The Mayor will introduce restrictions on a further six school streets – Inside Croydon

Croydon’s pro-car mayor Jason Perry was forced to hold a consultation last month to introduce traffic restrictions on six new school streets.

Outside the areas: Healthy school streets make roads safer for kids, according to pro-car mayor

“It’s so important that we do everything we can to make journeys to school as safe as possible for our young Croydonians,” according to a man who is ripping up cycle schemes, opposing low-traffic neighborhoods and has spent more than a year campaigning as a cheerleader. for ULEZ vandals and climate change deniers.

Healthy school streets, according to Croydon Council, “improve road safety around schools and encourage pupils to walk, cycle and walk more”. They also generate considerable income for the cash-strapped council through motorist fines – provided council staff remember to switch on the correct camera equipment…

The board introduced the experimental Healthy Streets School in 2017 — often against a barrage of dubious opposition from Perry and his cronies.

The schemes limit motor traffic on surrounding roads to the schools during school drop-off and pick-up times.

“The council has been working with schools across the borough where there is an interest in introducing a scheme to improve the environment and road safety around them,” the council said earlier this month – failing to mention that it had blocked an apparently well-thought-out scheme. to benefit three schools on Melville Avenue in South Croydon on the grounds that it could cause some traffic on neighboring residential streets.

It is obviously just a coincidence that Mayor Perry owns a million pound house on Castlemaine Avenue, a road parallel to Melville.

The schools considered in the most recent round of proposals are:

• Applegarth Academy, Addington CR0 9DL
• Beulah Road Children’s and Nursery, Thornton Heath CR7 8NJ
• Harris Primary Academy Purley Way, South Croydon CR0 4FE
• John Wood Primary School, Croydon CR0 6JA
• Riddlesdown Collegiate, Kenley CR8 1EX
• Rowdown Primary School, New Addington CR0 0EG

Purley Way Primary School, located so close to the main road that the school had to be fitted with special air pollution protection, could prove an interesting set of proposals.

“The schools were selected based on requests from ward councilors and residents and discussions with the school,” the council said.

“Feedback will be used to develop recommendations that will be reported to cabinet; will then decide on the future of the schemes. If approved, further consultations will take place on Healthy School Streets over the summer.”

Poor Perry is alleged to have said: “We know that healthy school streets make streets safer for children and families, and it’s great that these six schools have asked us to look into introducing them.”

Just a pity for the kids at three schools on Melville Avenue, isn’t it, Jase?

Surveys are fairly mundane tick-box exercises: they ask for your name and address and whether you agree or disagree, and that’s about it. They close today and can be viewed on the council’s consultation page by clicking here.

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