Are councils and political leaders ignoring consultation results?
The short answer is yes. Councils like Hackney in East London are overriding clear majority verdicts and making permanent a raft of road closures introduced as emergency temporary measures during Lockdown. Hackney alone has imposed 19 LTNs using Lockdown measures, and...
Are we witnessing a re-awakening?
Last Tuesday (15 November), Islington Council attempted to hold its first public meeting in a 12-month-long consultation over its planned ‘liveable neighbourhood’ in its Barnsbury Ward. What caught officials by surprise was that, in addition to those who are for the...
Survey reveals LTN road closures hitting women and families hardest
Government-backed council road closures are hitting young working mothers, carers and their families hardest. The architects of road closures that have made the news over the past few months, portray motorists as irresponsible rat-runners making millions upon millions...
LTN road closures hitting women hardest
Government-backed council road closures are hitting young working mothers, carers and their families hardest says campaign group Horrendous Hackney Road Closures. A survey of London drivers has found that roadblocks and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) introduced...
Horrendous Hackney Road Closures claim the scalp of Cllr Jon Burke, who has resigned
The surprise departure of Cllr Burke is welcomed by residents’ campaign group Horrendous Hackney Road Closures (HHRC), who demand Hackney Council overturn all the road closures it introduced in 2020 without full prior consultation. Horrendous Hackney Road Closures...
Hackney residents plan festive convoy against road closures and LTNs
A festive ‘motorcade’ will be winding its way through the congested streets of Hackney in East London on Saturday 12th December, with a very special delivery for Town Hall bosses. Hundreds of East London residents, opposed to Hackney council’s drastic road closures...