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Welcome to School Streets: 2025
School Streets are transforming the school run. As demand for these schemes continue to rise Active Travel England and the Department for Transport have released new guidance to help councils deliver effective School Street programmes.
This third annual event, hosted by Lambeth Council, brings together more than 200 delegates to discuss the growing movement of School Streets and explore how local authorities can harness the power of these initiatives to benefit students, communities, and the environment.
With over 180 School Streets funded through the Government’s Active Travel Fund and more on the horizon, research shows significant benefits: increased active travel, community support, and minimal disruption to local traffic. This event will present the latest evidence, insights, and practical advice for those embarking on their own School Street projects.
The day before the conference, Lambeth Council supported by their key contractor Meristem Design will host an exclusive Healthy Neighbourhood and School Streets Tour, showcasing borough-wide Rain Gardens and the innovative St Mark’s School Street scheme in Kennington. Following the tour, attendees can enjoy a relaxed networking social at a local pub. Spaces for the tour are for local authorities and are limited, they will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, secure your spot early!
Key themes:
The panels will discuss issues including:
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Funding
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Partnerships
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Enforcement
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Active travel
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Technology
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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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Evaluation
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Traffic management
Who will be attending School Streets: 2025?
School Streets South will be attended by:
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Local authority officers
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Policymakers
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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
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Transport planners
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Urban designers
Join experts, local authorities, suppliers, and community advocates to dive into the latest findings on School Streets, and explore the future of active travel from home to school. Discussions will cover the latest research, best practices in implementation and enforcement, securing funding, and managing the balance between incentives and regulation.
Research by the Road Safety Trust shows that School Streets increase active travel on the school run, are supported by most parents and residents in the nearby community, and do not cause significant road safety issues through traffic displacement.
Research by Active Travel England found that 85% of people in England support active travel and would like to do more, while data from charity Sustrans has previously found that four out of five children want to walk or cycle to school.
Attendee rates
Local Authority Delegates
First 2 FREE
Each additional local authority place for your authority - £95 + VAT
Local authority free registration
If your local authority place isn't listed in the dropdown menu, the allocation has been filled and you will need to purchase the additional local authority ticket on TransportXtra.com
11th February Site Visit: Pre-event
Healthy Neighbourhood walking tour
Limited to the first 50 registered attendees.
Registration details will be sent after booking.
12:45
Meet at Albert Square
13:00
Healthy Neighbourhood Walking Tour
Guided Tour
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Lambeth Council, supported by Meristem Design, will take delegates on a tour showcasing the innovative rain gardens across the borough, followed by a visit to the award-winning St Mark’s School Street. Participants will explore the effective combination of hard and soft measures that make this scheme a standout success.
15:30
Networking drinks kindly sponsored by Meristem Design
Optional networking drinks at a local pub.
16:30
Optional site visit concludes
12th February Conference 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: Building on the School Street narrative
A look at how School Streets can act as the catalyst for improving streets across wider areas. As more School Streets become established, more work is being done to address the whole school journey from home to school. What can be done to make this a safe and seamless experience for children and their parents?
Chair: Brian Deegan, Director of Inspections, Active Travel England
Panel:
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Priscilla Benedetti, Paris School Streets Project Head, Greater Paris Metropolitan Region;
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Will Norman, Walking & Cycling Commissioner, Transport for London;
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Samuel Dillon, School Streets Manager, Lambeth Council;
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Katherine Holcroft, Head of Major Projects, Living Streets
11.15
Morning break
11.45
Session 2: But how do we get started?
Launching your first School Street can seem daunting. But, luckily, we have assembled a panel of experts to offer top tips on consultation, engagement, design and implementation. They will also explain the importance of creating healthy neighbourhoods and how to monitor schemes to generate good quality data. Find out what works and what doesn't work.
Chair: Tom Cohen, Reader in Transport Policy, University of Westminster
Panel:
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Carla Leowe, Road Safety Officer, Westminster City Council;
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Nicola Pastore, Co-Founder, Solve the School Run;
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Habib Khan, Founder and Director, Meristem Design;
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Vivacity, speaker TBA
13.00
Lunch break
14.00
Session 3: Enforcement or Engagement? Finding the Balance for School Streets
A look at the different models for ensuring compliance around School Streets. How do you achieve driver behaviour change? Do awareness campaigns involving children make a difference? Are ANPR cameras always necessary to ensure compliance? Is it a good idea to move cameras between sites?
Chair: TBA
Panel:
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Pete Dyson, Doctoral Researcher in Transport & Travel Behaviour, University of Bath;
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Jamie Clarke, Founder Director, Engaging Climate, public engagement expert and Oxfordshire School Street advocate;
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Ruth Du-Lieu, Deputy Director of Place, Medway Council and Alexandros Constantinides, Interim Strategic Lead Front Line Services, Medway Council
15.15
Afternoon break
15:45
Session 4: Play time!
Play the School Streets game with Transport consultant Andrew Potter. This role-playing session will give delegates the opportunity to tackle the challenges of setting up and running School Streets from the perspective of politicians, officers, practitioners, campaigners, residents and business owners.
Participants include:
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Rezina Chowdhury, Cabinet Member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air, Lambeth Council;
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Mike Hakata, Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Environment and Transport, Haringey Council;
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Rowena Champion, Executive Member for Environment, Air Quality & Transport, Islington Council (TBC);
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Claire McDonald, Schools Lead, Mums for Lungs.
17.00
Close of conference
Speakers
Cllr Rezina Chowdhury
Cabinet Member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air
London Borough of Lambeth
Will Norman
London's Walking and Cycling Commissioner
Mayor of London
Samuel
Dillon
School Streets Manager
London Borough of Lambeth
Brian
Deegan
Director of Inspections
Active Travel England
Pete
Dyson
Behavioural scientist
Author and speaker on transport and travel behaviour
Tom
Cohen
Reader in Transport Policy
University of Westminster
Katherine Holcroft
Head of Major Projects
Living Streets
Carla Leowe
Road Safety Officer
Westminster City Council
Andrew
Potter
Transport Planner and Modeller, Director
Parking Perspectives
Habib
Khan
Founder and Director
Meristem Design
Cllr Mike
Hakata
Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Environment & Transport
London Borough of Haringey
Nicola
Pastore
Co-Founder
Solve the School Run
Ruth
Du-Lieu
Deputy Director of Place
Medway Council
Jamie Clarke
Founder Director
Engaging Climate
Priscilla Benedetti
Paris School Streets Project Head
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Exhibition and supporter packages
Supporter Package
Includes:
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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
£2,500 + VAT
Headline Sponsor
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Prominent logo placement on all event marketing materials (website, e-shots, event signage, social media)
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Feature as “Headline Sponsor” in all event communications and press releases
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Acknowledgement as Headline Sponsor during event opening and closing remarks
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Keynote presentation and opportunity to participate in a panel discussion
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Premium exhibition space at the event for direct engagement with delegates
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Logo featured on event holding slides and delegate packs
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Opportunity to contribute to a pre-event article or article featured on www.transportXtra.com and promoted on social media
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Company profile in event materials distributed to all delegates
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Acknowledgement on event social media channels with posts leading up to, during, and after the event
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Social media shout-outs and inclusion in event hashtags
£5,000 + VAT
Secure your exhibiton stand!
To discuss exhibiting opportunities at the School Streets, contact Jason Conboy on 020 7091 7893
Join experts, local authorities, suppliers, and community advocates to dive into the latest findings on School Streets, and explore the future of active travel from home to school. Discussions will cover the latest research, best practices in implementation and enforcement, securing funding, and managing the balance between incentives and regulation.
Exhibitors include:
