From vision zero around schools to vision zero in the whole city.

“The Last Safe Kilometre” project addresses the topic of safe and sustainable mobility for, especially for school travel. These issues are closely related to city planning in terms of population spread and school accessibility as well as public space safety and quality. Our aim is also to tie mobility topics with urban/rural renewal. The project will be realised in alignment with the SDGs. “The Last Safe Kilometre” aims to exchange knowledge and experiences in the field of sustainable and safe mobility for children. The main aim of the project is to develop strategies and action plans that will allow us to create child friendly zones within a 1km radius from the school in urban and rural areas. The big aim is to develop a universal European strategy for the safety of children on the streets on the streets in order to achieve vision zero starting from the school surroundings . It will cover topics such as: streets as public spaces, traffic calming measures, universal design, 8-80 design approach, Placemaking - Lighter Quicker Cheaper methods, as well as, soft measures to tackle behavioral change within local societies. The project has the potential to reduce overall private car usage, improve road safety, accessibility and quality of public spaces. Through the usage of the urbact methodology and the involvement of various stakeholders and external experts it forsee a positive impact on public participation and problem acknowledgement.