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If WBR is already chokka, would additional LTNs make it worse or exactly the same? I live on a main road and would love LTNs on the back streets round here, because I can't see them making air quality any worse than it is.
The real problem is too many bloody cars, and too many heavily polluting ones. Hopefully the ULEZ extension in less than a year's time will be the end of a lot of the worst of them.
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Had a lovely time in Rotterdam in the early 90's. Very peaceful housing estate with free bikes leant on trees in the middle of green pedestrian areas.
The problem with our current scheme is Wandsworth Bridge Road is under serious pressure. Maybe we have to be the first but obviously people who live on the road are starting to experience breathing issues etc. and we're all so nice round here we don't want to pile that suffering on our neighbours. However they are in a pincer movement and giving the west side an LTN does sounds like it will please a lot of people.
I've been adapting to less motor transport for many years. I work very locally and I have been drawn into the fight to show people that tradesmen could use electric cargo bikes etc. Or even as in my case work in the street they live in or streets very close.
There's quite a few people putting this perspective across but as others have said there's a lot of people who just want to drive where they want to.