for Bramble feel more pedestrian crossing points would improve facilities for walking/ cycling to school
39% of the total sample, 50% of respondents for Meon Infant and Junior, 32% for St John’s, 41% for St Jude’s, and 33% for Bramble feel improved cycling infrastructure would improve facilities for walking/ cycling to school
22% of the total sample, 26% of respondents for Meon Infant and Junior, 16% for St John’s, 20% for St Jude’s, and 8% for Bramble feel more secure cycle parking would improve facilities for walking/ cycling to school
22% of the total sample, 30% of respondents for Meon Infant and Junior, 11% for St John’s, and 19% for St Jude’s feel other factors would improve facilities for walking/ cycling to school

Other suggestions to improve walking / cycling to school - all waves

Base: Total sample (181)

This table shows the most common themes around what other suggestions respondents have for improving walking/cycling to school:
4% of respondents suggest parking restrictions
3% of respondents suggest car restriction is not feasible
3% of respondents suggest educating/ encouraging parents to walk
2% of respondents suggest more lollipop people
2% of respondents suggest increasing signage/ lights/ drop off areas
1% of respondents suggest changes to how cycle paths are used
1% of respondents suggest changing schools’ start/ finish times
1% of respondents suggest improving parking/ road access
1% of respondents suggest lower speed limits
4% of respondents suggest other improvements
1% of respondents give no suggestion

wdt_ID Other suggestions Percentage (%)
1 Parking restrictions 4
2 Car restriction not feasible 3
3 Educate/ encourage parents to walk 3
4 More lollipop people 2
5 Increase signage/ lights/ drop off areas 2
6 Changes to how cycle paths are used 1
8 Change schools' start/finish times 1
9 Improve parking/ road access 1
10 Lower speed limits 1
11 Other 4