Play Streets - Articles and information Document Library

Author - Pete O`Brien , Neighbourhood Manager , MCC Drafted - 25.03.19 last update 13.09.20 ______

1. MCC Play Streets and Application Processes

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MCC Play Streets Policy 1. MCC Website Landing Page https://secure.manchester.gov.uk/info/500344/roads City Council _and_transport/7925/play_street_scheme

2. Play Streets Policy https://secure.manchester.gov.uk/info/500344/roads _and_transport/7926/play_streets_policy

3. Guidance Notes (for Applicants) https://secure.manchester.gov.uk/info/500344/roads _and_transport/7927/play_streets_guidance

4. Application Form Page https://secure.manchester.gov.uk/forms/form/1645/ (this form needs to be received at least 21 days before en/application_for_a_play_street_temporary_road_ event scheduled unless prior discussions taken place closure with MCC) 5. Internal Document (work in https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rlGsA26lgQP progress) 77mb1euY2q5t_3F_imlihhU4FADBwbmg/edit Guide for Staff - Processes to determine Application - 1st draft Jan 2020

Active Streets Project (MCR Active Policy) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lCzG0Ffey Distinct model from Play Streets d7ed5EU2hf5Hg5gBO7Ctw- See Report circulated - wVZRRVazDfRQ/edit#slide=id.p4 Contact Richard Harcourt MCR Active [email protected]

Levenshulme and Burnange School Streets Sustrans School Streets Feasibility Study - Click Link for Full Report and Design Proposals June 2020

Nb - play streets and Covid Social Distancing MCC Auto response from 7th Sept - no new applications or approvals until further notice

Alternative view from London Play Organisation on retaining Play Street Session under strict Guidance Press Release on Social Distancing by the London Play Organisation

2. Other Councils Play Streets Policies, Application Forms and Guidance - England

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Local Authority Directory of Play List & contact details of all UK Local Authorities Projects https://playingout.net/near-you/localauthoritydirectory/ Streets Projects Local Authorities Best Practice Checklist for Playing https://playingout.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Best- Streets Policy Practice-for-Temporary-Play-Streets.pdf

Bristol City Council Guide For Applicants https://www.bristol.gov.uk/documents/20182/32895/Playing%20Out% 20app%20form_Sep%2014.pdf/8c4d0e6b-ba40-491a-a322- 206a99fae730

Tameside MBC “Quiet Streets” and Website Landing Page https://www.tameside.gov.uk/quietstreets “Safe Streets” Launch Press Release https://public.tameside.gov.uk/pressreleases/f1030pressreleasestory1 07.asp?story=2200&keyword

Guide for Applicants https://www.tameside.gov.uk/TamesideMBC/media/trafficmanagemen t/J002693-Quiet-Streets-GUIDEV2.pdf

Consultation Letter to residents for use by https://www.tameside.gov.uk/TamesideMBC/media/trafficmanagemen applicants t/J002693-Quiet-Streets-NOTIFICATION-LETTERV2.pdf

Application Form https://www.tameside.gov.uk/TamesideMBC/media/trafficmanagemen t/J002693-Quiet-Streets-NOTIFICATION-FORMV2.pdf

Notification of Decision letter for use by Applicants https://www.tameside.gov.uk/TamesideMBC/media/trafficmanagemen t/J002693-Quiet-Streets-REMINDER-CONFIRMATION.PDF Evaluation Form for Quiet Street Sessions https://www.tameside.gov.uk/TamesideMBC/media/policy/J002693- Quiet-Streets-EVALUATIONV2.pdf

Stockport Borough Council Play Streets Web Page https://www.stockport.gov.uk/permits-and-licences/play-streets

Play Street Guidance https://assets.ctfassets.net/ii3xdrqc6nfw/4MU7FqZY3SOeq60KYIyGk M/03f983c28b04fb1fbd66ece52246449d/Play_streets_closure_guida nce.pdf

