Mastodawn

The madness of rat-runs. A friend was taken out by a rat-running Uber driver cutting across Dartmouth Park Hill without looking. This is one of the unsung advantages of #LTNs, they make boundary roads safer. He survived, concussion, bruises. Bike written off.

AndrewC Jan 23

omg why did I only learn about the East Oxford Bollard Wassailers today? Fine good tradition. Hope they did it again this year. https://oxfordclarion.uk/here-we-go-a-bollarding/

#Bollards #LTNs #Oxford #Wassail

Here we go a-bollarding

Active travel enthusiasts gathered in East Oxford on Saturday to ‘wassail’ the low traffic neighbourhood bollards across St. Mary’s and wish them good fortune in the coming year. Clad in a mix of hi-vis and traditional feathers, the group sang and danced around the wooden bollards as well as

Oxford Clarion

Jon PENNYCOOK Jul 8, 2025

"LTNS CUT DEATHS AND INJURIES BY OVER A THIRD."

Taken from the #BikeIsBest newsletter https://www.bikeis.best/p/30-cycling-growth-and-good-ltn-news?publication_id=2148339&post_id=167820435&isFreemail=true

"Examining 113 London Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) across more than a decade, researchers found that LTNs were associated with a 35% reduction in all injuries, and a 37% drop in deaths and serious injuries (KSIs)."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/07/londons-low-traffic-zones-cut-deaths-and-injuries-by-more-than-a-third

#cycling #biketodon #biketodon #walking #ActiveTravel #London #UK #LTN #LTNs #transport #RoadDanger

30% cycling growth and good LTN news #170

LTNs work, but you already knew that.

#BikeIsBest’s Substack

Jules she/her Jul 7, 2025

London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/07/londons-low-traffic-zones-cut-deaths-and-injuries-by-more-than-a-third?
#LTNs #SafeStreetsNow #LowTrafficNeighbourhoods

London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’

Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods

The Guardian

The Ranty Highwayman Jun 12, 2025

Shepherdess Walk, junction with Micawber Street, Hackney.

This used to be a signalised junction before the junction (on both roads) was filtered with a bus exemption.

First planters, now kerbs.

#LTNs
#LowTrafficNeighbourhoods

Pedestriansfirst May 21, 2025

“We view these schemes with the same suspicion as mass immigration and net zero,” Yusuf told the Telegraph, adding: “You can expect, if you live in a Reform council, for there to be a much higher bar for any proposals for LTNs and for the large-scale reversal of these existing LTNs.” Safer streets for children very woke for #MiniTrump and his acolytes. #LTNs #Reform #RoadSafety

Stingray's Badger Friend Apr 17, 2025

“The only way is to lift my #bike over my head”: Cyclist slams “anti-bike” gates creating “low cycling neighbourhoods” instead of low traffic neighbourhoods #LTNs

A #cyclist has raised concerns over a network of restrictive gates and barriers across a #London borough’s parks and cycle routes, warning that outdated infrastructure is blocking access for many and undermining efforts to encourage #activetravel

https://road.cc/content/news/low-cycling-neighbourhoods-cyclist-slams-anti-bike-gates-313573

“The only way is to lift my bike over my head”: Cyclist slams “anti-bike” gates creating “low cycling neighbourhoods” instead of low traffic neighbourhoods

The cyclist said that the gates on the London Cycle Network, intended to stop motorbikes and quad bikes, have instead ended up deterring the elderly and the disabled from riding a bike

road.cc

Heliomass has moved Apr 14, 2025

📖 “How to make cars disappear without banning them” https://www.urbanismspeakeasy.com/p/how-to-make-cars-disappear-without

/by @boenau

#LTNs #TrafficSafety #urbanism
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One of the reasons I love walking through the neighbouring borough to where I live are the LTNs. I wish my own borough would try it too.