Posts Tagged ‘transport’
Council unveils ‘safer’ Pembury junction – but campaigners accuse it of abandoning its ‘leadership on cycling’
Local cyclists, still reeling over decision to press on with controversial redesign, claim Town Hall is being ‘dishonest’
Read MoreCouncil sticks with Pembury Circus design in blow to campaigners
Decision comes after opposition members called in Town Hall’s planned redesign of the junction
Read MoreCycling campaigners ‘deeply disappointed’ as council rejects alternative Pembury Circus design
Hackney Cycling Campaign calls on borough’s new transport chief to set up an independent review
Read MoreParents of cyclist killed in Hackney back alternative plans for Pembury Circus
‘We do not want anybody, whoever they are, to go through anything like this, ever,’ say Pat and Mike Webb
Read MoreCampaigners 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 MoreLabour councillor Sarah Young announced as Hackney’s new transport chief
Young will later this month replace Mete Coban as climate, environment and transport lead
Read MoreCyclists speak out against council’s ‘dangerous’ Pembury Circus plans
Hackney Cycling Campaign call designs ‘weak’, but its own vision has also come in for stick
Read MoreLabour’s Mete Coban quits Hackney Council ahead of move to City Hall
Coban has been appointed deputy mayor of London for the environment – and will take up the position this week
Read MoreFirst electric charger in Hackney’s ‘country-leading rollout’ installed in Hoxton
Follingham Court is the first place to benefit from the Town Hall’s partnership with energy firm Zest
Read More‘Symbols of our strength’: Pembury Estate residents furious over Network Rail tree-felling plan
The railway giant is set to cut down four trees, including a 100-year-old sycamore that is said to have survived an air raid
Read More‘Terrified’ parents issue plea for safer crossings near Clapton school
Families from Southwold Primary urge Hackney Council to take action
Read More‘From dangerous to extremely safe’: Hackney cyclist praises Clapton roundabout makeover
New layout gets a thumbs-up from Kate Corden, owner of a bike-fitting firm, and her family
Read More‘Can’t come soon enough’: Cyclists welcome upcoming redesign of one of Hackney’s most dangerous junctions
Council’s wider plans for new green corridor along Amhurst Road also garner warm response
Read MoreMayoral candidates tear into council’s new parking charges at motorcyclists’ hustings
Not one of the four candidates in attendance backed the exisiting prices as they laid out their transport plans for the borough
Read MoreHackney cyclists hit back at former councillor who branded upcoming protest ‘distasteful’ in wake of two deaths
Campaigners calling for road safety improvements ‘strongly reject Vincent Stops’ tasteless attack’
Read MoreHackney cyclists to hold protest ride following two fatal collisions
Hackney Cycling Campaign to take action after the deaths of a 27-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman in September
Read More‘Completely congested’: Residents call for morning ban on heavy goods vehicles using Victoria Park Road
Cllr Penny Wrout offers her backing – saying the road has become the ‘route of choice’ for lorries
Read MoreHackney transport chief defends ‘bold’ LTNs as campaigners again call for them to be scrapped
Cllr Mete Coban fielded a number of questions on the controversial traffic measures at full council
Read More‘Medievalism’: Campaigners bristle as Hackney’s transport boss puts borough forward for road pricing pilot
Cllr Mete Coban says ‘affordable road user charging’ is next step in cutting carbon – much to the chagrin of Free Our Streets group
Read More‘Change in attitude’ needed to improve accessibility on London’s transport network, campaigners warn
People with disabilities spoke out about their concerns at a recent forum in Hackney
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