Five new Schools in Westminster will get a School Travel Plan highway engineering scheme this year:
| School | Ward |
| Robinsfield Infant School | Regent’s Park |
| St Edward’s RC Primary School | Regent’s Park |
| Millbank Academy | Vincent Square |
| Burdett Coutts and Townshend CE Primary School | Vincent Square |
| Wilberforce Primary School | Queen’s Park |
A School Street is a Pedestrian and Cycle Zone (PCZ) which is created outside a school’s main entrance during term-time. They operate in the morning and afternoon during school drop-off and collection times, Monday to Friday. Signage on the roads informs drivers of the times of operation at the entrances to the zone.
The emphasis is on reducing the number of children being driven to and from school and encouraging walking, cycling, scooting and using public transport and also:
- Improving air quality and
- Creating a safer and more pleasant environment to travel to school
- Supporting better health through physical activity.
And a further 9 schools are also being consulted on the next phase of School Streets
| School | Ward |
| St Saviours CE Primary School | Little Venice |
| St George’s Hanover Square CE Primary School | West End |
| St Gabriel’s CE Primary School | Pimlico South |
| St Joseph’s RC Primary School | Little Venice |
| St Marylebone CE School | Marylebone |
| Tachbrook Nursery School | Pimlico South |
| Westminster City School | St James’s |
| Pimlico Academy | Pimlico South |
| Pimlico Primary School | Pimlico South |
Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg, Cabinet Member for City Management and Air Quality, said:
“School Streets help to improve safety and improve air quality around our schools. Car movements are reduced so that school children, their parents, carers and other visitors will have more space to walk, cycle or scoot.”
“We want to improve air quality by reducing pollution from cars, as well as creating a safer and more pleasant environment. School Streets also encourage more active travel, such as walking, cycling and scootering”
Further information on School Streets can be viewed on School Streets | Westminster City Council