Safe routes to school in Whittlesford

Out in Whittlesford this morning and early afternoon - dodging the showers and occasional hailstones - and had a long talk with a village mum about how best to get children moving about the place safely, including to school, and the play areas and even the shop.

There are many parts of the village where to get from one place to another means crossing an awkward junction with poor sightlines, or a narrow pavement, or no pavement at all.

The junction of Newton Road and Middlemoor is a good example, and if there are going to be new houses at Newton Road we will have to think about innovation - which is where we would need to explore funding options, and get the the road safety experts at the County Council to advise in terms of coming up with safety ideas. Otherwise children just get driven everywhere, don't have the chance to learn independence, and the roads get busier.