SCHOOL PARKING STEP BY STEP GUIDE (particularly Primary Schools) Theme Specific activities Purpose/Outcomes Resources to put in place/consider Funding implication? Good practice/advice to make it succeed Examples of good practice Identify scale and nature of the problem Contact local service staff to identify existing knowledge of location or problem Identify previous, recent and current activity to address the problem, as well as opportunities to reduce duplication. Will also help to identify appropriate responses. WMP – issues raised by community; action such as community speedwatch WMFS – recorded incidents and attendance BCC – District Engineer Spectrum data showing all reports to WMP (approx. 40% of all accidents). N/A Review most recent version of School’s Travel Plan School Travel Plan available from school directly, BCC District Engineer or Helen Jenkins (BCC) N/A Multi-agency discussion and problem solving about School Travel Plan including school, Engineer, WMFS (school education), Police (education and enforcement) Identify roles for parents in approach where Primary Schools involved Education/awareness of children Education workshops in schools Peer pressure on parents to inform them of dangers of bad parking and to encourage parents to park elsewhere West Midlands Fire Service Road Casualty Reduction Team (Sam Lewis) WMFS inputs to Year 4 pupils offered to all Primary Schools No Buy-in and support from the school to put in place – potential to reference this activity in School’s Travel Plan Awareness events (children and parents) West Midlands Fire Service Road Casualty Reduction Team (Sam Lewis) Midlands Air Ambulance Promotion of event
(David Jason) School led patrols involving pupils on or outside premises Support of school and availability and commitment of teachers and staff High visibility yellow jackets/bibs Literature for staff to hand out to parents Provision of high visibility jackets/bibs Joint approach with Police (and BCC/WMFS) Education/awareness of parents Letters out to parents via schools (also consider text message or e-mail options) Advise them of risks to children and potential enforcement activity from dangerous parking Letter from local agencies/elected members/school to issue to parents about specific problems (Northfield District version available from Austin Rodriguez) “Fake” FPN Don’t Plonk It Notice available from Austin Rodriguez No Consider using map of good places parents can park instead Use of “fake FPN” Don’t Plonk It letters on windscreens Consider “naming and shaming” of parents in school letters to challenge persistent offenders Reference School Travel Plan parents survey, often including road safety concerns of parents Consider what parents can do apart from drop-off outside school, e.g. Walking Buses, Park & Stride Input at parents evenings Officer attendance at Parents Evenings No Support from the school to put into place Forward planning and advance dates of parents evenings Posters/banners outside local schools Posters/Banners outside schools Print and production of posters and banners “Show you care, park elsewhere” message has worked well in other Birmingham schools Involvement of school children in designing/producing