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Richenda Walford

Richenda Walford

Londoner all my life - love my city.

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Before lockdown, our streets had been dysfunctional for decades. During COVID, we saw that with low traffic we could re-own and re-imagine our public realm.

By Multiple authors 14 May 2022

Engagement & Design

Engagement & Design

Islington Council have designed and implemented eight Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) over the past 18 months.

By Richenda Walford 7 May 2022

"It's too dangerous."

Myth busted

"It's too dangerous."

In every survey this is always the number one reason given for why more people don't use bikes to get around: > It's too dangerous. But

By Richenda Walford 22 Apr 2022

Scientists create new car for use in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

News

Scientists create new car for use in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

Professor Lez Carbonne and his team are developing a new type of car, one that will be able to pass though the filters around the new Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.

By Multiple authors 1 Apr 2022

Barnsbury LTN discussed at Full Council Meeting

Barnsbury LTN discussed at Full Council Meeting

At last week's Full Council Meeting John Hartley asked a question for our group: > Barnsbury suffers from some horrendous traffic. Many vehicles cut through totally

By Richenda Walford 9 Mar 2022

Cut cost and headache

Cut cost and headache

If you don't use your car much, now's a really good time to think about selling it. Normally used cars fall in value each year,

By Richenda Walford 18 Feb 2022

Call to Action - St Mary's Church LTN

Call to Action - St Mary's Church LTN

The St Mary's Church LTN is planned for implementation before the end of this year, but we have heard that the opposition to it is

By Chris Procter, Richenda Walford 14 Nov 2021

What the next generation needs us to do

What the next generation needs us to do

In October, when the world’s leaders meet at COP26 in Glasgow [https://ukcop26.org], it will be the last chance for this generation to

By Richenda Walford 25 Aug 2021

Income fairness

Income fairness

People Friendly Streets benefit deprived sections of the community at least as much as they benefit wealthier sections.

By Chris Procter, Richenda Walford 27 Jun 2021

Traffic counting in Barnsbury

Issues

Traffic counting in Barnsbury

We think it's brilliant that the Council have implemented People Friendly Streets in St Peter's, Canonbury and Highbury. The residents there are now benefiting from

By Multiple authors 19 Jun 2021

FAQs about LTNs

FAQs about LTNs

Here are some of the issues raised by LTNs. Click on the links to see the evidence that reveals the reality.

By Richenda Walford 15 May 2021

FAQ: traffic

People who don't understand how traffic works fear gridlock on main roads when LTNs are introduced. Both in theory and in practice, that is not what happens. LTNS are about reducing traffic, not just moving it somewhere else.

By Richenda Walford 10 May 2021

My Squares Walk

My Squares Walk

Like everyone else, when lockdown started I began going for daily walks. Even with the reduced traffic I still found some Barnsbury roads unpleasant to

By Richenda Walford 14 Apr 2021

FAQ: fairness

LTNs are a beacon of fairness in the transport world’s morass of inequity. Car ownership, fuel duty, car tax, costs of travelling, distribution of the vulnerable. As we researched all this we were reminded of the quotation: “to the one who has, more will be given”.

By Richenda Walford 29 Mar 2021

We must listen to people with disabilities

We must listen to people with disabilities

Our group, #lowtrafficislington [https://www.lowtrafficislington.org] believes that Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) bring to our streets improvements that are beneficial to all, including people

By Richenda Walford 6 Mar 2021