Parents of kids at a Stockport school where streets are now being closed at drop-off and pick-up times say they strongly support the idea. Starting this week, streets around a select group of primary schools will be shut to through traffic and those parking to drop off or collect their kids in the car as part of a new trial.
Town hall bosses said they hoped the move would make the areas around schools safer and help encourage more families to ditch the car for the school run and walk, cycle or use a scooter to ride into school instead.
The initiative sparked strong debate on the Manchester Evening News website and Facebook page when first reported yesterday (Tuesday).
