❓ Traffic-induced high blood pressure, shouting kids and car seat faffing... Ever wondered why so many parents today drive the school run - despite almost universally hating it!? 👉🏼 Here, we summarise the issues… www.solvetheschoolrun.org/the-school-run

Why is the UK so far behind France and Germany with cargo bike purchases? Cycling Electric Magazine highlighted the following figures for new purchases:*: UK - 4000 Germany - 90,000 France - 70,000 Quite a difference! 🤔 Why, do you think? * in 2022

Quieter on the roads now the schools have broken up? In London, 50% of all journeys during peak morning rush hour - whether walking, cycling, public transport or driving - are for education. We also know 75% of children walk or cycle to school. But this is what our priority looks like? ⬇️

480,000 London car trips per day are down to the school run 😮 👉 Follow us and support our campaign to make your school run cleaner, greener, safer – and way more fun than sitting in a traffic jam! #SolveTheSchoolRun #SaferRoadsForAll #parentinghacks

Watch a clip - and see the full segment on the Mayor's X account: x.com/MayorofLondo...

🔗 More on our campaign page 👉 www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids #streetsforkids #saferstreets #schoolrun

Do you agree? Use our quick easy tool to write to your local council candidates for safer #streetsforkids 👉 cleancitiescampaign.eaction.org.uk/schoolrun

📢 Want to support our safer #streetsforkids campaign - but not sure how? 🚸 Do this! In under a minute you could be sending out our simple template to ward and borough council candidates, asking them to commit to our manifesto. 👉

📢 Want to support our safer #streetsforkids campaign - but not sure how? 🚸 Do this! In under a minute you could be sending out our simple template to ward and borough council candidates, asking them to commit to our manifesto. 👉 cleancitiescampaign.eaction.org.uk/schoolrun

🚘 ""We get contacted by so many parents worried about their children's safety with the number and size of supersized SUVs on the streets often their number one concern." our co-founder Nicola told the BBC, discussing Sadiq Khan's #SUV-reducing #VisionZero action plan 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The school run and peak morning rush hour take place simultaneously. In London, 50% of all journeys at that time - whether walking, cycling, public transport or driving - are for education. We also know 75% of children walk or cycle to school. But this is what our priority looks like? ⬇️

📢 We've been busy talking to the press about Sadiq Khan's #VISIONZERO plan to charge drivers of SUVs. 🚘 Here's our co-founder, Nicola Pastore, on @BBCLondon discussing the risks SUVs specifically pose to children. 👉Full story on the Mayor's X account: x.com/MayorofLondo...

😢 This is what our co-founder Claire told ITV News last week. 📢 She was being interviewed about Sadiq Khan's #VISIONZERO Action Plan, which outlines the Mayor's proposal to charge SUV drivers in the capital to boost road safety. 👉 The full clip is on the Mayor's X account: x.com/MayorofLondo...

The focus on #SUVs and proposed charges in Sadiq Khan's new #VisionZero strategy are great. 🚘 But we also need regulation around the size of these cars, as our co-founder Nicola Pastore told the BBC. Read the full story: 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 👉 Support our #streetsforkids campaign.

Secure parking - both residential and destination - for #cargobikes is one of our manifesto asks to parties ahead of the #localelections2026 We believe in access to one of these #schoolrun savers for every family - not just those with big front gardens or a garage. #streetsforkids

🤝 So great to meet @carolinewoodley.bsky.social (in red) and @sarahwoodberrydown.bsky.social (in green) of #HackneyLabour at @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social 📢 We're asking London political parties to sign up to our #streetsforkids manifesto for #localelections2026 and had positive chats with both 💫

📢 Our co-founder Nicola Pastore talked to the BBC about Sadiq Khan's new #VisionZero action plan last week. 🚘 The focus on #SUVs and proposed charges is great - but we also need regulation around the size of these cars. 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 👉 Support our #streetsforkids campaign.

