Building by Use: Education Center

Sustainable and Resilient School Streets

School streets should prioritise the safety and wellbeing of students. Traffic-calming measures, greenery, and clear visual signage make school zones safer and more welcoming. Reducing vehicle presence encourages healthier and more active transport options. These are road sections adjacent to educational centres, designed to prioritise the safety and wellbeing of the school community. They feature traffic-calming measures such as lower speed limits, widened pavements, and specific signage elements. The main goal is to promote student mobility and encourage healthy lifestyle habits.

  • Reduce traffic speed with signage and zigzag road layouts.
  • Narrow roads to allow only necessary vehicular traffic.
  • Install raised or signal-controlled pedestrian crossings, depending on the type of street.
  • Create green environments with trees and plants to clearly mark school zones.
  • Mark school entrances with changes in pavement, small steps, and pedestrian crossings.
  • Traffic speed will be reduced with signage and a zigzag road layout.
  • The road width will be narrowed to allow only the necessary number of vehicles.
  • A raised or signal-controlled crossing will be installed, depending on the type of street and traffic volume.
  • A green environment will be created to identify the school zone, with trees and plants in generously sized flowerbeds.
  • Road signs will indicate that it is a “School Street.”
  • The school entrance will be marked with a change in pavement, a small step, a pedestrian crossing, and a landscaped area.
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