Play Street Application Form https://assets.ctfassets.net/ii3xdrqc6nfw/5UJRg87haEYwC2yuOoaCc o/3b9e638fcbac54f0414d63157c69c396/Application_for_Play_Street _Road_Closure.pdf

Liverpool City Council - Play Streets Play Streets Application Forms and Guidance https://liverpool.gov.uk/playstreets Project

Newcastle City Council Guidance https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-transport/roads- highways-and-pavements/roadworks-and-road-closures/play-streets

Application Form https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/sites/default/files/wwwfileroot/parking- roads-and-transport/roads-highways-and- pavements/play_streets_guidance_v4.pdf

Leeds City Council - Play Streets Web Page https://www.leeds.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/licences- Programme and-permits/play-streets Leeds City Council - Play Streets Guidance https://www.leeds.gov.uk/docs/Playstreet%20Guidance.pdf

Leeds City Council - Play Streets Application Form https://www.leeds.gov.uk/docs/Playstreet%20Guidance.pdf

Webinar 2 - June 2020 https://vimeo.com/432170021 Getting your Play Streets Policy Right (Leeds City Council Gary Pritchard - Highways Engineer)

Reading Borough Council - Play Play Street Application Pack http://www.reading.gov.uk/media/1380/Play-Streets- Streets Programme Application-Pack/pdf/Play-Street-Application-Pack.pdf

3. “School Streets” Programmes Sustrans School Streets is a test programme that aims to ease the congestion, poor air quality and road safety concerns that many schools experience during drop-off and pick-up times, by facilitating timed traffic restrictions on the road outside the school gates.

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Sustrans “School Streets” Programme Project Overview Landing Page - https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our- www.sustrans blog/projects/2019/uk-wide/sustrans-school-streets/ http://schoolstreets.org.uk/

Step by Step Manual Step By Step Guide to School Streets

School Street Resources Pack for Schools

Guide for School Streets (Applies to http://content.tfl.gov.uk/appendix-8-supplementary- guidance-on-school-streets.pdf london Traffic regs only - not wider UK Legislation https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UVVmMxxgFBlKSg E-h9sZn3s4sP7wKWmC/view

Sustrans School Streets Webinar Feb Webinar involving guidance and https://youtu.be/zqIiOrlGBnE 2020 advice from Solihull Council and Southampton Council TFGM School Streets Programme TFGM Overview of Programme

GM Clean Air Plan - Schools GMCCA - Clean Air Toolkit for Schools https://cleanairgm.com/schools to register

Southampton Council School Streets Link to Landing Page on "Managing the School Southampton City Council - School Landing Page Run" Streets School Cycling Strategy Link to Strategy Document

St Marys School Southampton Press and Media Release Launches School Streets project

Bristol City Council - School Streets Travel West Website - School Streets https://travelwest.info/schools/bristol/school- Programme streets-bristol

Solihull Council - School Streets and Strategy Overview https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Resident/Parking-travel- School Travel Strategy roads/road-safety/road-safety-in-schools Guidance and FAQ For Schools https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Resident/Parking-travel- roads/road-safety/Solihull-School-Streets- Scheme/School-Streets-FAQ

Hackney Council School Streets Strategy and Guidance Overview https://hackney.gov.uk/school-streets Strategy

Leeds City Council - School Streets Website Landing Page https://www.leeds.gov.uk/parking-roads-and- Pilot Programme (6 x Schools ) travel/school-streets Press Release (29.05.20) https://news.leeds.gov.uk/news/council-to- introduce-first-school-streets-in-leeds

Webinar 3 - School Streets and Play https://vimeo.com/429320675 Streets - June 2020

1. Tameside Council 43m - Nikki Burrough, Arts and Events Officer, Tameside Council - leading on their Quiet Streets scheme - an adaptation of the play streets model

2. Southampton Council

1h17m34s - Carolyn Ireland, Sustainable Transport Officer, Southampton Council - leading on their accelerated School Streets scheme in response to the pandemic

