🫵🏻 Want your children’s school to have School Street designation? 🚸 It creates priority for families cycling or walking by closing the road during drop-off and pick-up. 🚦All children should feel going to and from school! 👉 More info bit.ly/47dyTJu #SchoolRun

🥳 Come join us! bit.ly/49rbsyV

Based on current fatality rates, 106 people will be killed in crashes on Birmingham’s roads during the 2026 to 2030 council term. We are partnering as an unprecedented coalition of 16 national and local organisations to ask the politicians of tomorrow: Will you make Birmingham’s roads safer?

😮 In London 65% of primary school journeys over 1 mile in length are driven. ❓How many children are travelling over 1 mile to your school? 👉 Find out in our first-of-its-kind data dashboard: bit.ly/3JdNXii #solvetheschoolrun

Want to start using a cargo bike to improve your school run, but don’t know where to start? We have all the experience, information, tips and support you need! 👉 bit.ly/47dyTJu #SolveTheSchoolRun #cargobikes #schoolrun #parentinghacks

Half term is so visibly over, right? 🚸 And it has a HUGE knock-on effect on traffic. 🚗 In some areas the school run has been reported to increase pollution and bus times by a staggering 50% compared to school holidays! How were your local roads last week? #londonparents

Hey... we're now Solving the School Run on Facebook, too! 👋 Please do drop by to say hi! 👉 bit.ly/49rbsyV #solvetheschoolrun #parentinghacks #roadsafety #londonparents

We've got a shiny new Facebook page - come and join us! bit.ly/49rbsyV #solvetheschoolrun

“The way to reduce school transport costs in the long term, is to first invest in walking and cycling infrastructure that is safe enough for children to travel on independently, as they do in many European countries.” ☝️Our quote in Schoolsweek schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-counc...

Spooky quiet in Oxford during “rush hour” when it's school holidays

Noticed quieter roads this week? 🚸 If it's half term in your area, chances are you have. 🚗 In some areas the school run has been reported to increase pollution and bus times by an enormous 50% compared to school holidays! ❓What's it like where you live this week? #schoolrun

💡 Want to start using a cargo bike to improve your school run, but don’t know where to start? 👉 We have all the experience, information, tips and support you need! 🔗 Solve the School Run bit.ly/3WfdrPm #cargobikes #schoolrun #parentinghacks

Our co-founder Nicola Pastore wrote about our new data dashboard for @TransportXtra and why she is leading a campaign to reinstate the collection of travel to school data in the census bit.ly/4opwPoz

🚸A school street closes roads to cars at drop-off and pick-up to protect pupils on foot, bike or scooter from speeding cars and pollution. Ours closes three! 🙌 There are now 900+ of them in the country! 🤸🏿Inspired? 👉 Find out more! bit.ly/4oj5mWh #schoolstreets

The government used to collect invaluable data on children's travel to school. Then it stopped 🤨 bit.ly/3WdNvUb #solvetheschoolrun

We sure can!

The government used to collect invaluable data on children's travel to school. Then it stopped 🤨 bit.ly/3WdNvUb #solvetheschoolrun

London parents: ever wondered how many pupils are driven to your primary school? Now you can find out! Simply type the school’s name into our first-of-its-kind data dashboard - link below #solvetheschoolrun 👉https://www.solvetheschoolrun.org/schooltraveldata

A huge turnout from #twickenham families protesting at the road danger they face on their walk to school. Amazing organising from those involved but families really should not have to do this. #saferoutes #visionzero #schoolrun @london.gov.uk bit.ly/43kAewL

A new study models 20mph/30kph effects on cycling and traffic. A useful nuance is "negligible impact on journey times...due to lowered speed limits largely being applied on local streets instead of larger, ‘busier’ roads designed to maximise the flow of traffic" road.cc/content/news...

Hats off to @deathcardiff.bsky.social & Cardiff cllrs for their new parking policy to charge more for the heaviest SUVs 👏 A <10 child 3x more likely to be killed by an SUV and they don't even fit in urban parking spaces - affecting us all! #carspreading NEWS: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Beyonce's cycling thoughts: "I was able to get around Dublin because by the time anybody noticed me, I was gone. People just said 'hello' and gave me peace and I just felt so free - it was one of the best memories of my life." www.independent.ie/regionals/he...

Parents in #richmond are protesting over a dangerous crossing used by hundreds of families on the school run. They’ve got over 2.5k signatures and still going strong 🙌 Kids shouldn’t have to risk their lives to get to school. twickenham.nub.news/news/local-n...

600,000 London pupils walk, cycle or scoot to primary school. And they’re being let down by a city designed to prioritise cars, facing road danger and pollution. They deserve safer and healthier routes to school! But there are solutions: bit.ly/3KOFin2 #RoadSafety #AirPollution #safestreets

Woo! 🏆 We won Saturday’s Lambeth Climate Pitch competition for our work supporting safer streets for children & our parent powered Cargo Collective promoting cargo bikes. Thanks to @integrateuk.bsky.social for hosting a great day. #netzero #parentpower #cargobikes

🧁We took our Cargos & Cakes event series to Twickenham, Richmond and it did not disappoint…. ! Lots of parents stopped by to learn more about what cargo life could look like for their families (and pets!). Fantastic to see such great support for #cargobikes from Richmond council. #activetravel

Lambeth #carfreeday was a blast! We launched the first event in our Lambeth Cargo Collective programme. Our Cargos & Cakes events are opportunities for parents to meet cargo-biking families to find out all about them and try them out. Great to see so many people giving them a go! #cargos

Air pollution spikes by 27% when private schools are in session in South London. Read more on how this affects our communities and calls for sustainable travel solutions. #AirPollution #SchoolRun #CleanAir #SustainableTravel @solveschoolrun.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Celebrating #CarFreeDay in Lambeth today, with another unforgettable #KidicalMassLond and @ibikelondon.bsky.social ride. Enormous thanks to all the ride marshals, music bike riders, @solveschoolrun.bsky.social, ride lead @rahario.bsky.social and all the children, parents and friends who joined!

