Greenwich Council has apologised after town hall security staff banned people from bringing in copies of a leaflet criticising its decision to press on with a low-traffic neighbourhood. The council decided last month to make the rush-hour traffic scheme permanent after a series of consultations ended. The LTN stops drivers from using north-south roads either […]
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Greenwich Council rejects scrutiny call and permanently imposes LTN
Greenwich Council has blocked a final attempt to challenge its controversial low-traffic neighbourhood – just days after denying it had airbrushed opposition to the project. Conservative deputy leader Charlie Davis had attempted to “call in” the final decision to approve the scheme after a statutory consultation which ended last month. This would have resulted in […]
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Cut to bus linking hospital with Greenwich’s LTN branded ‘unacceptable’
A bus running through Greenwich and Blackheath’s controversial low-traffic neighbourhood has been reduced in frequency – reducing access to the borough’s only general hospital. The 386 service between Blackheath Village and Woolwich, which serves Queen Elizabeth Hospital, has only run with three buses an hour rather than four since November 29 – the worst level […]
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Greenwich LTN made permanent as pledges made to fix Charlton’s traffic
The part-time low-traffic neighbourhood in Greenwich and Blackheath will be made permanent after a panel of three Labour councillors rejected two challenges to the scheme. But the council leader and the cabinet member for transport pledged to deal with traffic problems in Charlton that followed the introduction of the LTN in last year. One resident […]
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Greenwich LTN challenged by Tory, independent and Green councillors
Conservative, independent and Green councillors have challenged a decision to make the part-time low-traffic neighbourhood in Greenwich and Blackheath permanent, meaning there will be a hearing about the issue at Woolwich Town Hall next month. Streets east and west of Greenwich Park have been closed to through traffic during peak times on weekdays since November […]
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Greenwich and Blackheath’s LTN set to stay – despite increased rat-running
The part-time low-traffic neighbourhood in Greenwich and Blackheath could be made permanent next month — despite the council admitting that it has exacerbated rat-running through side streets in Charlton. Streets east and west of Greenwich Park have been closed to through traffic during peak times since November as part of long-running attempts to stop drivers […]
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Come clean on buried ‘LTNs don’t cut traffic’ report, Sadiq Khan told
London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to say whether or not he was involved in a decision to suppress a TfL-funded study which found that low-traffic neighbourhoods do not reduce car use. The schemes, which have been backed by the mayor, have led to an increase in cycling, according to the University of […]
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Greenwich Council has made £2.5 million from its low-traffic neighbourhood
Greenwich Council has collected £2.5 million from penalty notices issued in its low-traffic neighbourhood, councillors have been told. The council had issued 47,836 notices between January and the end of May, bringing in £2,495,000. Most drivers are barred from making north-south through trips on weekdays between 3pm and 7pm on a number of roads across […]
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