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Diagram 14: A Child-friendly Travel Route connected to a school which demonstrates the key design guidelines.

2.1 Key Design Guidelines Child-friendly Travel Routes should be established within a neighbourhood to connect key destinations that are frequented by children such schools, childcare centres, libraries or playgrounds. These designated routes should include the following design elements: 1 Implement traffic calming measures along roads which prioritise children such as: • 30km/hr speed limits • Improved pedestrian crossings • Continuous footpaths and kerb ramps at all crossing points • Limited vehicle access Consider: • Existing cycleways and ensure secure bike storage at key destinations • Encouraging walk-to-school programs along designated routes • Existing planned/local traffic movements. Provide consistent wayfinding signage to identify journeys for children and provide awareness of designated routes. 2

Incorporate play and learning opportunities to further encourage children’s active mobility. This might include painted graphics with games, engaging artwork or signage which aims to improve children’s knowledge about the world around them. Ensure that spaces encouraging rest and play are separated from traffic through landscape buffers and have sufficient width to prevent obstruction of pedestrian circulation. The School Streets Initiative provides examples of how to achieve this. 54 Design opportunities for temporary street closures for purposes such as community events, play etc. can foster a sense of community ownership of streets as public spaces. This can be done through temporary balustrades or movable gates. Consider passive supervision by designating routes along active frontages including shops and public facilities. Extend the street experience into adjacent spaces with setbacks.

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Ensure comfort for children and caregivers by providing a clear ‘pedestrian zone’, to allow for accessible and obstacle-free paths for easy movement of prams and wheelchairs. This should be 1.8m width at a minimum. 40 Plant ample trees for shading and ensure sufficient lighting for safety and seating for rest at regular intervals along routes.

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Image 32: Playful elements integrated along routes which are used frequently by children can promote active mobility and social connection.

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Healthy Higher Density Living for Families with Children: An Advocacy, Planning and Design Guide