Calls for a School Street Scheme are building in Northern Ireland.
It comes after the latest Department for Infrastructure figures found 65% of children are driven to primary school despite well documented evidence on its impacts on the environment.
While half of them live within a mile from the school gates, the statistical bulletin also shows that car journeys to school have risen from 59% in 2013/14 while the number of kids walking to school has dropped from 31% to 26%.
