Posts Tagged ‘low traffic neighbourhoods’
Campaigners urge council to ramp up progress on LTNs
Three new LTNs have been promised, and Mayor Woodley has now committed to publishing a timeline for Dalston’s by 14 October
Read MoreHackney mayor defends LTNs and air quality plans following criticism from residents
Caroline Woodley hails ‘transformative’ traffic measures amid concerns over public health
Read MoreMayoral candidates quizzed on transport at Hackney Cycling Campaign’s hustings
In the absence of two of the four invited mayoral candidates, residents put the Greens’ Zoë Garbett and the Liberal Democrats’ Simon de Deney on the spot
Read MoreAnti-road closure campaigners raise £10,000 court costs and challenge council to donate to charities
Horrendous Hackney Road Closures appealed on social media to raise the cash
Read MoreLTN extension plan: Motor vehicles to face restrictions on three quarters of Hackney’s streets
‘It’s a really ambitious plan to reduce pollution’, says Cllr Mete Coban
Read MoreHackney’s LTNs rake in £19m in fines in under three years – with £6m coming from a single road
Anti-LTN campaigner describes figures as ‘shocking’, but scheme’s supporters say there is ‘no excuse’ for drivers
Read MoreLocal elections 2022: Mayoral candidates quizzed by voters in Q&A for top job
It’s tough but they all want to do it
Read MoreCouncil transport chief grilled on impact of Hackney’s 19 low traffic neighbourhoods
Cllr Mete Coban faced questions from campaigners who fear the schemes are disproportionately affecting vulnerable residents
Read MoreAnti-LTN campaigners to hold ‘people’s assembly’ outside Hackney Town Hall
Hackney Together group says it wants to show the council that ‘open, honest and constructive’ engagement is possible
Read MoreMixed reviews for Low Traffic Neighbourhood on Church Street – with traders unhappy and others praising health benefits
Cars are banned from using the popular shopping street between 7am and 7pm
Read MoreMixed feelings as latest low traffic neighbourhood takes effect in Stoke Newington
The latest round of traffic reduction measures will see drivers banned from using Church Street during the day
Read MorePlans to limit daytime traffic on Church Street get thumbs-up
Transport for London approves council proposal to prevent cars using the road from 7pm until 7am
Read MoreCouncil rakes in £2.7m by fining drivers for breaching LTNs – but 80 per cent don’t even live in Hackney
‘Figures demonstrate scale of challenge to eliminate through-traffic’, says transport boss
Read MoreCouncil to introduce Blue Badge exemption in low traffic neighbourhoods
Residents with companion badges will be able to bypass restrictions if schemes are made permanent
Read More‘My door is open’: New transport boss announces ‘reset’ on LTNs as consultation extended
Cllr Mete Coban signals change in approach as he insists ‘no-one has made a fixed decision’ on schemes
Read MoreCouncil ‘reflecting’ on implications of City Hall traffic scheme judgment
Opposition leader points to parallels with council’s own transport measures as Hackney Mayor promises ‘equality at heart of what comes next’
Read MoreCabbage protest rolls up to Town Hall as transport chief calls out online abuse
Vegetable-themed demo was in response to a tweet from Cllr Jon Burke, who has hit out at ‘relentless bigoted attacks’ against him
Read MoreComic – Welcome Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
Artist Francisco de la Mora with his view on LTNs, informed by his upbringing in Mexico City
Read MoreLTNs: From horror to acceptance
Local resident Debbie Mitchener on her journey from ardent driver to resurgent cyclist
Read MoreBanned turns in London Fields removed following feedback on low-traffic scheme
Transport for London agrees to council request to lift series of restrictions on Richmond Road, Queensbridge Road and the A10
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