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Low traffic neighbourhoods

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GOODCAT · 30/07/2023 10:56

Seen the news today with Rishi Sunak saying he is on the side of motorists with this. This is not the same thing but last year with a combination of cycle to work rapidly followed by having £2 bus fares and living somewhere where there is a bus route which goes to work, I now just use my car if I have heavy stuff to carry or want to go somewhere off a bus route that I can't cycle to.

It has changed my life for the better as I am getting out more and getting exercise. I agree with the idea of LTNs given that I don't like breathing in nasty air and prefer not having to dice with cars that can cause me injury or that are difficult to navigate round because of in street parking, but completely accept that there has been a huge financial cost to individuals where there has happened.

Is there a way that these can be acceptable to a wide range of people in neighbourhoods and if so brought in quickly?

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TizerorFizz · 30/07/2023 23:15

@GOODCAT Where do you think the displaced traffic goes? It goes via other populated streets. Just not yours. The leafy lanes get leafier. The main roads are clogged. Traffic just sits or moves slowly. Buses queue up. Children going to school breathe it all in. It’s great if you have a bus nearby travelling in someone else’s road. Just take a look at London and see how the poorer areas on the main roads get clogged with traffic. Then there’s the ulez charge for poorer people too. LTNs are great for some and a disaster for others.

EmmaStone · 30/07/2023 11:52

My opinion is you can't please everyone - these neighbourhoods will work well for some and not others.

Personally, it would make life very difficult for me - I live rurally, they've cancelled ALL buses in my area (there weren't many to begin with), and I work plus my kids go to school in a city 13 miles away that I have to drive to (no buses for the school, but I do lift share). Parking is already quite difficult and expensive, plus we have a CAZ (doesn't affect me as I have an electric car).

Like I say, great for some, terrible for others, but we're humans, we learn to adapt.