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Enhancing Participation in Mobility Policies for Safer School Commutes

Learn about Reggio Emilia's successful initiative to improve home-to-school routes, involving schools, families, and the community. Discover strategies, challenges, and outcomes of promoting sustainable and safe mobility.

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Enhancing Participation in Mobility Policies for Safer School Commutes

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  1. WEBINAR Public participation and public involvement in mobility policies 22/02/2013 14.00-15.30 Alessandro Meggiato, Reggio Emilia Municipality

  2. Background & Objectives Background & Objectives • In April 2009, Reggio Emilia’s Municipality promoted the Manifesto for a Safe, Sustainable and independent mobility in home-to-school routes, aiming to involve several actors in a shared planning process and to develop lines of action, projects and commitments. • Background • In 1971, 80% of children went to school by foot or bicycle • Today, over 2/3rd of children go to school by car every day • Little activity and social life for children when they go to school by car • Chaos, pollution and road accidents in school areas • Objectives • The Manifesto was written in April 2009 with the following aims: • As a tool to involve all of the schools of the city in the mobility theme • As a new working method shared between all actors of the mobility sector • As a tool to endorse schools and families activities • To network experiences and future projects and optimize the city’s resources • To take part in competitions submitting an overall project CIVITAS Webinar 22/02/2013

  3. Challenges Challenges • The main challenges are: • Convince all involved actors to do all they can to change means of transport for children • Double the number of children going to school by “bici-bus” • To take action with a comprehensive approach in sustainable home-to-school mobility CIVITAS Webinar 22/02/2013

  4. Implementation Implementation • How we address challenges: • 6 strategies… • Education • Communication • Promotion • Safety • Services • Planning • … for 9 projects • To school by “bici-us” or “pedi-bus” • Safety in home-to-school routes • Schoolbus and car pooling • Health and movement every day • Sharing rules to move safely • Educational leaflets on sustainable mobility • Let’s collect green miles • The School Mobility Manager • Conciliating CIVITAS Webinar 22/02/2013

  5. Results Results • The main results of the implementation of the Manifesto are: • Over 500 children go to school by “bici-bus” • 60% of children go to school by foot, bicycle, public transport or car pooling • Network of 51 School Mobility Managers for 54 schools • “Safe Home-to-School” project: national government fundings for 10 projects of traffic calming in home-school routes and for the promotion of sustainable mobility in schools CIVITAS Webinar 22/02/2013

  6. Conclusion Conclusion • Policies regarding the change of mobility behaviours need a comprehensive approach and an adequate involvement of all actors, in particular schools and families • Designing the urban space, particularly for pedestrian safety, is very effective if joined by a participation process • Talking to children is the best way to convince adults and families CIVITAS Webinar 22/02/2013

  7. Thank you Alessandro Meggiato contact: alessandro.meggiato@municipio.re.it CIVITAS Webinar 22/02/2013

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