Two Wandsworth schools will soon see a new cycle and pedestrian zone installed after a four-year long campaign.
Welham Road, which runs between Furzedown and Graveney schools, has long suffered from traffic problems which have resulted in crashes involving children, on top of air pollution caused by idling engines during school pick up and drop off.
After hundreds of residents signed a petition asking Wandsworth Council to address these issues, the community secured a victory.
Instead of traffic, Welham Road will soon be home to planters which the schools will be able to make available to the students and to the borough’s longest bike rack to encourage active travel to and from school.
New barriers will also be put in place that will allow cargo bikes as well as those with trailers through, but no vehicles.
Once the new measures are in place, vehicles will no longer be able to enter Welham Road between 8.15am and 4.30pm on Mondays to Fridays.
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