Imagine if families could easily see how many children were walking and cycling to schools near them? If they could compare their school areas to others and say hey? why can't we have safe active journeys too? More about our latest campaign here 👇 #schoolrun www.transportxtra.com/publications...

Agree with every word of this from @solveschoolrun.bsky.social “Public, accessible and transparent data on how children are getting to school… would enable public awareness of the issues to grow and provide the scrutiny needed to hold authorities to account and drive progress.”

If we don't properly collect data on how children are getting to school, how can we improve the #SchoolRun? Nicola of @solveschoolrun.bsky.social explains how to create school run FOMO - we need children's travel to school information to be available on school & council websites, & in league tables.

Living in Richmond? Thought about a cargo bike to get the kids around? Come along to our Cargos & Cakes event on #Twickenhamgreen to find out more. Meet local families who use them every day, and give one a try! *Friday 26th Sept 3-5.30pm* @rtfoe.bsky.social @richmondcycling.bsky.social

SUVs and children walking and cycling to school is not a good mix. @solveschoolrun.bsky.social are working to see safe, clean and green school runs. Can we do this in #Oxford ? www.solvetheschoolrun.org/post/why-suv...

"I'm a parent of three kids and when we are navigating the urban area there are so many really big cars on the streets & children hit by big cars are at much more at risk". Our founder Nicola on why councils need to act to reduce the numbers of SUVs 👇 #streetsforkids www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The sheer scale of #carspreading in our cities is staggering! Our latest @cleancitiescampaign.org analysis out today 👇 TLDR: SUVs in the UK now take up as much space as an entire city - that’s tarmac we could be using for homes, parks, or safer streets... 1/10 🧵 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

From a space for cars to a place for people — one of my favourite past client cities, Groningen Netherlands. Another powerful before-&-after transformation 1960s vs 2021. In recent years one of the city’s biggest challenges has been where to park all the bikes. Seriously. A good problem to have.

Brilliant to join up with Rosendale Clean Air on a glorious #bikebus. Hundreds of children cycle to school in West Dulwich & face close passes and road danger daily. These children deserve their bike lane - @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social please don’t keep them waiting! #cycling #schoolrun

Brilliant to be part of this coalition of Lambeth children asking the council to take action to reduce the number of SUVs on our streets. 75% of primary pupils in London walk or cycle to school and giant SUVs are a growing threat to their safety. www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

It can be easy to think of the school run as an intractable problem that can’t be solved. And then you go to France, Bordeaux to be precise, and it’s school run time, but there’s not really any traffic, and everything seems very calm…… #cargobikes #schoolrun #parentinghacks

A parenting win.

Walking to school was normal when I was at school. The benefits to children's health, well-being, independence + community connections are immense. Delighted that the regional mayors have signed up to this active travel plan for schools @chrisboardman.bsky.social @solveschoolrun.bsky.social

On #cleanairday2025, your regular reminder that… ‼️The London primary school run causes 480,000 car trips per day ‼️School term time has been linked to a 50% increase in nitrogen dioxide between 7-10am (Herne Hill junction) #cleanair #airpollution #solvetheschoolrun #saferoutes #schoolbuses

@bettertransport.bsky.social @cleanairdulwich.bsky.social @dulwichroads.bsky.social

Celebrating our busy bike lane for #bettertransportweek2025. Situated in #westdulwich it helps so many people get to work, school & nursery safely. We’re very grateful to @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social & we look forward to it being extended #saferoutes #schoolrun #familycycling

😎Want to make the most of the sunshine? 🚲 Thinking about a #cargobike for your family? 🍰 Like free cake? Come along to Cargos & Cakes -Ruskin Park -Friday 27th June Chat to other families already using bikes & give one a try. Options available for all budgets #cargobikes #familycycling

We joined up with @cleancitiescampaign.org and @mumsforlungs.bsky.social this morning to support the launch of a terrifying new report from @transenv.bsky.social showing how children under the age of 9 cannot be seen by the drivers of supersize SUVs due to the height of the bonnets.

We joined campaigners in Lambeth to launch our report and to hear from parents & kids concerned about #carspreading, supported by local Councillor Fred Powell. 6/8 @solveschoolrun.bsky.social @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @londonls.bsky.social @lambethlivingst.bsky.social @southwarkls.bsky.social

Our latest polling shows that parents in the capital are concerned that bigger cars make it more dangerous for kids to walk and cycle in London. #carspreading 🚙🚸😬 5/8

Worse still, high bonnets reduce drivers’ vision of other road users, especially kids. Tests show a driver of the highest fronted car on UK roads - Ram TRX - is unable to see a kid aged up to 9yrs and for Land Rover Defender, aged up to 4.5yrs. Report: cleancitiescampaign.org/research-lis... 4/8