Hackney's Traffic in 2025: What Does the Latest Data Tell Us?
How Hackney's road are changing, based on data
We are a non party-political coalition of local residents campaigning for policies to reduce the number of miles driven on Hackney’s roads, reduce the dominance of motor traffic, and create streets which are safer, healthier, and more inclusive.
If you support our 2026 manifesto, please become a supporter!
Latest news
Dalston Liveable Neighbourhood plans revealed
Update October 2026 Hackney Council have now moved to the Statutory Consultation phase for the Dalston Liveable Neighbourhood. This is the final stage before implementation can begin. The formal notice...
Hackney Central: Why Navarino and Greenwood Roads need traffic filters
- Two narrow minor roads in Hackney Central are currently carrying traffic that is rat-running to avoid main roads - The Council already identified the need to prevent rat-running here - Now that the...
What temporary works can tell you about how different transport modes are valued
In mid-August the Council closed Poole Street at the Junction with New North Road in order to place site cabins near to essential utility works on New North Road. The closure is expected to be in place...
Why opening up roads won’t relieve Hackney’s traffic congestion
There are roads in Hackney which have long carried excessive amounts of motor traffic. Think Graham Road, Dalston Lane, Balls Pond Road, or Homerton High Street. In fact, taking Graham Road as an example,...
Cars don't just cause climate change – they make our streets hotter today
As Hackney braces for more frequent heatwaves, most discussions focus on climate change and carbon emissions. But there's another important reason to reduce traffic in our neighbourhoods: cars and vans...
Why Hackney LTNs are vital for public health and environmental justice
People tend to think of LTNs as a policy to make local streets nicer or better to walk or cycle, or perhaps if they oppose them, how they can make driving less convenient. But most people don’t think...
Low Traffic “…but just not like this”. Why Councils are choosing LTNs and how to tell real evidence from misinformation
We recently wrote a blogpost addressing those who oppose low traffic neighbourhoods from the perspective of wanting to ‘open our roads’ to prioritise the convenience and freedom to drive. But another...
Are LTNs popular with Hackney residents?
"Why are the council not listening to residents who hate LTNs?" "Local residents want to be able to drive but the council has implemented LTNs without asking us" These are things we've heard many times...
How rethinking parking can create a lower traffic Hackney
Car parking might seem like a pretty dry and boring topic, but it has surprisingly wide-ranging impacts. This blogpost runs though why we should all care about car parking, and how Hackney Council can...
Do LTNs favour rich people?
Groups opposed to LTNs sometimes like to claim they benefit rich people on side streets whilst poor people on main roads suffer. It’s a snappy soundbite, but is there any truth to it? We run through the...
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People-friendly streets for a safer, greener, healthier Hackney
We are a coalition of local people and organisations who support action to make walking and cycling safer and easier. Join us as we call for 30% less traffic by 2030, measured in miles driven, on both main and side roads, to benefit all Hackney residents.
If we do nothing, traffic will keep rising. But we can turn the tide
Since summer 2020 Hackney Council have introduced many schemes that limit the dominance of through traffic on our streets. School Streets and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, which restrict motor traffic from passing through an area, can reduce the total amount of traffic in Hackney.
Now we are calling for 30% less traffic by 2030, measured in miles driven.
Hackney's Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
New Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have been implemented in several areas around Hackney since summer 2020, building on similar schemes that have been in place successfully and without protest for decades, such as in Brownswood, Homerton and De Beauvoir. 2026 is set to see a significant change with new liveable neighbourhoods coming in several areas including Dalston and Hoxton East.
About us
Low Traffic Hackney is an organised group of local residents supportive of efforts to reduce motor traffic levels in Hackney. See our full aims and manifesto here.
We are an advocacy and a campaigning group. We want to dispel many of the myths (or, frankly, untruths) about car usage, and we want to help explain with evidence the many benefits to living in cities which are not dominated by traffic. We want to persuade politicians of these advantages and make sure they make decisions which benefit everyone, whether you're 8 or 80, and regardless of disability or wealth. Lastly, we want to build support from residents for a Low Traffic Hackney!
