Walking and wheeling around schools on Reddings Lane Survey

How is it for you?

Living Streets, the charity for everyday walking, wants to hear from those who know their streets best – you! We are particularly interested to hear about experiences walking at school drop off and pick up times and how this impacts people waking and wheeling in the area, especially around The Olive School, Yardleys School and Al-Furqan Primary School.

We are working with Transport for West Midlands and your Local Authority and want to hear about what you experience using these streets as a pedestrian (this includes using mobility aids like wheelchairs and mobility scooters). We'd like to hear how you feel about using these streets.

Completing this survey should take approximately 5 to 10 minutes.

There are no right or wrong answers.

Your responses will be used anonymously as part of a School Route Audit and provided to West Midlands Combined Authority and your Local Authority as evidence for change in the area. This work has been funded by the UK Government via Transport for West Midlands.

2.Which of these schools are you most familiar with/would like to comment on?

Other (please specify)

3.If you visit the school what is your usual way of travelling to and from school?(Required.)

I do not visit this school

Mostly walking or scooting

Mostly cycling

Mostly driving

Mostly ‘park and striding’ (this is parking approx. 10 minutes away and walking the rest of the way)

Mostly by bus

Other (please tell us more)

4.How safe do you feel from traffic?
(you may want to consider the number of vehicles, speed or the way people drive)

Very safe

Quite safe

A bit unsafe

Very unsafe

Please tell us about any issues with safety from traffic and where these are, especially at school drop off and pick up times:

5.How easily can you cross the road where you want/ need to?

Easily everywhere

Mostly okay

Sometimes difficult

Can be very difficult

Please tell us about any issues with crossing and places where it is difficult to cross:

6.Are there places to sit and rest and are there places to play for children?
(are any benches provided comfortable to use? Are there playgrounds for different age children? Is there open space?)

Yes, enough play spaces and benches and where they are needed

Some benches and play spaces

Few or poor benches or play spaces

No benches or play spaces

Please tell us about any issues with benches and play areas here and where you would like to have them:

7.How noisy or quiet is it?

Never noisy

Usually not too noisy

A bit or sometimes noisy

Can be very noisy

Please tell us about any issues with noise here and where these are and if it differs at different times of day:

8.How much space is there on the pavements?
(This may be because of the width of pavement, how busy it is, or any obstructions like parked cars, permanent or temporary advertising boards, signposts etc).

Always plenty of space

Usually enough space

Space can be a problem

Space can be a big problem

Please tell us about any issues with pavement space and where these are:

9.Are the pavements kept clean and in good condition?
(this may include smooth, even surfaces, damaged paving or kerbs and being free of dog mess or litter).

Very good condition

Mostly good condition

Some problems

Lots of problems

Please tell us about any issues with pavement conditions and where these are:

10.How accessible is the area?
(this may include how accessible it is for you with step-free access, dropped kerbs, smooth surfaces, room for use of mobility aids or usable with limited vision?)

Very accessible

Quite accessible

Not very accessible

Not accessible at all

Please tell us about what and where any issues you encounter are:

11.How safe do you feel?
(this may include after dark, in groups or alone).

Very safe

Quite safe

Not very safe

Not safe at all

Please tell us about anything that makes you feel unsafe, and where this is:

12.How attractive is it?
(for example, are there things to see and do, greenery and trees, public art, historic buildings or well-maintained shop fronts?)

Very attractive

Quite attractive

Not very attractive

Not at all attractive

Please tell us about where anything makes it more or less attractive:

13.Is there anything else not covered by the other questions that you would like to tell us about the walking environment around the school and the wider area and how you would like these things to change?

14.What is your home postcode (to help us understand the approximate geographical spread of respondents)?

16.Do you have any long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses that affect the way you use the streets?

Yes

Prefer not to say

18.Gender: How do you identify?

Man

Woman

Non-binary

Prefer to self describe

19.Thank you for your feedback.

Your responses will be used anonymously as part of a School Route Audit and provided to West Midlands Combined Authority and your Local Authority as evidence for change in the area. This work has been funded by the UK Government via Transport for West Midlands.

Thank you for your time.

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Thank you again for completing this survey. We take the security of your data seriously – read our privacy policy https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/privacy-policy. To find out more about our School Route Audits you can watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nChLl4Ayb6w