3. Leeds Council

1h29m49s - Lynsey McGarvey, Principle Transport Planner, Leeds City Council - leading on Leeds Council School Streets scheme in response to the pandemic

4. Resources for Schools - Clean Air Day & Anti Engine Idling

What is it? Who is it for? Who produced What does it do? How can I access it? it? COVID19 Transport Parents, primary TfGM A range of fun and creative activities to https://tfgm.com/kids-activity-packs Activity Packs for Key schools help Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils enjoy the Stage One and Two transport network from home pupils Back to School Toolkit for Educational TfGM Guidance and communication toolkits for Circulated in August to Directors of Primary, Secondary, establishments Greater Manchester councils to Education, Directors of College and University disseminate to educational Communications, Youth Organisations establishments and to with the return to and other contacts, not online education Travel Information Packs Educational TfGM Guidance and travel information pack for Circulated in August to Directors of for Primary, Secondary, establishments Greater Manchester councils to ask Education, Directors of Further Education and educational establishments to Communications, Youth Organisations Higher Education disseminate to pupils, families and and other contacts, not online students to assist with the return to Key information here: education https://tfgm.com/public- transport/schools/tips-for-parents COVID19 Form discussion Primary schools, TfGM Provides teachers with the resources to Circulated in August to Directors of packs for Key Stage One, secondary deliver form time discussion sessions to Education, Directors of Two, Three and Four schools help pupils better understand how to be Communications, Youth Organisations students safe when travelling on the network in and other contacts, not yet online Greater Manchester Environment Form Primary schools, TfGM Provides teachers with the resources to Published end of September discussion packs for Key secondary deliver form time discussion sessions to Stage One, Two, Three schools help pupils better understand how our and Four students travel choices impact on the environment and climate in Greater Manchester Signposting active travel Primary schools, TfGM Provides schools with information about Published end of September activities in Autumn 2020 secondary key national events taking place in schools October and November to promote safe and sustainable travel to school Bespoke map with active Primary schools TfGM Provides primary schools with a bespoke Published end of September travel information map that can show walking routes to park and stride locations, 10-minute walking zones, and information on how to travel actively to school Clean Air Toolkit for Primary schools, TfGM Two Toolkits to help primary and https://cleanairgm.com/schools/ Primary and Secondary secondary secondary schools deliver a variety of schools schools lessons and campaigns to promote activities, lessons, and challenges that support clean air Your guide to putting a Parents, Living Streets and The Anti-Idling Toolkit gives practical https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/medi stop to idling engines in residents, British Lung advice on how people can reduce air a/4909/anti_idling_tool_kit_final.pdf your neighbourhood educational Foundation pollution in their local area by acting establishments against idling vehicles A guide to setting up a Primary schools, Living Streets The Walking Zone Toolkit gives advice on https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/medi Walking Zone secondary how to set up a Walking Zone around a a/2031/walking-zones-guide-print.pdf schools school Walking Zones lesson Primary schools Living Streets The Walking Zone lesson plan is for Key https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/medi plan Stage One pupils to participate in the a/2034/walking-zones-lesson-plan- formal creation of a school Walking Zone print.pdf A guide to setting up a Primary schools, Living Streets The Park and Stride Toolkit gives advice https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/medi Park and Stride Scheme secondary on how to set up a formal Park and Stride a/2035/park-and-stride-print.pdf schools scheme at school Family walk to school kit Parents Living Streets The Family Walk to School Kit gives step- https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/medi by-step tips for stress-free walking and a/3561/family-walk-to-school-kit.pdf safer streets. It’s got all sorts of ideas for all kinds of families Clean Air Day Resources Primary schools, Global Action Provides teachers with the resources to https://www.cleanairday.org.uk/free- for Key Stage One, Two secondary Plan deliver lessons and assemblies on Clean resources/schools and Three students schools Air Day which highlight air pollution and what we can to help How to organise a Parents Global Action The How To guide gives schools and https://www.cleanairday.org.uk/downl walking bus Plan parents step-by-step tips for advice on oad_file.php?file=https://cleanairday.o how to set up a walking bus to school rg.uk/files/how_to__organise_a_walkin g_bus_to_school.pdf Trialling a School Street: Parents Global Action The School Street guide provides schools https://www.cleanairday.org.uk/downl Guide for schools and Plan and parents information on how to oad_file.php?file=https://cleanairday.o parents request a School Street from their council rg.uk/files/trial_a_school_street2020.p and had helpful signposting information df Road Safety Week Primary schools, Brake Resources for schools and teacher to use https://www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk/ resources secondary during Road Safety Week 16-22 schools November to promote safety on the roads for parents and pupils

