Street play initiatives in disadvantaged areas

Temporary street closures for play make sense for public health

Publications Category: Play streets

 

31 July 2017 : Play England

This report explores how local, resident-led street play initiatives and programmes are being taken forward in disadvantaged areas. It confirms that street play initiatives are being successfully started and sustained in disadvantaged areas, but that there are significant challenges. One clear conclusion is that streamlining local authority application procedures and removing cost barriers should improve the prospects for street play initiatives in disadvantaged areas.

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Cities alive: designing for urban childhoods
The amount of time children spend playing outdoors, their ability to get around independently, and their level of contact with nature are strong indicators of how a city is performing, not just for children but for all generations of city dwellers.
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An evaluation of the national DoH -funded Street Play Project

31 July 2017: Play England

This report is an evaluation of the Street Play Project delivered by London Play, Playing Out and Play England, and includes persuasive arguments for the public health benefits of play streets. Among the findings are that children’s time spent outdoors and active during street closures is more likely to replace sedentary behaviours indoors rather than active behaviours indoors or outdoors after school.

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Built environment
Nowhere to play
A Freedom of Information request by the Association of Play Industries has revealed that local authorities across England are closing children’s playgrounds.
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