Tag Archives: Low Traffic Neighbourhood

Confused councillor in roads row after he ‘likes’ vandalism

Posted on January 12, 2021 by insidecroydon

The council’s traffic management committee meeting tonight has provoked a row between Labour politicians, some of whom have been associating with questionable characters in their opposition to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. PAUL LUSHION, our environment correspondent, reports The intervention of MPs … Continue reading →

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MP Reed tells ‘disingenuous’ council to remove LTN scheme

Posted on January 11, 2021 by insidecroydon

Steve Reed OBE, the Progress MP for Croydon North, has accused the Labour-run council of being “disingenuous” over its handling of the results of a public consultation for what he describes as the “controversial” Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme in Crystal … Continue reading →

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Government’s £175m for cycle lanes and low-traffic schemes

Posted on December 12, 2020 by insidecroydon

Tory government minister says that no one group should be allowed to veto schemes that close roads to rat-runners. By JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent The Tory government has announced £175million extra funding for a new wave of traffic reduction schemes … Continue reading →

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Survey shows huge increase in walkers and cyclists in LTN

Posted on December 4, 2020 by insidecroydon

A council consultation on the Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Crystal Palace  closes tonight, with some residents who live on the streets affected producing hard data to prove how by closing residential roads to rat-running vehicles more people have been using … Continue reading →

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Medics strongly support Mayor’s moves to safer streets

Posted on November 6, 2020 by insidecroydon

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has received a letter signed by 120 medical professionals – doctors and nurses – supporting Transport for London’s Streetspace initiative and backing road changes that make it safer to walk or cycle around the … Continue reading →

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Taking a U-turn on road measures risks a traffic accident

Posted on November 1, 2020 by insidecroydon

Some people are taking to the streets in Upper Norwood today to protest against the traffic-calming Low Traffic Neighbourhood initiative. But as an investigation by environment correspondent PAUL LUSHION has discovered, their campaign is supported and funded by motoring lobbyists … Continue reading →

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Broad Green roads to become a Low Traffic Neighbourhood

Posted on September 18, 2020 by insidecroydon

Four streets in Broad Green, close to West Croydon Station and bus garage, are to have traffic restrictions installed at the end of this month in the latest phase of the government-funded Streetspace scheme. The council announced today that it … Continue reading →

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