Outside In: Week 2 challenge

Your challenge is to re-design the streets you use on a journey you do regularly.

This could be to school, to a family member or friend's house, a local park, or anywhere you like.

What you'll need

What affects the way we use our streets?

The streets around our homes, schools and parks are places where we spend a lot of time.

They are made up of different things. Roads, pavements, cycle lanes. Trees and flowers, benches, squares, car parking, shop fronts.

The way that streets are designed controls how we use these spaces.

There are 10 Healthy Streets indicators which tell us if a street is a nice place to be. They are:

Instructions

Using a map, work out the route from your house to your destination. Try and choose a journey which isn't too far.

Think about what you see on this journey. Is it busy or quiet? Are there green spaces?

Are people riding bikes and scooters or walking? Who would you normally do this journey with? Does it feel safe?

Now the fun starts!

Draw a map from your house to your destination.
If you are struggling to draw your route, ask an adult if they can help print out or draw the route for you.
On your map. Label the most important parts of your route. Anything you can remember. Roundabouts. Parks. Friend's houses.
Now you can get the chance to design the streets on your journey!
If you were starting from scratch, how would you design the streets to make them a nice place to spend time?

Think about the Healthy Street Indicators and use your spinner to help you.

Try and design your streets to be as healthy as possible.

Share your creations with us using #SustransOutsideIn. We'd love to see your different designs.

Week 2 challenge