Summary
Driving and parking
- 56% of parents/carers drive to school at least some of the time
- During the School Street the largest proportions park in Fawcett Road (35%), or anywhere they can find a space (29%)
Behaviour change
- 29% of those who drive to school have made changes to the way they travel
- Over three-quarters who have made changes have changed the mode of transport they use with all now walking/scooting to school instead
- A third of those who have made a change say that they park further away and walk the remaining distance to school
Benefits and disadvantages
- The main benefit is improved safety. Other benefits are it being easier to cross the road and a nicer place to be. It has also stopped vehicles parking illegally on the School Street
- The disadvantages centre on non-permitted vehicles entering the zone and increased traffic in surrounding roads
Support and suggested changes
- There is overwhelming positivity for the School Street with 91% in support and only 2% against. Over three-quarters of respondents think it works well in its current form
- For those who would like to see some changes the main point raised is to make the one-way signage on Talbot Road clearer including painting lines onto the road. Some also comment on the lack of enforcement and the small minority who do not follow the regulations
