Better Streets Newham
@betterstsnewham.bsky.social
Residents who want a cleaner, greener & fairer Newham
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Very bad news for all other road users in the UK, especially those on foot and on bikes.
Number of US-style pickup trucks on UK roads up 92% in a decade, data shows
Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Very bad news for all other road users in the UK, especially those on foot and on bikes.
A Newham @livingstreets.bsky.social group is launching this week in Canning Town. Go along if you can 🚶♀️🚲🛴🦽🦯
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January 27, 2026 at 11:22 AM
A Newham @livingstreets.bsky.social group is launching this week in Canning Town. Go along if you can 🚶♀️🚲🛴🦽🦯
www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-of-...
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⏰⚠️⏰⚠️ ALERT! The Bayswater road consultation is under heavy threat despite the obvious benefits. The weekend saw 400+ responses and it's IMPERITIVE we show strong support ahead of the WEDS 28th DEADLINE. Please take a moment to add your voice here: cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is/en-GB/
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Cycle Movement Strategy Phase 3: Bayswater Road
The Bayswater Road Cycle Movement Strategy Phase 3 scheme looks to enhance cycling and pedestrian facilities in both directions along Bayswater Road, from Palace Court to Lancaster Terrace.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:59 PM
⏰⚠️⏰⚠️ ALERT! The Bayswater road consultation is under heavy threat despite the obvious benefits. The weekend saw 400+ responses and it's IMPERITIVE we show strong support ahead of the WEDS 28th DEADLINE. Please take a moment to add your voice here: cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is/en-GB/
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Excellent news. This is a well used route by both pedestrians & cyclists & the current arrangements are terrible!
🚶♀️🚴 Water Lane Crossing Improvements are Coming Soon
Work is progressing on new safety improvements along Water Lane (E15), including:
Work is progressing on new safety improvements along Water Lane (E15), including:
January 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Excellent news. This is a well used route by both pedestrians & cyclists & the current arrangements are terrible!
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The Court of Appeal's judgement stopping Tower Hamlets from ripping out safety infrastructure is good news for Londoners.
It's good for road safety & reducing danger. It's good for air quality, good for health, and good for communities across the capital.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
It's good for road safety & reducing danger. It's good for air quality, good for health, and good for communities across the capital.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
East London residents win sensational victory in fight to save low-traffic schemes
London-wide implications for LTNs as Court of Appeal rules that Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman acted unlawfully in trying to ignore Sadiq Khan’s transport masterplan
www.standard.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 12:34 PM
The Court of Appeal's judgement stopping Tower Hamlets from ripping out safety infrastructure is good news for Londoners.
It's good for road safety & reducing danger. It's good for air quality, good for health, and good for communities across the capital.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
It's good for road safety & reducing danger. It's good for air quality, good for health, and good for communities across the capital.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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This is significant news for schemes delivered across London in the last nine years. It means politicians can't simply 'rip out' LTNs and bike lanes they don't like. Some of those running in May's elections are going to have to rethink their pledges
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
East London residents win sensational victory in fight to save low-traffic schemes
London-wide implications for LTNs as Court of Appeal rules that Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman acted unlawfully in trying to ignore Sadiq Khan’s transport masterplan
www.standard.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:37 PM
This is significant news for schemes delivered across London in the last nine years. It means politicians can't simply 'rip out' LTNs and bike lanes they don't like. Some of those running in May's elections are going to have to rethink their pledges
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Excellent piece by @lauralaker.bsky.social on today’s TH news as well as recent events & political machinations in Newham…
lauralaker.substack.com/p/the-march-...
lauralaker.substack.com/p/the-march-...
The march of progress?
...and the political hokey cokey around cars
lauralaker.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Excellent piece by @lauralaker.bsky.social on today’s TH news as well as recent events & political machinations in Newham…
lauralaker.substack.com/p/the-march-...
lauralaker.substack.com/p/the-march-...
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Court of Appeal just ruled Tower Hamlets DECISION to remove the Bethnal Green LTN is UNLAWFUL.
Councils can't remove without going through proper process & getting Mayor of London's approval.
This is a MASSIVE precedent for London. Years of work vindicated.
#SaveOurSaferStreets
#LTN
Councils can't remove without going through proper process & getting Mayor of London's approval.
This is a MASSIVE precedent for London. Years of work vindicated.
#SaveOurSaferStreets
#LTN
January 22, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Court of Appeal just ruled Tower Hamlets DECISION to remove the Bethnal Green LTN is UNLAWFUL.
Councils can't remove without going through proper process & getting Mayor of London's approval.
This is a MASSIVE precedent for London. Years of work vindicated.
#SaveOurSaferStreets
#LTN
Councils can't remove without going through proper process & getting Mayor of London's approval.