🟢 We met @hackneygreenparty.bsky.social candidates, Cllr Zoe Garbett and @JacobCable at Queensbridge Primary to see how well the school street was functioning without regular ANPR. 🚸 Our #StreetsforKids asks were also discussed and we hope to see these in their #localelection manifesto soon!

💫 See how we're working to get secure, suitable #cargobike storage and parking into council manifestos. 😀 We believe all families should have access to a cargo bike - it's one of our #localelection asks. What else is in our #streetsforkids campaign? 👉 www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids

💫 See how we're working to get secure, suitable #cargobike storage and parking into council manifestos. 😀 We believe all families should have access to a cargo bike - it's one of our #localelection asks. What else is in our #streetsforkids campaign? 👉 www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids

💫 The May #localelections are your chance to influence policy! Accessibility to #cargobikes for all families is one of our key manifesto asks. Want to support this? 👉 Follow us! Share this post! Send it to a friend! Check out the full campaign: www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids

💫 The May #localelections are your chance to influence policy! Accessibility to #cargobikes for all families is one of our key manifesto asks. Want to support this? 👉 Follow us! Share this post! Send it to a friend!

We've had great support from Cllr @liamshrivastava.bsky.social of @lewishamgreens.bsky.social for our #streetsforkids manifesto asks! We’d love to see our asks included in their own manifesto soon. #localelections #solvetheschoolrun #londonparents #ecofamily

💫 The May #localelections are your chance to influence policy! Accessibility to #cargobikes for all families is one of our key manifesto asks. Want to support this? 👉 Follow us! Share this post! Send it to a friend!

#KidicalMassLond - Join the ride on Sunday, it is going to be mega! www.ticketsource.co.uk/ibikelondon/... with @ibikelondon.bsky.social @solveschoolrun.bsky.social @zeroemissions.bsky.social and more! Thanks to LCC Women’s Network for helping marshal! 📣 🎵 🚲 🚲 🚲 🚲 🚲

...At the same @playingout.bsky.social event 🙌

Our co-founder Claire on the panel at a @playingout.bsky.social in Bristol discussing children's rights to freedom

With local elections looming we're busy asking candidates to put our #StreetsForKids asks into their manifestos: • An effective School Street for every school • Access to a cargo bike for every family • A child-friendly kerbside 👍️ It's looking good! 👉 www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids

We've been busy asking London political parties to back our #StreetsForKids manifesto. 💫 So, last week, it was wonderful to see Lambeth Labour’s support! We’d love to see our asks in their own manifesto soon. @lambethlabour.bsky.social

Walking 1-2 miles with a 4-year-old can take a while, right? 😵 🚘 Perhaps that's partly why, in London, 65% of school run journeys in this distance range are driven. 👉 Would a cargo bike have solved the reception class school run for your family? Share your experiences! #londonparents

Parents and carers – we need your voice! 📋 We’re gathering the views of families across the UK to understand the barriers faced when walking and wheeling to school. Take our short survey to be entered into a £200 gift card draw. Have your say 👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/parentWOW

The government's new Road Safety Strategy targets a 65% reduction in all KSIs and a 70% reduction in child KSIs over next 10 years. In GB 50% of all KSIs and 64% of child KSIs are on 30mph roads. Welsh 20mph/30mph casualties fell by 26% and KSIs by 15% after setting a default 20mph limit.

Brilliant post. Lots of family cycling info is based on young kids and this provides a great perspective for older kids.

“Bikes shouldn’t be on the pavement”… We hear this a lot – and totally agree! Family #cargobikes can be large and expensive. They need to be stored securely on the road and safely off the pavement. Support our campaign demanding just this www.solvetheschoolrun.org/streetsforkids

So interesting...

Throwback to the time this little nugget of information blew our minds. 😅 What's your experience of cargo bike parking?

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.

“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...

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.

Really love this initiative 😍👟👞

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.

❓ 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. 👉

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

events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6b4bfb... 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.

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.