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TFGM Contact Anti Engine Idling Leaflet Click link for Copy PDF Elizabeth Saul Sustainable Journeys Delivery Officer Staff Broadcast (Draft) Sept 2020 - Click of Copy (Schools) Transport for Greater Manchester Clean Air Day- (Rebecca Twigg - MCC Clean Air Strategy Team 2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BG Direct line 0161 244 1392, Extension 701392 School Resource Pack - Clean Air Global Click for link to schools resource Pack Mobile 07771972566 www.tfgm.com/cycling-and-walking Plan Groundwork -”Protecting Playgrounds”: See Link to Groundwork Web Page Nature Based Solutions to tackle poor air quality

5. Play Streets 2020 - Covid 19 Social Distancing Revisions Playing Out Group (Lobby and Best Revised Plans for Playing Out https://playingout.net/covid-19/play-streets/ Practice Group)Webin Sessions during Covid 19

Webinar 1 - June 25th 2020 https://vimeo.com/435703546 How to Promote Playing Out Sessions ()

Webinar 2 - Getting your Play Streets https://vimeo.com/432170021 Policy Right (Leeds City Council Gary Pritchard - Highways Engineer)

6. MCC Media Coverage

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Car Free Day - Sept 21st 2019 Mcc Press Release https://secure.manchester.gov.uk/news/article/8234/ world_car- free_day?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social &utm_campaign=SocialSignIn

Car Free Day - Sept 21st 2019 M.E.N Article Sept 21st 2019 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/in-your- area/manchester-residents-encouraged-apply- temporary-16955680

Levenshulme Bee Network Won International Healthy Streets Award - https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/gr Oct 2019 eater-manchester-news/levenshulme-bee-network- international-award- 17093455?utm_source=Press+office+media+summ ary+list&utm_campaign=2ded2df1ec- EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_23_01_36_COPY_1 18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0e601e9a17- 2ded2df1ec-153771977

MCC Play Streets Policy Introduced The Guardian - Opinion Friday 21st Aug https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/a 2020 (link to MCC Play StreetsPolicy ug/21/the-guardian-view-on-play-streets-where- Website) asphalt-meets-grassroots#comments

7. Technical Guidance and Overview of Play Streets Concept and news articles

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DFT Guidance on Temporary Road “Revised road closure guidance to boost https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-16- Closures (S16A Revised 2019) temporary-traffic-regulation-orders-for-special- children’s outdoor play” events/temporary-traffic-regulation-orders-for-special-events

Sec of State Exceptions S16A Application Forms https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rKQuATG41sArj5Fnatfr Xr-UkBtDzprkkqkY7jWEEww/edit

UK Legislation on Play Streets Legal Advice on Play Streets Policy and https://playingout.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Legal- Procedures from “Playing Out Community basis-for-Temporary-Play-Street-Orders-.pdf Interest Company” (pre revised DFT Guidance July 2019)

UK - “Playing Out” Body Website of “Playing Out” the national resource for https://playingout.net/ Play Street Projects

Living Streets Living Streets “Blue print for Change “ https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/media/2527/blueprint-for- change.pdf

UK - Play England Organisation Street Play - Play England Strategy http://www.playengland.org.uk/what-we-do/street-play/

