Solve the School Run

www.ticketsource.co.uk/ibikelondon/... Coming up on 15th March, a joyful ride for kids and their families to music with @ibikelondon.bsky.social @solveschoolrun.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org @zeroemissions.bsky.social Breathe London, LCC Women’s Network, Camden Bike Bus and more! Join us!

Car culture often foams at the mouth over the construction of bike lanes while forgetting that each person on a bike is one less person in a car being "traffic". "One more lane, bro" can fix traffic if it's of another mode.

What did you base your secondary school choices on?

🌞 Ideally, how much you liked the school...

🚸 ...rather than how safe the roads might be for your child getting there and back.

How much did school run road safety shape your choices?

#schoolrun #nationalofferday #secondaryschoolplaces

The greater metropolitan area of Helsinki is about 1.5 million.

Europe’s Noise Capital Tries to Turn Down the Volume To combat the ill effects of urban noise pollution, Paris is deploying automated sensors and cracking down on the loudest vehicles.

“The effort to quiet Paris complements the wider campaign to make Paris greener, cleaner & less car-dependent, which include vehicle restrictions in the center, crackdowns on polluting vehicles, & an ambitious expansion of bike networks. Those have cut the city’s average noise level by 2 decibels.”

➡ In our new blog post, we look at why the kerbside is so often overlooked in relation to road safety, what makes it such a dangerous place for children crossing the road, and what changes we are asking for to improve safety in this area. #streetsforkids

👉 www.solvetheschoolrun.org/post/keep-cl...

Portrait of Miguel Anxo, former mayor of Pontevedra, standing outdoors in front of blurred greenery. A large white serif quote appears on the left side of the image reading: “It’s not my duty as mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me, it’s the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you’re going to put them.” His name and title appear below the quote.

It is not the government’s job to provide storage space for your private property. Cars are no different.

Roads exist to move people and goods, not to store private vehicles. Governments at all levels need to start calling out and enforcing that reality.

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This is great to hear!

Local Elections 2026 — Mums for Lungs Mums for Lungs is asking local parties nationwide to commit to our four air pollution pledges, and supporting you to do similar. Read more about our four asks in detail.

Local elections are just around the corner. We’ve been busy meeting representatives across the country and supporting people to ask parties to commit to tackling #AirPollution 💪

We'd love you to get involved! Get in touch if you’d like help contacting your local candidates with our asks 💚 .

Are you kidding me? Fuel Duty rates have bene held steady for 16 years while costs for public transport and general ethical choices have soared.

Raising fuel duty is one of a very short list of things that this government is getting right. Very poor from the Lib Dems.

Keep Clear for a Kid-friendly Kerbside When it comes to safe streets the kerbside is one element that is often overlooked. That narrow strip between pavement and road, where children wait, cross, step out of cars, and generally try not to…

❓ What exactly does 'kerbside' refer to when it comes to safety for children crossing roads - and what needs to change?

Read about this important topic in our new blog post.

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Metal sign on a lamppost which says SWITCH OFF YOUR ENGINE OFF. Vehicle exhausts are toxic. You could be fined £110. There is an illustration of a van's tailpipe with fumes coming from it, and the City of Westminster logo.

Don't make me tap the sign, from The Simpsons

Drivers, don't make me tap the sign.

Our excellent team have now installed around 800 of these signs at engine idling hot spots and outside schools around the City of Westminster.

@mumsforlungs.bsky.social @solveschoolrun.bsky.social @cleanairlondon.bsky.social @londonls.bsky.social

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17 March 2026: Spotlight on Camden High Street pedestrianisation trial.
Explore Camden's approach to transforming one of London's most well-known high streets.
This webinar is for those working to create healthier, more active, and people-friendly places.

Camden Feeder Ride to the Kidical Mass London Ride - London Cycling Campaign Camden ride to and from Kidical Mass London

lcc.org.uk/events/camde...
Calling all children who can cycle! Come and join Camden Bike Bus and Camden Cyclists for an exciting bike adventure to Kidical Mass London.
When: Mothers Day - Sunday 15/3
Meet: Chalk Farm Bridge
Set off: 10:00am
We’ll ride at the pace of the slowest child, with marshals.

West Midlands annual pedestrian deaths 'nearly double in four years' Figures show 48% of road deaths across the West Midlands last year were that of pedestrians.

The number of pedestrians killed annually on roads across the West Midlands has nearly doubled in the last four years, new data has revealed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How do you continue on to work after school drop-off?

🎉 Our trustee, Shehnaz, just tried a lime bike for the first time! It got us thinking about how these bikes are a top hack for getting to work on time when you walk with your kids to school.

How do you manage this travel transition?

Solve The School Run - Rosendale (part of @solveschoolrun.bsky.social, a parent-led charity that aims to find solutions for a safe, clean, and green school run)
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🚘 London's streets are a hostile place for children and the school run is the most dangerous and polluted part of their day.

We want safer, healthier and more joyful streets for our kids.

🎉 Our campaign calls for every London councillor candidate to commit to our #StreetsForKids manifesto asks.

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@lambethlivingst.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org @joyridersuk.bsky.social @cyclesprog.bsky.social

Streets for Kids | Solve the School Run London's streets are dangerous and toxic for our children. Join us this election period in asking your council for Streets for Kids.

🚨 Every year 443 children are injured on the school run in London. That’s the same number of children as a large primary school.

😢 Every injury has a lasting impact on the child and family.

This isn’t right.

Agree? Support our #streetsforkids campaign

www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids

What's #streetsforkids?

👉 London's streets are a hostile place for children and the school run is the most dangerous and polluted part of their day. We want streets to be safer, healthier and more joyful for our kids.

🙌 Share this and support our campaign

Fed up parents police roads outside Hackney school to tackle speeding Concerned parents and residents want the street outside the primary school made safer before a child is seriously hurt

Throwback to protests for safe #streetsforkids outside Hackney New Primary in 2022. Check out our next post: looks like little has changed. www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...

☔ We love this cheering backseat umbrella, perfect for keeping small kids dry - as well as increasing bike visibility.

💡What's your best tip for keeping you and small passengers dry?

Who's taking part?!

🚨 Following cycle theft, 15% of people stop cycling altogether – thousands of Londoners robbed of the chance to ride into work, or to school with their children.

🚲 If London is to become a world class cycling city, theft must be taken seriously – sign our petition to demand action: bit.ly/4bRyUXr

Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who travel by car or public transport, a new study suggests.

There's also a BMA obesity-related study from 2019 www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...