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Route planning

When you take a look at Dulwich from the air, the amount of green space is staggering. What a fantastic place to live, work or go to school. Something you can’t see from such a zoomed out view is the mad rush of our school run, where >10,000 children cross a 2.5 mile radius each morning. It can be stressful and uncomfortable trying to negotiate busy streets where everyone is in a hurry. To help more families plan active journeys to school or around the local area we have developed a route-planning map.  The best way of using this is to have a careful look as a family, and talk to others about how they walk or cycle to school, so you can find out others' hidden gems and work out which suit you.  The map shows safe crossing points - including those staffed by crossing patrols who do a great job of keeping an eye out for our children, particularly those travelling alone.  We've also tried to capture some of the local knowledge of cut through routes that offer a...