Chisenhale parents and children protest the removal of the road from their school. Parents plan to set up their own off-school traffic patrols when students return after term break next week. Today, a "green corridor" of planters and wooden barriers protects the school's gates, while an adjacent street has been constructed with an outdoor playground and a bidirectional cycle path to discourage traffic use.
Parents say Mr Rahman was able to remove the Street from the school because it was introduced under strict emergency rules that will automatically expire unless officially renewed. They fear all 26 school streets in Tower Hamlets are at risk.
This is the latest move by the borough's controversial mayor, who returned to power in May after being ousted on voter fraud charges, on scrappage schemes aimed at making residential streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Transport for London is already withholding funding from Tower Hamlets Council over Mr Rahman's plans to remove Low Traffic Neighborhoods (LTNs). "This potential removal of school streets increases our concerns about how your
actions run counter to the Mayor's transport strategy," said a source close to London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Sign of the times: Reopening of roads to traffic threatens children's safety, parents say. Nathalie Bienfait, a Green Councilwoman in Tower Hamlets, said: "I am shocked, angry and upset that the Mayor has decided to completely remove a school street project outside the Chisenhale Primary School.
“The mayor was elected on a manifesto that promised to remove roadblocks. However, the children harmed by his actions could not vote for him, so what mandate does he have over them?" "One thing is clear, Tower Hamlets is not a safe place for children and families. under this mayor. Closures of
hours in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. “The ETO has now expired and the mayor, in line with his explicit promise to reopen roads, has decided that the road closures will not be permanent. .
“However, the Mayor and Council take child safety very seriously and have therefore asked Council officials to consider alternatives to the ETO, including (but not limited to) the possibility of introducing crosswalks in close proximity to the school, as well as the Increasing the number of traffic cops, yellow lines, "no stopping" signs, and traffic management personnel such as B. School crossing patrols, outside of school. once officials have properly evaluated those options. Funding agreement for 69 million for local councils. There are already around 547 school streets in the capital, 373 of which have been funded by TfL and the City Council.
School Street: Non-residents will be banned from driving on School Street for two hours a day Mr Khan said more than 260,000 children are breathing cleaner air as a result of the measures used by police cameras -residents for driving on the street during arrivals - and discharge times of the school.
But with 97 per cent of schools and universities outside of London in areas not meeting the World Health Organisation's air quality targets, he wants the Government to tighten Britain's toxic air laws. Mr Khan said: “School roads are an important tool in reducing air pollution around schools. You've made a huge difference to the way our children travel and there are now more children than ever in London benefiting from cleaner air. less congestion and safer. streets.