This is a MASSIVE precedent for London. Years of work vindicated.
#SaveOurSaferStreets
#LTN
Massive congratulations to all @saveoursaferstreets.org - such fantastic news!!
January 22, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Massive congratulations to all @saveoursaferstreets.org - such fantastic news!!
Such an important thread. We often hear claims that residents weren’t consulted on schemes to make our streets safer.
There are some who say we don’t consult on our newest Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.
If that’s the case, it’s worth taking a look at the West Ham LTN engagement report.
If that’s the case, it’s worth taking a look at the West Ham LTN engagement report.
January 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Such an important thread. We often hear claims that residents weren’t consulted on schemes to make our streets safer.
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I started a petition calling on Transport for London to install a lift at Plaistow Underground Station.
I'm pleased that Newham London is also advocating for step free access for Plaistow Station.
Sign our petition via the link below! 👇
www.change.org/p/ask-tfl-to...
I'm pleased that Newham London is also advocating for step free access for Plaistow Station.
Sign our petition via the link below! 👇
www.change.org/p/ask-tfl-to...
Sign the Petition
Ask TFL to install a lift at Plaistow Underground Station
www.change.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I started a petition calling on Transport for London to install a lift at Plaistow Underground Station.
I'm pleased that Newham London is also advocating for step free access for Plaistow Station.
Sign our petition via the link below! 👇
www.change.org/p/ask-tfl-to...
I'm pleased that Newham London is also advocating for step free access for Plaistow Station.
Sign our petition via the link below! 👇
www.change.org/p/ask-tfl-to...
Newham council have ‘called in’ the decision made at officer level to make the West Ham traffic filtering scheme permanent. Our friends @newhamcyclists.uk have all the details: newhamcyclists.uk/take-action-...
Take Action: Support the West Ham Park LTN – Newham Cyclists
newhamcyclists.uk
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Newham council have ‘called in’ the decision made at officer level to make the West Ham traffic filtering scheme permanent. Our friends @newhamcyclists.uk have all the details: newhamcyclists.uk/take-action-...
It is VERY slippery out on the roads & pavements today. We’ve already heard about a couple of pedestrian falls & collisions between cars. Council don’t seem to have done any gritting. Please be careful out there!
January 7, 2026 at 9:33 AM
It is VERY slippery out on the roads & pavements today. We’ve already heard about a couple of pedestrian falls & collisions between cars. Council don’t seem to have done any gritting. Please be careful out there!
Do you live on Manbey Grove E15 or use it to travel locally? @wearepossible.bsky.social need your help!
October 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Do you live on Manbey Grove E15 or use it to travel locally? @wearepossible.bsky.social need your help!
We all love trees 🌳 on our streets. Did you know that Newham has signed up to @treesforstreets.bsky.social ? Or that trees can actually make our streets safer?
www.treesforstreets.org/how-street-t...
www.treesforstreets.org/how-street-t...
How Street Trees help make our roads safer - Trees for Streets
Trees may just be the perfect traffic calming measure to keep our streets safe - find out how they impact the way we drive.
www.treesforstreets.org
October 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We all love trees 🌳 on our streets. Did you know that Newham has signed up to @treesforstreets.bsky.social ? Or that trees can actually make our streets safer?
www.treesforstreets.org/how-street-t...
www.treesforstreets.org/how-street-t...
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🏆 London should be leading the way in creating people friendly spaces - instead we continue to lag behind our European neighbours...
💻 Email Sadiq today and ask him to prioritise a low traffic West End: bit.ly/43YSUC7
💻 Email Sadiq today and ask him to prioritise a low traffic West End: bit.ly/43YSUC7
July 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🏆 London should be leading the way in creating people friendly spaces - instead we continue to lag behind our European neighbours...
💻 Email Sadiq today and ask him to prioritise a low traffic West End: bit.ly/43YSUC7
💻 Email Sadiq today and ask him to prioritise a low traffic West End: bit.ly/43YSUC7
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Oh man, not again. I have seen people BBQ on the flats despite the rules. Which is irresponsible, but this keeps happening. I wonder if a dedicated safe BBQ area, like the Olympic Park has, could help prevent these wildfires in future.
July 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Oh man, not again. I have seen people BBQ on the flats despite the rules. Which is irresponsible, but this keeps happening. I wonder if a dedicated safe BBQ area, like the Olympic Park has, could help prevent these wildfires in future.
Huge fire on Wanstead Flats with over 40 firefighters in attendance from
@london-fire.gov.uk
PLEASE in this hot weather be even more careful when discarding cigarettes, bottles etc & absolutely NO barbecues!
@london-fire.gov.uk
PLEASE in this hot weather be even more careful when discarding cigarettes, bottles etc & absolutely NO barbecues!
