Brixton Hill LTN is meeting its objective

The first monitoring report for the Brixton Hill LTN has been published and it shows the scheme is successfully meeting its objectives. Overall, there is a 3.6% fall in motor traffic flows with, as you'd expect, large reductions within the LTN and only a 6% increase on boundary roads (immaterial in terms of the volume … Continue reading Brixton Hill LTN is meeting its objective →

More safer cycling in Lambeth

Lambeth are continuing to deliver their Transport Strategy with effective and impactful schemes. It's great to see. Autumn 2023 saw the completion of the Loughborough Road cycleway as well as Trial Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Brixton Hill and Streatham Wells and five more School Streets. The Brixton Hill LTN seems to have bedded in quickly … Continue reading More safer cycling in Lambeth →

Movement on making main roads safer

Most of the publicity and noise over the last year or so has been around additional Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. Lambeth council created new LTNs in Oval, Railton, Ferndale, Tulse Hill and Streatham Hill areas. But there has been action on main roads as well which is often what those railing against LTNs call for. Both low … Continue reading Movement on making main roads safer →

Walking and cycling improvements Streatham Hill to the Elephant

We have written before about minor improvements TfL promised to the A23 north of the South Circular and to the A3 from the Oval to Elephant. We wrote how we have been surprised that the small changes that have been made such as continuous bus lanes, removal of two straight ahead lanes at junctions and … Continue reading Walking and cycling improvements Streatham Hill to the Elephant →

Good start, much more needed

The minor improvements TfL promised to the A23 north of the South Circular and to the A3 from the Oval to Elephant have been appearing. Somewhat to our surprise the small changes that have been made such as continuous bus lanes, removal of two straight ahead lanes at junctions and some banned turns - have … Continue reading Good start, much more needed →

Some improvement soon: Brixton Hill to Elephant & Castle

TfL has announced two sets of plans which could make safety improvements to the A23 from the South Circular through Brixton to the Oval and to CS7 from the Oval to Elephant & Castle. Neither scheme is building safe infrastructure as the recent plans for Streatham Hill aim to do but they will bring small … Continue reading Some improvement soon: Brixton Hill to Elephant & Castle →

Support safer cycling on the A23 Streatham Hill

TfL has opened a consultation for much needed cycle tracks, and more pedestrian crossings, on Streatham Hill. We support these plans and hope you will show your support too. The A23 at Streatham Hill is currently dominated by motor traffic and can be intimidating and unpleasant place for people who visit, study, live and work … Continue reading Support safer cycling on the A23 Streatham Hill →