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Exeter LTN bollards (picture credit Devon County Council)

Councils lack resources to successfully deliver LTNs amid “culture wars”, study finds

Researchers say years of austerity, short-term funding and staff shortages have left local authorities struggling to implement Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

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Arnold Circus LTN

“Our safe streets are here to stay”: Mayor’s “dangerous” decision to axe low traffic neighbourhoods deemed unlawful, as campaigners hail “huge precedent for London”

The Court of Appeal ruled the removal of three liveable streets in Tower Hamlets by its mayor Lutfur Rahman failed to implement Sadiq Khan’s transport strategy for London, after years of legal wrangling

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Railton LTN

London low-traffic neighbourhoods cut deaths and serious injuries by a third, new study suggests

Low-traffic schemes associated with 37 per cent reduction in deaths and serious injuries, and "no evidence of a change in total injury numbers" on nearby boundary roads either

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Anti-LTN protest Dulwich

High Court orders Labour council to scrap “unlawful” low traffic neighbourhood as anti-LTN campaigners hail landmark ruling as “wake-up call to councils everywhere”

The judge found the Lambeth Council guilty of “serious failing” and displaying a “masterclass in selective partial reporting”, while also denying it the permission to appeal the “humiliating” ruling

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Cyclist next to a LTN planter; Insert: Nigel Farage

Reform UK branded “utterly clueless” after pledging to scrap LTNs – where none exist

“Now they have some power, they need to learn how to Google things first,” a Lib Dem spokesperson said after the 10 councils now under Reform’s control confirmed they do not have the traffic-calming measures in place

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Oxford LTN (Oxford City Council)

“Huge public health benefits to more children walking and cycling”: Oxford’s low-traffic neighbourhoods defended after criticism of controversial scheme’s £4m cost

Defence comes after councillor claimed £3.8m spent on LTNs and 'quickways' cycle routes between 2021 and 2024 is a "waste" of money that has "made our lives a misery on a daily basis"

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Wandsworth Bridge Road planters and parklets

Narrowing roads with planters and parklets could make cyclists vulnerable to side swipe collisions, finds council’s safety report, but council claims “risks are relatively small” as new environment aims to “prioritise people rather than cars”

“The new environment will contribute to creating a sense of uncertainty and caution which will reduce speed further and help in improving safety for all users,” the Labour council said

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Cyclist next to an LTN planter, Hackney, London

Council workers embroiled in bitter LTN row offered wellbeing day off after “relentless hostility and anger” from residents opposing decision to “bulldoze through” plans for low traffic neighbourhood

Anti-LTN campaigners said the public meeting was a “fiasco” but admitted that the conduct of some attendees was “bordering on abuse”, leaving councillors “in tears”

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Human bollards Exeter (@ExeterCycling/Twitter)

“We can’t wait for some horrible accident outside the school before we do anything”: No funding for safety schemes at school where driver hit child on bike, as council vows to “deal with fallout” from scrapping of controversial LTN

One councillor claimed that since the Active Streets scheme was scrapped, locals have regressed to “bad habits”, including “cycling on pavements” and “parking on zig-zag lines outside schools”

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Cyclist using cycle lane in Edinburgh

Locals urge council to “stop low traffic neighbourhoods and cycle lanes” to help cut down costs, but council claims responses not a “representative sample of residents”

The survey launched by Edinburgh City Council received almost 3,000 responses, with stopping LTNs and reducing active travel the two most-voted suggestions, with 1,300 votes

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