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A community that is fighting the council's plans to bring back traffic and pollution across Bethnal Green and Shoreditch
5/5

remarked that the scheme had brought back some of the community feel of his youth. We will appeal against the judge's ruling because this LTN is helping us to have better lives.
Jane Harris
Save Our Safer Streets in Tower Hamlets
January 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
4/5

There hasn't been any long-term worsening of congestion on boundary roads or in emergency service response times. Local people, schools and businesses want our LTN to stay, as do GPs, the local hospital and the police. My 84-year-old neighbour, who has lived in the East End all his life,
January 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
3/5

In Tower Hamlets, the opposite of a gentrified enclave, they have been a huge success. Serious road injuries have been virtually eliminated, more people are walking and cycling and air quality is better.
January 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
2/5

accepting that the mayor does have some statutory powers to ensure that local councils implement or retain any plans already agreed: in this case, Bethnal Green's LTNs.
Every LTN is different and their benefits need to be considered case by case.
January 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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THE TIMES

Towering success
Sir, You report that the mayor of London "cannot stop councils from removing unpopular low-traffic neighbourhoods" ("Mayor loses court battle to keep low-traffic zones", Dec 19). In fact, the judgement was less clear-cut,
January 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Reposted by Save Our Safer Streets - Tower Hamlets
The Mayor could have and still can avoid this mess by using his GLA Act 1999 powers to issue directions or directly take over powers from Tower Hamlets to stop Mayor Lutfur Rahman from taking this extreme step of removing Bethnal Green's Healthy Streets measures. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Tower Hamlets axing low traffic neighbourhoods is lawful, High Court rules
Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman had promised to ‘abolish the failed Liveable Streets scheme’ in his 2022 re-election manifesto
www.standard.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 1:41 PM