Hackney Council has announced plans to expand its Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, which will ban most road traffic from 75% of the borough's roads.
The sight of motorised vehicles could soon be a thing of the past in a large area of oneThe move is an expansion of Low Traffic Neighbourhood measures and would be ‘the country’s most ambitious plan’ to tackle toxic air, according to the authority.
Dalston, Hoxton, Chatsworth Road, Craven Walk, Cazenove Road and Stamford Hill will all have the measures installed between now and 2025/26. Low Traffic Neighbourhoods use a mixture of physical barriers – such as planters and bollards – and traffic cameras to prevent vehicles from entering streets while keeping them accessible to cyclists and pedestrians.LTNs use a mixture of physical barriers and cameras to reduce traffic LTNs are already in place in other parts of London, including Stoke Newington, London Fields and Hackney Downs.
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