#lowtraffic — Public Fediverse posts

Rishi Sunak’s report finds #LowTraffic Neighbourhoods work and are popular
Exclusive: Downing Street initially buried study, which Tories had hoped would strengthen arguments against traffic-reducing measures

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/08/low-traffic-neighbourhoods-generally-popular-report-ordered-by-sunak-finds #LTNs #TrafficControl #environment #RoadSafety #PublicHealth #ActiveTravel #CleanAir #BanCars #BanSUVs

Striking quote just heard on video re: walkable cities ( https://invidious.einfachzocken.eu/watch?v=Bt4c1J3iHAU&t=0 )

"Cars don't actually do the shopping, people do."

#walkableStreets #LowTraffic

Ignore false claims and bad #journalism – most #LTNs do reduce #traffic | Andrew Gilligan | The Guardian

With #lowTraffic #neighbourhoods (LTNs), which use #motor #traffic restrictions to boost #walking and #cycling, the top choice used to be claiming that they increase #pollution. But that has now been so thoroughly #debunked that it’s losing its magic.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2022/nov/24/ignore-false-claims-and-bad-journalism-most-ltns-do-reduce-traffic

#LowTraffic schemes halve number of #road #injuries, study shows | #RoadSafety | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/23/low-traffic-schemes-halve-number-of-road-injuries-study-shows

#UK #Transport