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Posts Tagged ‘transport’

Labour’s Mete Coban quits Hackney Council ahead of move to City Hall

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 22 July 2024 at 15:39
Caroline Woodley and Mete Coban

Coban has been appointed deputy mayor of London for the environment – and will take up the position this week

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First electric charger in Hackney’s ‘country-leading rollout’ installed in Hoxton

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 15 March 2024 at 14:45

Follingham Court is the first place to benefit from the Town Hall’s partnership with energy firm Zest

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‘Symbols of our strength’: Pembury Estate residents furious over Network Rail tree-felling plan

By Noora Mykkanen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 22 February 2024 at 10:11

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

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‘Terrified’ parents issue plea for safer crossings near Clapton school

By Noora Mykkanen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 21 February 2024 at 17:55

Families from Southwold Primary urge Hackney Council to take action

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‘From dangerous to extremely safe’: Hackney cyclist praises Clapton roundabout makeover

By Noora Mykkanen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 12 February 2024 at 17:55

New layout gets a thumbs-up from Kate Corden, owner of a bike-fitting firm, and her family

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‘Can’t come soon enough’: Cyclists welcome upcoming redesign of one of Hackney’s most dangerous junctions

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 22 December 2023 at 09:50

Council’s wider plans for new green corridor along Amhurst Road also garner warm response

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Mayoral candidates tear into council’s new parking charges at motorcyclists’ hustings

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 6 November 2023 at 14:06

Not one of the four candidates in attendance backed the exisiting prices as they laid out their transport plans for the borough

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Hackney cyclists hit back at former councillor who branded upcoming protest ‘distasteful’ in wake of two deaths

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 13 October 2023 at 11:21

Campaigners calling for road safety improvements ‘strongly reject Vincent Stops’ tasteless attack’

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Hackney cyclists to hold protest ride following two fatal collisions

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 11 October 2023 at 14:46

Hackney Cycling Campaign to take action after the deaths of a 27-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman in September

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‘Completely congested’: Residents call for morning ban on heavy goods vehicles using Victoria Park Road

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 4 October 2023 at 17:22
Victoria Park Road residents protest against HGV traffic

Cllr Penny Wrout offers her backing – saying the road has become the ‘route of choice’ for lorries

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Hackney transport chief defends ‘bold’ LTNs as campaigners again call for them to be scrapped

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 27 July 2023 at 21:32

Cllr Mete Coban fielded a number of questions on the controversial traffic measures at full council

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‘Medievalism’: Campaigners bristle as Hackney’s transport boss puts borough forward for road pricing pilot

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 13 June 2023 at 14:06

Cllr Mete Coban says ‘affordable road user charging’ is next step in cutting carbon – much to the chagrin of Free Our Streets group

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‘Change in attitude’ needed to improve accessibility on London’s transport network, campaigners warn

By Olivia Barber | Friday 9 June 2023 at 11:56

People with disabilities spoke out about their concerns at a recent forum in Hackney

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Local councillor accuses Hackney Half organisers of ‘participating in greenwashing’ through Wizz Air sponsorship

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 19 May 2023 at 15:40

LimeLight Sports Club defends partnership with ‘Europe’s most sustainable airline’ in response to criticism from Green councillor Alastair Binnie-Lubbock

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‘We need more Hackneys’: Borough sees biggest drop in motor vehicle use of anywhere in London, according to new report

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 18 May 2023 at 18:05
Middleton Road LTN

Research by London Cycling Campaign reveals a 37 per cent decrease between 2010 and 2020

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‘Farce’: Motorcyclists and opposition councillors blast decision to press ahead with new parking charges

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 25 April 2023 at 14:18

Town Hall scrutiny panel backs cabinet’s approval of scheme after it was called into question

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‘The government is failing’: Hackney’s Green councillors join four-day climate action in Westminster

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 24 April 2023 at 19:22

Cllrs Alastair Binnie-Lubbock and Zoë Garbett took part in demonstration outside the Department for Transport

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‘This can’t go on’: Homerton residents call for safer crossings on road where two children were hit by a car

By Olivia Barber | Monday 24 April 2023 at 10:55

Two young children suffered minor injuries on Kenworthy Road last month, but locals said it was an ‘accident waiting to happen’

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Spending up on Church Street as Town Hall hails LTN’s ‘positive impact on retail’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 9 March 2023 at 18:29

Anonymous bank card data shows a recent 200 per cent increase in Mastercard payments

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Hackney Council wins government funding for 110 more electric vehicle charging points

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 21 February 2023 at 18:35

Cash will complement Town Hall’s own plans for 3,000 chargers in the borough by 2030

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