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The primary goal is to ensure children’s safety on their way to school, but this initiative accomplishes much more. It also provides students with an incentive to complete part of their journey to school on foot.
The path via the Dienerstiege to school is decorated with colorful pennants painted by children during the June school festival, while students from the fashion school spray-painted a vibrant graffiti mural at the parent drop-off zone entrance to Rathauspark.
Health experts recommend that children and teenagers get at least 60 minutes of physical activity daily, and the school commute can contribute to this goal. Walking allows children to get fresh air, meet friends, and hopefully arrive at class more balanced than if they simply jump out of their parents’ car directly in front of the school.
A Win-Win Solution
The FairMobility project looks at local planning from the perspective of the 30-minute region, which means that all everyday activities should be accessible within half an hour according to this model.
This includes work, schools, shopping, visits to doctors or pharmacies… but also leisure and cultural needs. Walking and cycling, i.e. active mobility, should be prioritized and promoted.
Women, gender minorities, children, young people and older people have the fewest options in this regard. These groups in particular can benefit noticeably from an improvement.
The aim of the joint work is to identify the problems of active mobility for the group(s) of people and to test possible solutions with local experiments. To this end, all people in and around Ebensee are invited to participate and discuss their needs, as well as to express their wishes and test proposals as an interest group with activities.
FairMobility is therefore looking for interest groups and members for existing interest groups.
Community Cooperation Needed
Officials hope that all parents who drive their children to school will use the new parent drop-off zone in the future, keeping the route at Kirchenbühel and the area in front of the school clear for those children who live close enough to walk the entire way.
Safety and exercise – the creation of a parent drop-off zone and a car-free school route represents a win-win situation for everyone involved, especially for the students of Ebensee Elementary School.
The project was officially inaugurated on October 6th.
