Posts Tagged ‘Mete Coban’
Spending up on Church Street as Town Hall hails LTN’s ‘positive impact on retail’
Anonymous bank card data shows a recent 200 per cent increase in Mastercard payments
Read MoreWaste bosses launch food bin trial for people living above shops in Hackney
Four hundred local families will test out special caddies
Read More‘Sick to my stomach’: Local politicians condemn ‘hateful’ letter sent to Hackney mosque following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
Police investigating after typed letter was delivered to Turkish Cypriot mosque in Dalston
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 More‘Best form of transport’: New walking map of Hackney Central celebrates borough’s ‘fascinating and diverse’ history
Hackney Central Footways, available online and in print for free, is designed to encourage people to explore on foot
Read MoreTitbits – Festive scrapes and lucky escapes
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreHackney Council asks residents to scrutinise its plan for tackling climate crisis
Locals can give their feedback in person and online until 10 January 2023
Read MoreHackney’s cabinet approves changes to parking fees despite protests from motorcyclists
Motorcycle Action Group says the fee hike is ‘irrational’ and that low-income workers could be priced out
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 MoreMayor apologises to campaigner who was told to move her pop-up parklet during ‘harmless community event’
Brenda Puech was approached by enforcement officers on Pop-up Parklet Day last weekend
Read MoreNew cycle lanes in Clapton plug ‘key gap’ between Hackney and Waltham Forest
Borough’s transport boss hails ‘ambitious safe route’ through Millfields Park
Read MoreCycling campaigners welcome council’s pledge to install 675 storage hangars across Hackney – but concerns remain over price
Town Hall commits to creating 4,000 new spaces by 2026
Read More‘Easy and intuitive’: Meet the locals saving money and helping the environment by borrowing from the Library of Things
Venues in Hackney Wick and Dalston are thought to have saved people around £33k – and their DIY skills are improving
Read MoreThree thousand electric vehicle charging points to be introduced in Hackney by 2030
Borough’s transport chief says rollout will alleviate concerns that some people have about switching to electric
Read MorePollution-blocking green screens to be rolled out in schools across Hackney
Thirty-two schools are set to receive the natural barriers to protect youngsters from toxic air
Read MoreHackney to play ‘huge part’ in delivery giant’s e-cargo bike trial
Local transport boss ‘incredibly proud’ as borough prepares to host new hub for Amazon’s fleet of electric bikes
Read MoreForty Hackney schools sign up to Town Hall’s climate education programme – as councillor celebrates pupils’ activism
Environment chief Cllr Mete Coban praises ‘inspiring’ students taking part in Eco-Schools initiative
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
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