More than 1,400 schoolchildren from across the borough have had their say on what they want to see to make their streets better places to live, learn and play.

Pupils from 22 primary schools and 2 secondary schools shared their ideas and concerns through workshops, poems and drawings of their ideal streets in a competition run by Ealing Council’s school travel team.

The project was designed to help the council to hear more from younger residents and understand what matters most to them

Most of the children said that they wanted there to be less traffic, and to feel safer while crossing the road. They also wanted wider pavements, more space to play, extra bins and more trees. There were some fun suggestions too, including free ice cream.

Their feedback has helped shape questions being asked in a new survey asking adults for their views on street space. Residents and businesses can give their views in the Your Street, Your Space engagement survey until 20 December. The results will help develop the council’s kerbside strategy, which will focus on ways that the space could be used.

Some of the children were invited to celebrate their work at the council’s Perceval House building in Ealing on Tuesday (10 November) and were presented with certificates from the council’s cabinet member for climate action, Councillor Dominic Moffitt. The top entries will also receive prizes for their schools.

Celebrating bright ideas

Councillor Moffitt said: “Children are using our streets every day, so it makes sense to ask them what they think. I’m proud that we’re one of the first councils to listen to children in this way. They’ve shared some impressive ideas from free ice creams to high-speed portals to Westfield, but they’ve also told us that safe journeys and clean air really matter to them.

“Now it’s the adults’ turn. Street space is limited, so we want residents and businesses to tell us what matters most to them and how they think the space should be used. We know there will be different priorities, and we want to hear them so that we can find the right balance.”

Have your say

Share your views on how Ealing’s street space should be used by completing the Your Street, Your Space survey by 20 December 2026. You can learn more about the project here.