Thursday 29th February 2024
Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton SW2
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The number of School Streets in the UK has been rising steadily in recent years. In London there were just 76 School Streets in 2019 – there are nearly 600 schemes across nearly every London borough, with a quarter of primary schools now located on School Streets.
School Streets effectively address the congestion, road safety and air quality concerns that many schools experience. Monitoring of schemes has revealed how they are enabling children and families to safely walk, wheel, scoot or cycle to school. And by making active travel possible for everyone, they help contribute to efforts to tackle the health crisis and climate change.
As awareness of new schemes grows, the case for School Streets becomes ever more compelling. Not only do they improve the quality of people’s lives locally – they make a difference for entire communities. But the success of a scheme depends on how consultation, implementation, enforcement and monitoring are carried out.
Landor LINKS is running this one-day event to showcase best practice and offer practical guidance. This conference will bring together professionals from a range of disciplines.
Key themes
The panels will discuss issues including:
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Funding
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Partnerships
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Active travel
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Health and wellbeing
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Consultation and engagement
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Infrastructure design
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Monitoring
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Traffic management and enforcement
Who will be attending School Streets South
School Streets South will be attended by:
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Local authority officers
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Councillors and stakeholders
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Teachers and educationalists
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Road safety and active travel campaigners
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Parking and enforcement specialists
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Academics and researchers
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Consultants
Local authority free registration
Programme
Programme currently in development
09.00
Registration opens
09.45
Welcome
Cllr Rezina Chowdhury, Cabinet Member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air, London Borough of Lambeth
10.00
Session 1: Embarking on the journey
Embarking on the journey: The case for School Streets is becoming ever more compelling. But what’s the best way of getting from proposal to implementation? What is the process for choosing suitable sites? How do you effectively liaise with schools? What’s the best way to communicate your aims to parents and local residents? Would local authorities benefit from having dedicated School Street officers? What are the potential pitfalls to look out for?
Session Chair: Carla Leowe, Road Safety Officer, Westminster City Council
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Stephanie Pathak, Strategy and Planning Manager, Transport for London
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Samuel Dillon, School Streets Manager, London Borough of Lambeth
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Lucy Atkinson, Programme Manager, Urban Design and Engagement, Sustrans & Zahra Ali, Transport Projects Officer, London Borough of Hounslow
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Ehsan Askarany, Neighbourhoods Workstream Lead/Project Manager, London Borough of Enfield & Anthony Ung, Project Manager Journeys and Places, London Borough of Enfield
11.15
Morning break
11.45
Session 2: Smooth operations
Smooth operations: Once your School Street is up and running, how do you drive up compliance? Is there a case for using volunteers? What is the most effective type of signage? Do you need fixed cameras at every site? Or is there a case for mobile and movable cameras? How do you cover the cost of enforcement if compliance improves? Is behaviour change dependent on continuous enforcement?
Session Chair: Steph Bortoli, Head of Engagement, Project Centre
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Liz Brooker MBE, Road Safety and Sustainable Transport Manager, London Borough of Lewisham Council
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Michael Oskys, Sustainable Transport Planner, London Borough of Hackney Council
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Paul Costello, Strategic Account Director – South, Marston Holdings & Richard O'Malley, Strategic Account Director – North, Marston Holdings
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Micaela Linnane, School Streets programme manager, London Borough of Islington
13.00
Lunch break
14.00
Session 3: Building an evidence base
Smooth operations: Once your School Street is up and running, how do you drive up compliance? Is there a case for using volunteers? What is the most effective type of signage? Do you need fixed cameras at every site? Or is there a case for mobile and movable cameras? How do you cover the cost of enforcement if compliance improves? Is behaviour change dependent on continuous enforcement?
Session Chair: Samuel Dillon, School Streets Officer, Lambeth
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Ayanda Collins, Operations Director, Smart Transport Hub
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Dr Anna Moore, Speciality Fellow at the Royal London Hospital in Simulation
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Habib Khan, Founder and Director, Meristem Design
15.15
Afternoon break
15.45
Session 4: Round table discussion and Q&A
Round table discussion and Q&A: Your chance to ask the experts about operational and policy-related issues. This could cover issues around the need for national policy on exemptions and signage, challenging ‘culture war’ myths, working in partnership with neighbouring councils, and building partnerships with TfL and other organisations.
Send in your questions in advance or you can ask them on the day.
Session Chair: Andrew Potter, Transport Planner and Modeller, Director at Parking Perspectives
Panel :- Experts from local government, consultancies and campaign groups
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Samuel Dillon, School Streets Manager, London Borough of Lambeth
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Lucy Atkinson, Programme Manager, Urban Design and Engagement, Sustrans
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Zahra Ali, Transport Projects Officer, London Borough of Hounslow
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Carla Leowe, Road Safety Officer, Westminster City Council
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Steph Bortoli, Head of Engagement, Project Centre
17.00
Close of conference
Speakers
CLLR REZINA CHOWDHURY
Cabinet Member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air
London Borough of Lambeth
SAMUEL DILLON
School Streets Manager
London Borough of Lambeth
LIZ BROOKER MBE
Road Safety and Sustainable Transport Manager
London Borough of Lewisham Council
PAUL COSTELLO
Strategic Account Director - South
Marston Holdings
DR ANNA MOORE
Respiratory Specialist Registrar and Education Fellow
Royal London Hospital
LUCY ATKINSON
Programme Manager, Urban Design and Engagement
Sustrans
MICAELA
LINNANE
School Streets programme manager
Islington Council
CARLA LEOWE
Road Safety Officer
Westminster City Council
STEPHANIE PATHAK
Strategy and Planning Manager
Transport for London
STEPH BORTOLI
Head of Engagement
Project Centre
MICHAEL OSKYS
Sustainable Transport Planner
London Borough of Hackney Council
HABIB KHAN
Founder and Director
Meristem Design
ANDREW POTTER
Transport Planner and Modeller, Director
Parking Perspectives
AYANDA
COLLINS
Operations Director
Smart Transport Hub
ZAHRA ALI
Transport Projects Officer
Hounslow Council
Exhibition Opportunities
3m x 2m Exhibition Stand
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3m x 2m open space exhibition area supplied with table, chairs, wi-fi and power supply
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Company profile, including logo and 250 word profile on the event website
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Up to 3 delegate places for staff, colleagues and guest invitations
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Additional 5 delegate places for Local Authority contacts
£1,750 + VAT
Supporter Package
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Company logo as 'supporter' on the event website, in all advertisements and communications (print and digital)
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Inclusion in the programme, with a speaker or session chair (to be discussed with Programme Manager)
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3m x 2m open space exhibition area supplied with table, chairs, wi-fi and power supply
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Company profile, including logo and 250 word profile on the event website
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Up to 5 delegate places for staff, colleagues and guest invitations
£2,750 + VAT
Exhibitors include:
