Liveable Streatham Wells
@liveablewells.bsky.social
People working together for a safer, healthier community in Streatham Wells. Campaigning for measures to reduce traffic volume and speed on our streets.
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Low traffic neighbourhoods in Hackney and Islington make it possible for me & thousands of others to travel sustainably with kids. It really is as simple as that.
June 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Low traffic neighbourhoods in Hackney and Islington make it possible for me & thousands of others to travel sustainably with kids. It really is as simple as that.
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Changes to Lambeth’s streets are in the news again. Here’s our view in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Evidence shows that LTNs improve people’s lives | Letters
Letters: Jon Bromwich and Heather Glass of Lambeth Living Streets, former Lambeth council leader Joan Twelves, Graham Clewes and Richard Aldwinckle of One Dulwich respond to an article about LTNs by J...
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Changes to Lambeth’s streets are in the news again. Here’s our view in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Valley Road has been a sewer in recent months & it was only a matter of time before someone got hurt.
I hope the kid gets better soon.
We need the LTN reinstalled as a matter of urgency. Still no sign of when the A23 works are going to happen though…
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/03/resi...
I hope the kid gets better soon.
We need the LTN reinstalled as a matter of urgency. Still no sign of when the A23 works are going to happen though…
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/03/resi...
Residents’ fury as child hospitalised in crash on Streatham’s ‘most dangerous road’
A 12 year old child was hospitalised with serious injuries on Thursday evening after being hit by a motorist on a pavement in Streatham. The boy – who was walking home from school on Valley R…
www.brixtonbuzz.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Valley Road has been a sewer in recent months & it was only a matter of time before someone got hurt.
I hope the kid gets better soon.
We need the LTN reinstalled as a matter of urgency. Still no sign of when the A23 works are going to happen though…
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/03/resi...
I hope the kid gets better soon.
We need the LTN reinstalled as a matter of urgency. Still no sign of when the A23 works are going to happen though…
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/03/resi...
Sobering piece on the appalling state of road danger on Valley Road. Something must be done.
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
@clairekholland.bsky.social
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/03/resi...
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
@clairekholland.bsky.social
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/03/resi...
Residents’ fury as child hospitalised in crash on Streatham’s ‘most dangerous road’
A 12 year old child was hospitalised with serious injuries on Thursday evening after being hit by a motorist on a pavement in Streatham. The boy – who was walking home from school on Valley R…
www.brixtonbuzz.com
March 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Sobering piece on the appalling state of road danger on Valley Road. Something must be done.
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
@clairekholland.bsky.social
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/03/resi...
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
@clairekholland.bsky.social
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/03/resi...
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This is so terrifying. Valley Road is becoming a worse death trap than the High Street
Please bring back our LTN and stop this madness!
Please bring back our LTN and stop this madness!
Please avoid Valley Road.
Very sad to report that a child has been hit by a vehicle on Valley Road and the police have closed the road.
Wishing the child a full and speedy recovery.
Very sad to report that a child has been hit by a vehicle on Valley Road and the police have closed the road.
Wishing the child a full and speedy recovery.
March 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is so terrifying. Valley Road is becoming a worse death trap than the High Street
Please bring back our LTN and stop this madness!
Please bring back our LTN and stop this madness!
Please avoid Valley Road.
Very sad to report that a child has been hit by a vehicle on Valley Road and the police have closed the road.
Wishing the child a full and speedy recovery.
Very sad to report that a child has been hit by a vehicle on Valley Road and the police have closed the road.
Wishing the child a full and speedy recovery.
March 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Please avoid Valley Road.
Very sad to report that a child has been hit by a vehicle on Valley Road and the police have closed the road.
Wishing the child a full and speedy recovery.
Very sad to report that a child has been hit by a vehicle on Valley Road and the police have closed the road.
Wishing the child a full and speedy recovery.
You heard it here first - it's the buses fault that there is traffic
As you can see the queue of traffic is due to the bus which is perfectly understandable, I drove down valley this morning at 0815 and it was absolutely fine.
February 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
You heard it here first - it's the buses fault that there is traffic
Life in an ex-LTN. 8am.
February 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Life in an ex-LTN. 8am.
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A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times.
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
February 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times.
