@TogetherHackney

Local People who believe in community, equality and clean air for all

 Hackney, London
hackneytogether.org
Joined June 2021
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John Stewart
@JohnJohnStewartOct 25
Lambeth Council's own report has found the West Dulwich LTN resulted in “no significant traffic reduction” but increased congestion on boundary roads. The courts found that the Council had acted illegally when installing it & ordered its removal. telegraph.co.uk/gift/fe78242…

Scrapped low-traffic neighbourhood ‘failed to reduce congestion’

Report says London scheme that led to motorists being fined £1.4m did not improve environment

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Shimano Steve@ShimanoSteveSep 15
Replying to @HSscorecard
@HSscorecard deem Sutton as ‘unhealthy’ as it isn’t covered with LTNs/cycle lanes Yet Sutton has 2nd highest healthy life expectancy in London! Health inequalities anyone? @SocEnvJustice @andrewellson data.londonsport.org/dataset… yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news…

The difference in Healthy Life Expectancy across London boroughs spans a decade - London Sport Data...

Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) measures the average time an individual is expected to live in "very good" or "good" general health, based on how individuals

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A number of you have asked about this study, not released and buried by TfL because it was going to reveal that LTNs do not reduce car use. Credit to Times journalist Andrew Ellson for his digging.
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Evan Driscoll@EvanDriscoll10Jun 26
This excellent video explains the serious flaws of the LTNs and their monitoring by Lambeth Council. It’s probably relevant to most, if not all LTN supporting boroughs and councils. The vid is a touch long, but worth watching in its entirety. youtube.com/watch?v=kjRBMMce…

Call for Accurate LTN Measurement

This video outlines how LTNs in Lambeth cause more harm than good, ...

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Shimano Steve@ShimanoSteveMay 15
FYI @willnorman A major disbenefit of LTNs is that many people have to live, work, use buses, wheel, cycle or scoot on busier roads taking traffic from LTN streets. @SocEnvJustice
Will Norman@willnormanMay 14
One of the many benefits of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods is that they make streets safer for cycling. We're working with boroughs to route bike routes through LTNs - with filters & safe crossings of main roads. Great to see the new Cycleway 37 in Hackney 🚲💚
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‘Don’t own a car.’ Tell that to LTN residents, sir. That might help reduce car traffic. Unlike LTNs currently.
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Even Aldred & Goodman, the pro-LTN researchers who did nearly all the studies, failed to show any convincing links between LTNs and a fall in overall car use. So, no overall cut in noise, pollution or emissions. Our Election Briefing below. Our full set: socialenvironmentaljustice.c…
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These ‘parklets’ were indeed meant for the local community. Hackney Council recently changed their purpose making them exclusive to customers. With no real benefit to the locals these spaces now only benefit a limited, non diverse clientele. Gentrification in action.
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London poll puts Greens on 28%, Labour 24%, Cons 21%, Lib Dems 13%, Reform 11%. Green support likely to be highest in Inner London, places like Hackney, Lambeth, Islington. Time for the Greens to say if they can give hope to residents hurting due to LTNs. standard.co.uk/news/politics…

Polanski Greens surge in London - could they even be in first place ahead of Labour?

New poll comes ahead of the May local elections when Labour is expected to suffer heavy losses in the capital

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Hackney Together@TogetherHackneyMar 2
Replying to @BobFromAccounts
If anyone posts anecdotes sir, it’s you. More importantly, those roads where LTNs funnel all motorised traffic to have a higher percentage of social housing and low income families than the roads benefitting. Instead of supporting unfairness, pls open your eyes to injustice.
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Evan Driscoll@EvanDriscoll10Feb 4
Funnel all car (through) traffic to zone 3. Bob lives in zone 2 (in an LTN). NIMBYism at its worst. 🤦‍♂️
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Latest SEJ newsletter out. Also includes the latest on floating bus stops, the crisis of buses in London and backing for cabbies to continue to be able to use Bank junction in the City of London. irp.cdn-website.com/630197fe…
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Evan Driscoll@EvanDriscoll10Jan 23
Residents on roads outside LTNs have been saying this for over 5 yrs now, without much official recognition. The fact LTNs increase congestion (and thus pollution) is finally getting publicised. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gl…

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods increased London congestion, TfL says

Extra bus lanes and low-traffic zones increased congestion for private cars, TfL says.

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This doesn’t look good from an LTN apologist who has no consideration for his afflicted neighbours on the roads outside the LTNs. ‘Not in my backyard’, eh Bob?
Bob From Accounts 🚲@BobFromAccountsJan 24
The mythical ‘cycle lobby’, a term used by car apologists who cannot grasp the notion that someone travelling alone in a 2.5-tonne, 6-foot-wide car is the cause of congestion, but use the fewer than 2% of London’s roads with separated cycle infrastructure as an excuse.
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Evan Driscoll@EvanDriscoll10Jan 14
Replying to @AlanJi73069669 @LittleNinjaUK @JohnJohnStewart @SOBSave55 @SocEnvJustice @visitcamberwell @indieHackney @ShimanoSteve @jksmith34 @TheFox89688362 @sheridan100_a @newhamlabour
Maybe your memory isn’t that great. But this is not about (you) driving. It’s about residents suffering unprecedented traffic and pollution on the roads they live on as a result of LTNs.
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Evan Driscoll@EvanDriscoll10Jan 13
Replying to @AlanJi73069669 @LittleNinjaUK @JohnJohnStewart @SOBSave55 @SocEnvJustice @visitcamberwell @indieHackney @ShimanoSteve @jksmith34 @TheFox89688362 @sheridan100_a
Instead, LTNs are causing even more polution and unprecedented congestion on 19th century residential roads outside the LTNs, just so those living in already much better off streets can have even quieter roads. Time to face reality, Alan.
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Bob lives in Hackney. Bob lives in an LTN. Bob doesn’t care about his neighbours outside the LTNs. Don’t be like Bob.
Bob From Accounts 🚲@BobFromAccountsJan 11
Tom lives in London. Tom drives to the supermarket for a ‘big shop’. Don’t be like Tom. Get it delivered or shop local; there's no need to add to the congestion and then have the nerve to complain about ‘traffic’.
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Evan Driscoll@EvanDriscoll10Jan 10
Replying to @EvanDriscoll10 @andrewellson @hackneycouncil
And later today (Saturday) still very long cues continuesly from 1pm with no let up now at 4pm. A real risk for Graham Rd residents is that Council might restrict traffic on Navarino & Greenwood Rd, resulting in even more traffic on Graham Rd. 😢
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Evan Driscoll@EvanDriscoll10Jan 10
Replying to @andrewellson @hackneycouncil
It is. But (residential!) Graham Road seems to be the worst victim of bad traffic management. Most areas around LDN appear quiet as is usual in Januari. Hackney Central is suffering unprecedented volumes of traffic on the sacrificed roads. Even on weekends. See today at 1pm 👇
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Evan Driscoll@EvanDriscoll1020 Dec 2025
Replying to @BCCletts @IslingtonResid3 @LittleNinjaUK @jksmith34 @SocEnvJustice @visitcamberwell @ShimanoSteve @indieHackney @KatharinaH42 @ioisours @seanpaulday @TheFox89688362 @JohnJohnStewart @cristo_radio @andrewellson @hackneycitizen @TogetherHackney @HackneyLabour @hackneygreens @HackneyLibDems
I lived on this road for over 30 yrs. Busy Rd but liveable. Having congestion in front of my home was extremely rare. Since the LTN wave 5 yrs ago (and parking spaces removed) it’s unliveable, and getting worse. Council said LTNs would reduce driving. They don’t.
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