FAQs

The School Streets Plus programme is Hammersmith & Fulham’s flagship initiative to make every primary school healthier, safer, and less polluted. By working closely with schools, parents, pupils, and residents, the programme delivers a tailored package of improvements at each school, designed to reduce traffic danger, improve air quality, and encourage more children and families to walk, wheel and cycle.

Building on the 2024/25 phase, which focused on timed road closures, the programme is now pivoting towards a wider set of Plus measures. These include walking and cycling infrastructure, road safety upgrades, greening and air quality improvements, and initiatives that encourage active, healthy lifestyles. Timed closures will still be considered where schools demonstrate clear leadership and strong community support, but the central focus is now on the broader range of measures that can benefit all schools.

Our ambition is that every primary school in LBHF will be assessed for Plus measures, and that each will be engaged in co-designing improvements to create safer, greener, and healthier environments.

A School Street Plus is proposed to complement a wider set of measures to reduce congestion around schools and throughout the Borough, improve air pollution and make our streets safer. To ensure these proposals have their intended effect, we will closely monitor congestion levels and air quality on and around the school streets throughout and after implementation. By rethinking our streets and how we travel, we can reduce congestion, reduce air pollution, and make our streets safer, more attractive and better for everyone, including children.

Hammersmith and Fulham seeks to promote modes of active travel, which includes making cycling and walking a safe and enjoyable experience in the borough, including for children. 

The Council is working with schools to develop travel plans to encourage pupils and staff to walk, cycle, car-share or use public transport to travel to and from school. The Council also offers free cycle training for adults and families, including the Bikeability cycle training offered to year 5 and 6 pupils. 

In addition, the Council is offering subsidies for cargo bikes as part of our Parcels not Pollution scheme to reduce the number of polluting van and car journeys taken on our streets. Businesses, organisations and families can benefit from the scheme.

We also have air quality sensors at more than 50 schools in the borough, part of the Breathe London network which enables you to access the data for free. Please consult our air-quality webpage for information about air quality work in H&F.