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
Looking good on Valley Road, just as nature intended. Believe it or not, this school has a 'school street'
Any news on the next steps for Streatham Wells LTN or the years-delayed high road scheme?
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk
Any news on the next steps for Streatham Wells LTN or the years-delayed high road scheme?
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Looking good on Valley Road, just as nature intended. Believe it or not, this school has a 'school street'
Any news on the next steps for Streatham Wells LTN or the years-delayed high road scheme?
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk
Any news on the next steps for Streatham Wells LTN or the years-delayed high road scheme?
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk
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Here's how it started: the switch from streets being dominated by pedestrians, with cars as the guests / interlopers, to what we have now: streets for cars, pedestrians having to look out for themselves.
It used to be different; it needs to be again.
It used to be different; it needs to be again.
“Americans did not choose car dependency. We didn’t vote for it, and it was not the winner in a free market competition. The real answer is complex, but a single turning point reveals an essential part of the story.”
www.planetizen.com/features/132...
www.planetizen.com/features/132...
The 100-Year Road to Car Dependency in the US
October 8, 2024, marks the centennial of the publication of what would soon become the Los Angeles Traffic Ordinance — a landmark on the road toward our car-dominated status quo.
www.planetizen.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Here's how it started: the switch from streets being dominated by pedestrians, with cars as the guests / interlopers, to what we have now: streets for cars, pedestrians having to look out for themselves.
It used to be different; it needs to be again.
It used to be different; it needs to be again.
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This is not just a London thing. Driving is most convenient for many
We need:
1. pay as go you road pricing to make driving short trips in urban areas less convenient.
2. Amended vehicle tax to tax bigger and heavier vehicles more.
3. Lowered speed limits.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We need:
1. pay as go you road pricing to make driving short trips in urban areas less convenient.
2. Amended vehicle tax to tax bigger and heavier vehicles more.
3. Lowered speed limits.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
London has a congestion charge – and traffic in gridlock. We need other ways to end the obsession with cars | Jonn Elledge
The charge was seen as draconian, but new thinking is now essential. Look to the cities trying a range of bold ideas, says author Jonn Elledge
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This is not just a London thing. Driving is most convenient for many
We need:
1. pay as go you road pricing to make driving short trips in urban areas less convenient.
2. Amended vehicle tax to tax bigger and heavier vehicles more.
3. Lowered speed limits.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We need:
1. pay as go you road pricing to make driving short trips in urban areas less convenient.
2. Amended vehicle tax to tax bigger and heavier vehicles more.
3. Lowered speed limits.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Happy new year!
To kick off 2025 we bring inspiration from our friends in Copenhagen🇩🇰
Just look at this space reserved for family cargo bike parking. Truly a thing of beauty🌳 🚲
Come on Lambeth - we know you can do this too!
#familycycling #cleanair #schoolrun
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
To kick off 2025 we bring inspiration from our friends in Copenhagen🇩🇰
Just look at this space reserved for family cargo bike parking. Truly a thing of beauty🌳 🚲
Come on Lambeth - we know you can do this too!
#familycycling #cleanair #schoolrun
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Happy new year!
To kick off 2025 we bring inspiration from our friends in Copenhagen🇩🇰
Just look at this space reserved for family cargo bike parking. Truly a thing of beauty🌳 🚲
Come on Lambeth - we know you can do this too!
#familycycling #cleanair #schoolrun
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
To kick off 2025 we bring inspiration from our friends in Copenhagen🇩🇰
Just look at this space reserved for family cargo bike parking. Truly a thing of beauty🌳 🚲
Come on Lambeth - we know you can do this too!
#familycycling #cleanair #schoolrun
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social
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Excellent (and seemingly pretty accurate) isochrone generator.
How far can you cycle from Streatham in 15 / 30 / 45 minutes?
How far can you cycle from Streatham in 15 / 30 / 45 minutes?
January 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Excellent (and seemingly pretty accurate) isochrone generator.
How far can you cycle from Streatham in 15 / 30 / 45 minutes?
How far can you cycle from Streatham in 15 / 30 / 45 minutes?
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Now to Streatham Wells LTN, that has been in the news. Also a downward trend.