UK - Greater Manchester GMCCA Chris Boardman - Clean Air Plea” You Tube https://www.cleanairgm.com/what-you-can-do “Clean Air Plan” and “Made to Move 25.03.19 Report” GM Walking and Cycling Initiative Fund March https://www.manchester.gov.uk/news/article/8146/manchester 2019 “Bee Network” _welcomes_bee_network_funding_boost_for_new_cycling_an d_walking_schemes

“Made to Move” Report https://assets.ctfassets.net/nv7y93idf4jq/1a6jJ4qoJe6OwcKIAI y0qs/9e1429b07eacde218045d327ecef90dc/Made_to_move. pdf

TFGM Open Streets Website https://tfgm.com/made-to-move/open-streets 10 step Toolkit for residents https://assets.ctfassets.net/nv7y93idf4jq/1DnDW6War0lK6GP 2vGP8IQ/edd4bde961233b8d3649aef0dcbb1668/Open_Stree ts_How_To_Toolkit_V2.pdf

Residents meeting Poster Template https://assets.ctfassets.net/nv7y93idf4jq/6HCXmBZutm54t1rY vYu69K/9734e4da0acd8b77bb21eec550bed640/A5_Open_St reets_Meeting_Poster.pdf

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TFGM Cycle Network , Bee Network and Filtered https://mappinggm.org.uk/bee- Neighbourhoods Interactive Map network/#os_maps_light/14/53.4319/-2.1631

UK - BBC Sounds Podcast “Kids Versus Cars” - Podcast The movement to https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05tpmdf ban cars so kids can play in the street

UK - “The Great Together” June 21st- 23rd - Jo Cox commemoration events https://www.greatgettogether.org/about/ Community Events

UK - Sustrans “School Streets Programme” https://www.sustrans.org.uk/SustransSchoolStreets

https://www.sustrans.org.uk/blog/taking-back-school-streets

https://www.citymetric.com/transport/here-s-why-uk-should- start-closing-school-streets-traffic-4535

Friends of the Earth - School Clean School Clean Air Zones - Resources Pack for https://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/C Air Zones Schools lean%20Air%20Schools%20Pack_web%20version%202018.p df

https://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/G uide%20for%20local%20groups%20on%20School%20Streets _1.pdf https://vimeo.com/275873510

8. Research and Evaluation - UK & Abroad

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UK - Play Streets Research and Play Streets -Why temporary street closures for http://www.playengland.org.uk/wp- Evaluation Report - National play make sense for public health content/uploads/2017/07/StreetPlayReport1web-4.pdf

Play Streets Evaluation Report - Play Streets in http://www.playengland.org.uk/wp- disadvantaged areas content/uploads/2017/07/StreetPlayReport2web.pdf

Play Streets Evaluation Report - Hackney http://wp.hackneyplay.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Final- full-evaluation-report.pdf

Belgium - Ghent “Living Streets Pop Up “Street Park” - summer long pilot - ( This is https://www.fastcompany.com/3050299/belgian-streets-got- Project” the dream scenario - PO`B) rid-of-cars-and-turned-into-beautiful-parks-this-summer

Better World Solutions “Cars Out - Carpet in” - https://www.betterworldsolutions.eu/living-streets-in-belgium- greening the street cars-out-carpet-in/

Ghent International Website Article - “Living https://stad.gent/ghent-international/city-policy/ghent-child- Streets” and-youth-friendly-city

Article “ Child Friendly Urban Planning” Journal https://rethinkingchildhood.com/2018/04/03/ghent-serious- child-friendly-urban-planning/

https://www.childinthecity.org/2016/04/15/no-cars-allowed- No cars allowed: The Ghent Living Street experiment the-ghent-living-street-experiment/?gdpr=accept

U.S.A. Chicago Chicago Play Streets Project - You Tube Clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwEtpu2lhBc&feature=yo utu.be

Research - Impact on Health Activity International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966- Activity 015-0171-y