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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
I wondered what Transport for All had to say on this issue (as a Brixton based organisation).
Their website is quite flashy - but their address is given as "336 Brixton Rd, Ferndale, London SW9 7AA" which seemed a bit old fashioned - considering they are now bang in the middle of Brixton North Ward and Ferdale has been abolished for some time.
Transport for All do mention LTNs,, here: Pave The Way » Transport for All
There is quite long report
and the conclusions (as summed up in the report) are:
"It is clear from our findings that, although some disabled people are experiencing benefits as a result of LTNs, many disabled people are being disproportionally and negatively impacted, compounded by the many existing barriers that disabled people face in many aspects of their lives. In addition, disabled people are often prevented from accessing the Active Travel measures that LTNs are meant to encourage, meaning they have no option but to drive and are then penalised for doing so.
LTNs, in their current format, are too much ‘stick’ and not enough ‘carrot’: they bring negative impacts for those who continue to use cars, and too few incentives or changes that increase disabled people’s opportunities to access Active Travel. The lack of consultation and meaningful engagement with disabled residents has created a toxic and divided atmosphere where disabled people feel ignored and demonised.
However, some disabled people do benefit greatly from these schemes, and the aims of reducing pollution, reducing traffic, and reducing road danger are important to disabled people. We don’t believe ripping them out and returning to normal is the way forward. Indeed, the ‘normal’ we had before was not accessible enough either. Instead, what we need is a series of short-term measures to address and mitigate the negative impacts arising from LTNs. This needs to happen alongside some wide-reaching long-term solutions - to address the many barriers that disabled people face to Active Travel and to encourage take up of walking, wheeling and cycling, and to create an accessible public transport system as a viable alternative to car-use. Local authorities and transport bodies alike must demonstrate that co-production with disabled people is at the heart of all consultations and policy-making."
This work was done during Covid - which possibly made it more of an issue. But then without Covid we wouldn't have LTNs would we?