Lambeth - Streatham Green - Urban - By a boundary road (A23)
N02 readings - automatic air pollution sensor (Jan 2010 - Jan 2025)
Lambeth - Streatham Green - Urban - By a boundary road (A23)
N02 readings - automatic air pollution sensor (Jan 2010 - Jan 2025)
January 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Now to Streatham Wells LTN, that has been in the news. Also a downward trend.
Lambeth - Streatham Green - Urban - By a boundary road (A23)
N02 readings - automatic air pollution sensor (Jan 2010 - Jan 2025)
Lambeth - Streatham Green - Urban - By a boundary road (A23)
N02 readings - automatic air pollution sensor (Jan 2010 - Jan 2025)
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Here is a picture of the Social and Environmental Justice that can be achieved by ripping out LTNs! (Valley Rd is one of the roads that was previously filtered in the abandoned Streatham Wells LTN)
January 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Here is a picture of the Social and Environmental Justice that can be achieved by ripping out LTNs! (Valley Rd is one of the roads that was previously filtered in the abandoned Streatham Wells LTN)
Happy New Year from Valley Road
January 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Happy New Year from Valley Road
Valley Road. The absolute state of it.
We need an LTN back.
We need an LTN back.
November 18, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Valley Road. The absolute state of it.
We need an LTN back.
We need an LTN back.
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Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it transform the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better.
The traffic got BETTER.
The traffic got BETTER.
November 17, 2024 at 6:07 AM
Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it transform the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better.
The traffic got BETTER.
The traffic got BETTER.
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Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social
unexpectedly opened their new #Streatham High Road bookshop late on Friday afternoon and immediately attracted plenty of customers, with queues forming at the tills within the first hour.
unexpectedly opened their new #Streatham High Road bookshop late on Friday afternoon and immediately attracted plenty of customers, with queues forming at the tills within the first hour.
November 15, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social
unexpectedly opened their new #Streatham High Road bookshop late on Friday afternoon and immediately attracted plenty of customers, with queues forming at the tills within the first hour.
unexpectedly opened their new #Streatham High Road bookshop late on Friday afternoon and immediately attracted plenty of customers, with queues forming at the tills within the first hour.
Cargo bike storage..its a real (and easily solvable) blocker to wider adoption of these amazing family workhorses
More cargo bikes = fewer car trips = happier & healthier communities
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social lets fix this!
#cargosleighbay #cargohanger #bikeparking
@solveschoolrun.bsky.social
More cargo bikes = fewer car trips = happier & healthier communities
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social lets fix this!
#cargosleighbay #cargohanger #bikeparking
@solveschoolrun.bsky.social
November 14, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Cargo bike storage..its a real (and easily solvable) blocker to wider adoption of these amazing family workhorses
More cargo bikes = fewer car trips = happier & healthier communities
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social lets fix this!
#cargosleighbay #cargohanger #bikeparking
@solveschoolrun.bsky.social
More cargo bikes = fewer car trips = happier & healthier communities
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social lets fix this!
#cargosleighbay #cargohanger #bikeparking
@solveschoolrun.bsky.social
Yet another crash this afternoon at this ridiculously busy and dangerous mini roundabout
October 29, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Yet another crash this afternoon at this ridiculously busy and dangerous mini roundabout
Does anyone know anything about these bikes? The price seems too good to be true...
uk.fiido.com/products/fii...
uk.fiido.com/products/fii...
Fiido T2 Longtail Cargo E-bike
Explore The Fiido UK T2 longtail cargo ebike: 110km long range, 750w motor, all-terrain adaptability, adding comfort and versatility to every ride.
uk.fiido.com
October 28, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Does anyone know anything about these bikes? The price seems too good to be true...
uk.fiido.com/products/fii...
uk.fiido.com/products/fii...
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Here’s my starter pack for UK/EU people in Active Travel. As loads more keep coming I may need to update it so LMK if anyone’s missing.
go.bsky.app/GYyLGPA
go.bsky.app/GYyLGPA
October 28, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Here’s my starter pack for UK/EU people in Active Travel. As loads more keep coming I may need to update it so LMK if anyone’s missing.
go.bsky.app/GYyLGPA
go.bsky.app/GYyLGPA
Hello bluesky!
Looking forward to building a nicer and healthier place over here
Looking forward to building a nicer and healthier place over here
October 20, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Hello bluesky!
Looking forward to building a nicer and healthier place over here
Looking forward to building a nicer and healthier place over here