Hackney Mayoral Election Active Travel Hustings
There are local elections in May this year which will determine who runs Hackney Council for the next four years, and so who is in charge of local roads. Please come and join us in holding the Mayoral...
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...
Cycling in Parks
Hackney is blessed with amazing parks which are enjoyed by park visitors but also often used as routes to walk wheel or cycle in or through. As supporters of safe and inclusive walking wheeling and cycling,...
‘Stop the Road Closures’! ‘Open Back Our Roads’! LTNs, access equality and streets policy
Hackney Council has recently consulted on new low traffic neighbourhoods in Hoxton and Dalston, so sure as night follows day, some residents have been protesting to ‘open our roads’ (or ‘open back our...
Hoxton East LTN Consultation Report Update
The results of the consultation for Hoxton ‘Liveable Neighbourhood’ (LTN) are in, and it is a resounding ‘YES!’ from the community for the proposed scheme. You can view the consultation report here:...
Dalston Liveable Neighbourhood plans revealed
Finally, at last, the plans for the much debated and longed-for Dalston Liveable Neighourhood have been revealed. It was 3 years ago in January 2023 that Mete Coban, the then Cabinet member for Transport,...
Chatsworth Liveable Neighbourhood: addressing the objections
Addressing concerns around the Chatsworth Road LTN
Mildmay traffic filters turned on
The long awaited Mildmay Liveable Neighbourhood took a big step forward in early November with three new traffic filters going live. These filters are aimed at stopping drivers cutting through these...
