The petition of residents of the Garretts Green Ward, Birmingham,
Declares that traffic calming measures need to be put in place in the vicinity of The Oval School in the Garretts Green Ward to ensure the safety of children; further that Birmingham City Council needs to act on the concerns of parents after accidents on the road surrounding the school.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to work with Birmingham Council to take immediate action to ensure that traffic calming measures, in the form of zebra crossings, are installed on Deepmoor Road and Wheatcroft Road around The Oval School in Garretts Green, Birmingham.
And the petitioners remain, etc.—[Presented by Liam Byrne, Official Report, 21 May 2025; Vol. 767, c. 1138.]
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Observations by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Lilian Greenwood):
Local authorities are free to make their own decisions about the design of the streets under their care, provided they take account of the relevant legislation. They have a range of traffic management tools available to them to improve safety near schools, including traffic calming, pedestrian crossings and school streets. The Government expect local authorities like Birmingham city council to work with local parents and children to address their concerns about road safety in their local area.