Tag Archives: LTN

Mayor Perry’s 20million reasons for breaking election promise

Posted on May 27, 2022 by insidecroydon

A council FoI response suggests that bullish remarks made about removing controversial traffic reduction schemes could prove too expensive to implement. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES £4,288,284.76 That’s the amount just a single low traffic neighbourhood scheme has generated for Croydon’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Planning, Steve Iles, TfL, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Director admits £12m sums on ANPR fines don’t add up

Posted on October 28, 2021 by insidecroydon

Fisher’s Folly’s answer to Baldrick has come up with a cunning plan to help fix the bankrupt borough’s finances: raise millions of pounds through penalty charges on Croydon’s drivers. The trouble is, some drivers might simply follow the warning signs … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Buss, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Robert Canning, Steve Iles, TfL, Transport, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

I paid my LTN fine. I won’t be returning to the town centre soon

Posted on October 28, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: In an open letter to council leader Hamida Ali, Kenley resident RICHARD RUSSELL expresses his dismay with the current state of the borough I received a penalty charge notice, fined £65 for driving into Parsons Mead low traffic … Continue reading →

Posted in Broad Green, Croydon Council, Environment, Hamida Ali, TfL, Transport | Tagged , , , , | 20 Comments

Residents take to the streets to protest Parsons Mead LTN

Posted on May 12, 2021 by insidecroydon

The Low Traffic Neighbourhood at Parsons Mead in West Croydon yesterday drew a small crowd of protesters, plus regional news television cameras, as public frustration with the fines being levied by CCTV cameras continues to increase. The LTNs, government-funded and … Continue reading →

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Council rebrands low traffic streets scheme in latest U-turn

Posted on February 24, 2021 by insidecroydon

As traffic U-turns goes, Croydon’s latest has the look of a screeching handbrake turn. The Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Crystal Palace and South Norwood are no more. In their place is a not-too-subtly rebranded “healthy streets scheme”. Gone are the … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Muhammad Ali, South Norwood, Stephen Mann, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Removal of LTNs was unnecessary says cycling campaign

Posted on February 15, 2021 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council acted prematurely in removing its Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes in Crystal Palace and South Norwood, according to the London Cycling Campaign. The council decided to remove the planters and other measures following a ruling from a High Court … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, South Norwood, TfL, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Rebel councillor kicked off traffic committee on eve of meeting

Posted on February 15, 2021 by insidecroydon

Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the latest twist in the saga of the borough’s Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes Pat Ryan, the veteran councillor for Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood ward, has been removed as a member of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, London-wide issues, Pat Ryan, Shifa Mustafa, South Norwood, Steve Iles, TfL, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Time for a show of leadership on Croydon’s climate crisis

Posted on February 7, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: With children struggling to maintain good mental health in the pandemic, and while the lockdown is seeing declining physical activity levels among some youngsters, AMY FOSTER calls on the council leader to provide real support for one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Environment, Hamida Ali, TfL, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Muhammad Ali, Pat Ryan, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, TfL, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Muhammad Ali, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Cycling, Environment, TfL, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

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 →

Posted in Bromley Council, Colin Smith, Commuting, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Environment, Gareth Streeter, Mario Creatura, Scott Roche, South Norwood, Stuart King, TfL, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Broad Green, Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, Muhammad Ali, TfL, Transport, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments