- Just over a quarter of respondents are supportive of the scheme (26%), praising the trial for improving safety and requesting that the trial be made permanent
- A small proportion of respondents report that street congestion has returned since the trial ended (4%), and use this to support re-instating the trial
- One in ten respondents give a recommendation or suggestion (11%); suggestions primarily focus on volunteers, with respondents feeling that they should be supported more
- A small proportion of respondents are unsupportive of the scheme (7%), stating that the scheme is unfair to working parents who rely on their cars or citing confusion about the road closures
- Some respondents also feel that the scheme has had a negative effect on the surrounding streets (4%), moving the parking issue and congestion onto these areas rather than address the underlying issue
Other comments
Summary
Further comments regarding the School Streets scheme trial
Base: Total sample (91)
This table shows themes from further comments regarding the school streets scheme trial:
26% were supportive of the scheme, 11% had recommendations for change / improvements should the scheme continue, 7% were unsupportive of the scheme, 4% were concerned about the impact on other streets, 4% said street congestion had returned since the trial ended, 4% made other comments, and 54% made no further comments
| wdt_ID | Theme | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supportive of scheme | 26 |
| 2 | Recommendations for change / improvements should scheme continue | 11 |
| 3 | Unsupportive of scheme | 7 |
| 4 | Concerned about impact on other streets | 4 |
| 5 | Street congestion has returned since trial ended | 4 |
| 6 | Other | 4 |
| 7 | No further comments | 54 |
