ltn - Hackney Citizen

Fresh proposals for traffic measures in Hoxton face local backlash

The strongest opposition comes from car users who live within the scheme area, caregivers, disabled people and renters

Author: Hackney Citizen

Fresh proposals for traffic measures in Hoxton face local backlash

Council sets out new plans to reduce air pollution amid LTN controversy

The move comes following a demonstration outside Hackney Town Hall last week which saw residents call on the council to 'open our roads'

Author: Hackney Citizen

Council sets out new plans to reduce air pollution amid LTN controversy

Hackney residents urge council to 'open our roads' and scrap 'excessive' LTNs

Campaigners gathered outside Hackney Town Hall this week objecting to the ‘excessive’ roll-out of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

Author: Lizzie McAllister

LTNs and bus lanes increase congestion in parts of London, TfL bosses admit

TfL aims to ensure 80 per cent of journeys made in London are by walking, cycling or public transport by 2041.

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Christina Calderato, Director of Transport Strategy and Policy at TfL

Chatsworth Road residents say new bus gate has caused 'severe disruption to our lives'

Critics say that rather than reducing traffic, the change has simply pushed cars onto smaller residential streets nearby and made congestion worse

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Residents slam 'ill-considered' council plans to close junction to cars

More than 3,000 vehicles drive along Scriven Street every day, which Hackney Council says creates a high risk of collisions between turning traffic and cyclists

Author: Lizzie McAllister

The junction between Queensbridge Road and Scriven Street

'We're being pushed to outskirts of our borough' - residents slam LTNs in calls for 'key roads' to be reopened

More than 1,500 people have signed a petition criticising Hackney Council for following “urban theory and not real life” when establishing its 19 LTNs.

Author: Hackney Citizen