The city closing down streets so children can play
The report said that play was too often “quietly squeezed out” of daily life by things like increased traffic, screen time, and an intolerance against play in public spaces. For Beth, a parent in Leeds, closing the street to traffic meant she was more comfortable with allowing her children to play outside. "It is a safe environment, the roads are blocked off and there are no cars that can come speeding up.
- ▪The report said that play was too often “quietly squeezed out” of daily life by things like increased traffic, screen time, and an intolerance against play in public spaces.
- ▪For Beth, a parent in Leeds, closing the street to traffic meant she was more comfortable with allowing her children to play outside.
- ▪"It is a safe environment, the roads are blocked off and there are no cars that can come speeding up.
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The city closing down streets so children can playImage caption, Temporarily closing residential streets to allow kids to play and socialise safely outside has proved beneficial for both children and adultsByKate McGoughEducation reporterPublished7 minutes agoSeven-year-old Aydin is relishing the chance to play somewhere new. It's Colenso Mount, a street in the Holbeck area of Leeds where he lives, which has been temporarily closed to traffic to become a ‘Play Street’."Everyone can ride scooters and the boys over there play football which is very fun", he says excitedly.As Aydin jumps a scooter over ramps set up in the middle of the road, children around him are drawing with chalk, blowing bubbles and kicking a football in a spot where cars are usually driving through.It’s a rare chance…
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