We support Hackney's permanent low traffic neighbourhood in London Fields and Haggerston, & we want LTNs borough-wide, London-wide and elsewhere in the UK.
The 2024/25 Low Traffic Hackney Manifesto is out!
As a group of local residents, we are excited to share our updated manifesto with our top objective:
30% less traffic in Hackney by 2030
https://t.co/iJzmriTyF8
@hackneydownsltn@StokeyLTN@LTNHoxtonSt@HoxtonLTN@chatsLTNs
LAST DAY to input into Chatsworth Rd consultation!
After a long delay following promises made 2+ years ago, this scheme is a watering down of the council's previously stated ambitions to extend the coverage of low traffic neighbourhoods across the borough.
https://t.co/nPMmmBcPh2
Please fill in this consultation on traffic calming measures for Whiston Road, where a young mother lost her life in 2023.
Support the plans to limit through-traffic on this road:
https://t.co/ynSg09SeSp
Not just a car sewer today, but drivers travelling at speeds far too fast on Lansdowne, Middleton and Richmond Roads. Kids walking to school and still they speed. The level of driver entitlement is off the scale.
Note that the Lansdowne Drive, Middleton Road & Lee Street bus gates are all suspended today and for a short period.
With all the cars re-routed, this is an apt reminder of the car sewer London Fields used to be.
Grateful this is only for a short time!
Although a smoking ban outside schools is a positive thing, the real culprit which goes unhindered and unenforced is idling cars. This is a serious issue
In a rare outing for our opinion site, I’ve written about why councils seeking to ban bikes from city centres due to delivery bikes are treating it as a “cycling problem” when it’s actually a law enforcement problem - these are mainly electric mopeds.
https://t.co/23L3gh3WT3
This used to be a dead-end street mainly used as a place to store large items of private property in a public space.
It's sooooo much better as a pocket park!
This is just embarrassing @hackneycouncil @SarahWoodberryD
for all the reasons written in the replies & many more.
What benefit is there widening already-wide pavements, not putting in cycle track & claiming it's "play-friendly" on a busy road with no traffic reduction? 😔
🔜 Downham Road is set to be made greener, safer and more play-friendly!
🌳 New rain gardens and trees
🏃♀️ Playable features like stepping stones
🦓 New zebra crossing
🛑 Chicane and speed tables to reduce vehicle speeds
More info: https://t.co/Beh1Uo5rf4
Downham Road: another Hackney failure
Unbelievably @hackneycouncil's decision report failed to include HCC's official response:
"We maintain... that a scheme on Downham Road that does not provide a safe cycle route will not contribute to model shift...
@SarahWoodberryD
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@rxkxn @Daubeneyfields @grow_n22@RichmondroadMC Agreed! We eagerly await @RichmondroadMC putting words into action & showing patients that active lifestyles mean not driving & parking their SUVs in London Fields (with associated health detriments, road danger, pollution). 1st step is to de-pave the carpark & fill with plants.
https://t.co/0rD3szq1hA Calling Victoria and London Fields #Hackney residents. Please fill out this consultation which will make the crossing on Mare Street much safer for cyclists and pedestrians. I lobbied for so long I'd almost given up hope, but delighted to see it now.