Low-traffic neighbourhoods boost cycling, reduce car use and make roads safer, but councils could do more to make the schemes more palatable and comprehensible to local people, the most thorough study yet of the concept has concluded. A 2020 demonstration against the imposition of a low traffic neighbourhood in Lewisham, south-east London. Data collated from 10 schemes in the report found that inside their boundaries, cycle use rose by between 31% and 172%, while car traffic fell by between 22% and 76%. One frequent criticism of LTNs is that they simply push car use to the periphery, to busier main roads. That means funding for better-looking streets, protected cycle lanes and complementary measures such as car scrappage schemes and mobility credits, as well as improved public transport.”

Source: The Guardian June 09, 2022 15:14 UTC