Key words: School-zone safety, active mobility for students, improved air quality 

Main characteristics:

• The SIA focuses on the area around School “Saints Cyril and Methodious”, one of Gabrovo’s largest schools 

• Located in a densely populated district with heavy traffic and risky conditions for commuting students 

• Area used daily by children, parents, teachers and local residents 

• Co-creation workshops engaged parents and school staff in identifying safety issues and mobility needs 

Challenges to tackle:

• High levels of parental car use for school drop-off and pick-up 

• Parents perceive independent walking or cycling as unsafe due to traffic and weak infrastructure 

• Lack of organised traffic flow, signage and speed-reducing measures around the school 

• Need for safer pedestrian and cycling access to encourage sustainable modes 

Main goals of the SIA:

• Improve safety conditions for students by reducing parental driving and calming traffic 
• Encourage walking, cycling and public transport use for school mobility 
• Increase air quality in the school environment 
• Implement new signage, one-way conversions, pedestrian-first street design and safer crossings 
• Support the redesign with mobility data and insights from AI-based traffic analysis