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School street traffic restrictions in Olympic park credited for 45 per cent reduction in soot pollution

Overview

Organisation:
Evening Standard

Media type:
Other evidence/studies

Topic:
Active Travel

Setting:
Community, Families / residential, Town centres / Urban, Pupils & students / education

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A study into the impact of banning parents dropping off their children at school by car.
"School street" restrictions at a primary school in London resulted in a 45% reduction in PM2.5 soot particulates, along with a fall in nitrogen dioxide levels.

Key statistics

45%
of soot pollution in the air was reduced outside a school in London through banning parents dropping children off by car
Air quality sensors compared July 2022 with July 2023 and found tht soot pollution levels fell from 31 parts per million to 17 parts per million during the morning peak hour.
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