ACE - Accessible Corstorphine for Everyone

Stop the Corstorphine LTN -

[ACE - Accessible Corstorphine for Everyone @ACECorstorphine]

Corstorphine Fair - Sat 6 June

[John Lamb @JohnfaeScotland]

I see Edinburgh Council has added some of these daft metal bollards in Corstorphine. An elderly man almost tripped over one, he didn't see it until the last minute.

[Ryan Houghton @Ryan_Aberdeen]

The long-awaited Aberdeen Bus Gates statutory appeal will be heard today in the Court of Session. The hearing starts at 1030. A synopsis and live stream can be found here https://t.co/A3kcLzAS6Z

[ACE - Accessible Corstorphine for Everyone @ACECorstorphine]

The Corstorphine LTN = an expensive failure that’s caused safety hazards, increased traffic and didn’t achieve its active travel objectives. 6/6

[ACE - Accessible Corstorphine for Everyone @ACECorstorphine]

The City of Edinburgh Council squandered almost £40,000 of taxpayers’ money on the now-removed Manse Road bus gate - an ill-conceived part of the £800k+ Corstorphine Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) that residents repeatedly said they did not want. 1/6

[ACE - Accessible Corstorphine for Everyone @ACECorstorphine]

A polling expert rubbished the market research, confirming that it had failed to accurately reflect local opinion, gave a one-sided presentation of arguments, and its claims could not stand up to analysis. 5/6

[John Stewart @JohnJohnStewart]

Extensive coverage in the rest of the media of the Times exclusive about Transport for London and Rachel Aldred's attempts to bury her study that found LTNs do not cut car use. Nothing, of course, from the Guardian's Peter Walker, the great cheerleader for LTNs.
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[Social Environmental Justice @SocEnvJustice]

Yesterday's LTN victory by the West Dulwich residents well covered in today's media. Here's a selection:

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[Andrew Ellson @andrewellson]

My story here

Labour council ordered to remove ‘unlawful’ LTN in landmark case

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[John Lamb @JohnfaeScotland]

It appears that the LTN in West Dulwich was quashed for the same reason as the Manse Road Bus Gate in Edinburgh - it relocated traffic rather than reduce it.

Who woulda thunk it.

[Andrew Ellson @andrewellson]

Humiliation for Lambeth Council today as judge rules it must:

– Tear down the West Dulwich LTN which it implemented unlawfully by ignoring residents’ legitimate concerns
– Pay campaigners' court costs (£35k)

The judge also blocked Lambeth from appealing

Full story incoming

[Social Environmental Justice @SocEnvJustice]

BIG BREAKING NEWS: The judge in the West Dulwich case. Just announced judge has refused to allow Lambeth to appeal. Judgment still stands. LTN quashed with immediate effect. Council to pay up to £35k in legal costs.

[ACE - Accessible Corstorphine for Everyone @ACECorstorphine]

@andrewellson Scotland: Edinburgh Council ignored residents’ objections and went ahead anyway https://t.co/RzNdLmkQNo

[Social Environmental Justice @SocEnvJustice]

Watch this! A quiet but devastating analysis of the flaws of the consultation undertaken about the Corstorphine LTN in Edinburgh. It will ring bells in other places as well.

[ACE - Accessible Corstorphine for Everyone @ACECorstorphine]

@Duncan_Aberdeen https://t.co/RzNdLmkQNo

[Social Environmental Justice @SocEnvJustice]

Watch this! A quiet but devastating analysis of the flaws of the consultation undertaken about the Corstorphine LTN in Edinburgh. It will ring bells in other places as well.

[ACE - Accessible Corstorphine for Everyone @ACECorstorphine]

@JohnfaeScotland and claiming biodiversity “gains” is risible.

[ACE - Accessible Corstorphine for Everyone @ACECorstorphine]

Despite Council officials urging committee members to disregard 600 objections and make the entire LTN permanent, members pushed back against the recommendation and unraveled the Council’s false claims:

[Cllr Stephen Jenkinson @cllr_jenkinson]

My committees TRO sub-committee has just voted to approve the Corstorphine Connections LTN project with the exception of the controversial Manse Road Bus Gate. I’m satisfied that the right decision was reached today based on evidence, data and listening to local residents.

[ACE - Accessible Corstorphine for Everyone @ACECorstorphine]

@JohnfaeScotland The Council claimed that the LTN had improved air quality.

❌ FALSE: claim not supported by the 12mth monitoring data. The Integrated Impact Assessment also identified no improvement in air quality - any small improvement would be result of changes to fleet composition.

[ACE - Accessible Corstorphine for Everyone @ACECorstorphine]

Today, they voted to scrap the Manse Road bus gate and heed the voices of the Corstorphine community, who have consistently and clearly opposed this deeply flawed scheme.

[ACE - Accessible Corstorphine for Everyone @ACECorstorphine]

Members of the TRO Sub-Committee recognised what we have long known: the Council's handling of the trial LTN has been woefully inept, using misleading data to falsely portray support and justify an unwanted scheme.