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Clean Air Parents Network Webinar – 21st July 2020 Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

WHY LOW TRAFFIC NEIGHBOURHOODS?

• Fuelled by pro-traffic policies since 2010 – no fuel duty rises, little

regulation of PHVs, high cost of public transport, cuts to bus services, growth of car leasing.

• Part of the response to the damage motor traffic causes – road casualties,

air quality, community, public health and active travel.

• MUST be seen in conjunction with action to address traffic impacts on

main roads.

WHY LOW TRAFFIC NEIGHBOURHOODS?

• 1. Rise of WAZE, Sav-Navs, Googlemaps and Uber.
• 2. Desire to make neighbourhood streets more liveable – COVID-19

experience.

• 3. Overall network management.

In London 36% of car trips are under 2km The opportunity…potential for traffic evaporation

THE HOW OF LOW TRAFFIC NEIGHBOURHOODS

GLA/TfL Streetspace for London Plan 6th May DfT Reallocating road space: measures 23rd May

THE POLICY BACKGROUND

BENEFITS

Photo credit: Elaine Kramer

Falling car usage - evaporation Air pollution Active travel Local economy - pedestrian £ Perceived improved environment

BENEFITS – AIR QUALITY

2007 2017

https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Population%20Exposure%20Comparison%20F1.pdf

• Research by LB Waltham Forest (modelled data) identified fall in the

number of residential dwellings exposed to NO2 levels above 40 micrograms/m3 falling from 60,152 in 2007 to 6,353 in 2017.

• Decline attributed to combination of controlled parking, emissions-based

parking charges and Liveable Neighbourhoods.

WHERE?

• Mid-June TfL Streetspace for London funding announcement – 195 funded

projects including 77 LTNs in 14 inner and outer London boroughs.

CURRENT EXAMPLES

Leahurst Road, Lee Green Lewisham (@MakeLeeGreen) Ipswich (@suffolkcc) Railton LTN Lambeth (@RailtonLTN) St Peter's Islington (@BrendaPuech)

MAIN ROADS

http://www.londonair.org.uk/london/asp/annualmaps.asp (NO2)

MAIN ROADS

• Evidence of traffic “evaporation” with LTNs BUT key to ensure residents
• n main roads and LTN boundary roads are also seeing improving air

quality.

• In designing LTNs, parallel work needed to reduce impact on main roads.

MAIN ROADS

National, regional and local government action

• Road User Charging (based on distance, emissions,

and availability of public transport alternatives).

• Clean Air Zones implemented.
• London ULEZ 2021 (BUT all 33 boroughs!).
• Phasing out diesel and petrol cars by 2030.
• Support for active travel.
• Workplace parking levies (WPL).
• Public transport support.

Local action - direct

• Improvements to walking and cycling conditions (wider

pavements/protected cycle lanes/improved crossing provision, lane/capacity reduction).

• Bus and cycling only corridors/24/7 bus lanes.
• Low Emissions Bus route.
• Closing side roads to traffic.
• Increasing on-street car parking charges.
• Planting and greenery/green screens.

Local Authority action - indirect

• Increase residential car parking charges across the LA

(/emissions-based charging).

• Car-free development.
• Small-area CPZs across the whole LA.
• Sustainable freight networks.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

http://content.tfl.gov.uk/lsp-app-six-b-strategic-neighbourhoods-analysis-v1.pdf

• Mapping indicators to design LTNs

Population Car Ownership