July 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Huge fire on Wanstead Flats with over 40 firefighters in attendance from
@london-fire.gov.uk
PLEASE in this hot weather be even more careful when discarding cigarettes, bottles etc & absolutely NO barbecues!
@london-fire.gov.uk
PLEASE in this hot weather be even more careful when discarding cigarettes, bottles etc & absolutely NO barbecues!
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London Bicycling Streetfilm has launched!
Featuring: @willnorman.co.uk @auntiekayadventure.bsky.social @solomonge.bsky.social @iambrianjones.bsky.social @brendapuech.bsky.social @letsgetcracking.bsky.social & about a dozen other voices!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OunB...
Featuring: @willnorman.co.uk @auntiekayadventure.bsky.social @solomonge.bsky.social @iambrianjones.bsky.social @brendapuech.bsky.social @letsgetcracking.bsky.social & about a dozen other voices!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OunB...
In The City of London Bicycles Now Outnumber Cars
YouTube video by Streetfilms®
www.youtube.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
London Bicycling Streetfilm has launched!
Featuring: @willnorman.co.uk @auntiekayadventure.bsky.social @solomonge.bsky.social @iambrianjones.bsky.social @brendapuech.bsky.social @letsgetcracking.bsky.social & about a dozen other voices!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OunB...
Featuring: @willnorman.co.uk @auntiekayadventure.bsky.social @solomonge.bsky.social @iambrianjones.bsky.social @brendapuech.bsky.social @letsgetcracking.bsky.social & about a dozen other voices!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OunB...
The 71 year old cyclist who was killed on Centre Road last month has been named as Barry Shonibare. Our thoughts are with his loved ones.
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
Cyclist dies five days after being severely injured on 'dangerous' Wanstead Flats
Grieving family call for speed cameras after death of ‘fit and healthy’ father
www.standard.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The 71 year old cyclist who was killed on Centre Road last month has been named as Barry Shonibare. Our thoughts are with his loved ones.
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
A turn up for the books! Newham is the most improved borough this year & jumps from 13th to 8th place. Going 20mph was a big win!
www.healthystreetsscorecard.london/results/your...
www.healthystreetsscorecard.london/results/your...
Newham – Healthy Streets Scorecard
www.healthystreetsscorecard.london
July 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A turn up for the books! Newham is the most improved borough this year & jumps from 13th to 8th place. Going 20mph was a big win!
www.healthystreetsscorecard.london/results/your...
www.healthystreetsscorecard.london/results/your...
In case you were still in any doubt of the benefit of low traffic neighbourhoods…
NEW: Big study of low-traffic neighbourhoods in London suggest they cut road injuries and deaths by more than a third within their boundaries with no apparent negative safety effect on nearby roads. This feels a *major* boost for proponents of such schemes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’
Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In case you were still in any doubt of the benefit of low traffic neighbourhoods…
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Yet another credible academic study published today, this time in the BMJ, showing that LTNs significantly cut road traffic injuries. To no one's surprise.
injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/earl...
injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/earl...
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in London reduce road traffic injuries: a controlled before-and-after analysis (2012–2024)
Background Between 2015 and 2024, 113 Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) were implemented across Greater London, with 27 subsequently removed. We investigated their impacts on road traffic injuries ins...
injuryprevention.bmj.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Yet another credible academic study published today, this time in the BMJ, showing that LTNs significantly cut road traffic injuries. To no one's surprise.
injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/earl...
injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/earl...
We have 20mph boroughwide now. As long as it’s enforced there are huge benefits!
Study on London 20 mph limits shows:
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
etsc.eu/20mph-limits...
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
etsc.eu/20mph-limits...
20mph limits in London linked to sharp fall in road injuries and deaths, new report finds
A new study published by Transport for London (TfL) has shown that the introduction of 20mph speed limits and zones on local authority-managed roads in London between 1989 and 2013 led to significant…
etsc.eu
June 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
We have 20mph boroughwide now. As long as it’s enforced there are huge benefits!
“Low-traffic neighbourhoods are often framed as inhibiting our ability to get around. But for many of us, they make getting around more possible & desirable – making space for community, for walking, for cycling.”
Great article by Izzy @wearepossible.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Great article by Izzy @wearepossible.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Just ignore all the myths about low traffic neighbourhoods: they’re popular, effective and here to stay | Izzy Romilly
After the high court ruled one high-profile scheme unlawful, it is important to make the case for LTNs. Luckily, there is a strong one to make, says Izzy Romilly of climate charity Possible
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
“Low-traffic neighbourhoods are often framed as inhibiting our ability to get around. But for many of us, they make getting around more possible & desirable – making space for community, for walking, for cycling.”
Great article by Izzy @wearepossible.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Great article by Izzy @wearepossible.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...