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School roads, mobilization in 10 Italian cities

2022-10-21T19:01:04.683Z


(HANDLE) The "Streeet for Kids" mobilization was held on Friday across Europe to call for "school roads", that is, the closure of roads in front of schools to traffic when students enter and leave. In Italy there were 70 actions in a dozen cities, in particular Rome and Milan: "bike to school" initiatives in the morning, with girls and boys who went to school by bike, while in the afternoon games and games


The "Streeet for Kids" mobilization was held on Friday across Europe to call for "school roads", that is, the closure of roads in front of schools to traffic when students enter and leave.

In Italy there were 70 actions in a dozen cities, in particular Rome and Milan: "bike to school" initiatives in the morning, with girls and boys who went to school by bike, while in the afternoon games and games were held in front of the schools. activities of all kinds.



"The general enthusiasm of the population is clearly the demonstration that there is a great need for spaces for children in front of schools and free from cars, clean air and road safety", commented Anna Becchi, coordinator of the School Streets campaign for the NGO Clean Cities Italia.



School streets are a useful tool to reduce air pollution in the immediate vicinity of schools.



In London, school roads were shown to have reduced nitrogen dioxide levels by up to 23% and significantly reduced vehicle traffic throughout the day.

In large European cities, school streets are already a reality: 500 in London, 170 in Paris, 120 in Barcelona.

In Italy only (few) experiments, often left to the voluntary initiative of parents, with poor results in terms of effectiveness, especially as regards safety.

Source: ansa

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