Nursery World - Go slow

Local communities are reclaiming the streets for children to play in, with new designs and restrictions on traffic. Jackie Cosh finds out how to create a Home Zone On Stainer Street in the Northmoor area of Manchester, it appears as if time has stood still. Children play safely on the street, car drivers are treated like guests, and the average speed is 9.5mph.

On Stainer Street in the Northmoor area of Manchester, it appears as if time has stood still. Children play safely on the street, car drivers are treated like guests, and the average speed is 9.5mph.

Northmoor is one of 14 pilot projects underway in the UK, turning residential areas into Home Zones. The streets are designed for both motor vehicles and other road users, but with a design more favourable to pedestrians. Speed bumps and cars parked diagonally to the pavement (known as echelon parking) are used to help reduce speed limits, and clear signs reinforce the message to drivers that they are entering a different kind of street.

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