The West Ham Park Low Traffic Neighbourhood has been a huge success. Traffic’s down—both inside the LTN, and on the boundary roads, where traffic flows well.
The new LTN has meant:
- Traffic inside the LTN is down 46%
- Traffic on boundary roads (Romford Rd, Portway, Upton Ln, and Vicarage Rd) is down 3%
- Cleaner air to breathe
- More people feeling safe walking and cycling on their own street
- 59% of people consulted saying they’re happy or satisfied with the LTN, while 41% of people are unhappy or dissatisfied at the moment
Sadly, there is a concerted campaign to get the LTN removed and allow heavy traffic back onto the streets around West Ham Park. The decision to make the LTN permanent has been “called in,” and will be scrutinised at a council meeting on Tuesday, 20th January.
We think taking out the LTN would:
- make traffic worse and extend journey times, including for car drivers and bus users—because traffic on the main roads, including the important bus routes, will be interrupted by people cutting in and out of side streets not designed for that purpose
- increase pollution, making it harder to breathe and making health problems like asthma worse
- make our streets more dangerous, especially for children and older people
- make it harder for local people to walk and cycle, especially people who don’t have access to a car or can’t drive
How can I help?
- Tell your Councillors that you want the LTN to stay, especially if you live there, or if you travel into or through it—or maybe if your kids go to school there. Find out who your councillors are here.
- Come along to the scrutiny committee meeting. It’s on Tuesday, 20th January, 6pm, East Ham Town Hall. Find out more here.
Please contact newham@lcc.org.uk if you plan to come to support the LTN and we can co-ordinate.