Hackney LCC
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We want to make Hackney safer, healthier with streets for everyone. Join us, and help transform our borough. Also at https://t.co/1pp2NF4R6W
Joined September 2012
Hackney has received £20 million to redesign Amhurst Road and Pembury Junction. It will look nicer than it does now. The bus gate on Amhurst Road is welcome and ambitious. Sadly, the rest of the choices prioritise aesthetic over safety, mixing cyclists with buses.
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Remember kids, we can't have cycle lanes on Seven Sisters Road as it will hold up traffic
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We have spent the last few months mapping every street in Hackney. We have created a vision for cycling and walking to be the default modes for journeys in the borough. #HackneyVision
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Car parking turned into bike parking. You love to see it.
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Enforcement of cycle lanes is essential to stop people from being killed.
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This cyclist, in a split-second decision chose safety - to ride on the pavement, over danger - to ride in front of a tipper truck. Hackney Council's Pembury design will do nothing to improve this situation. Our alternate design does not have cyclists mixing with motor traffic.
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Last time she was here this girl was 6 months old also for the death of a Londoner. Now she is 8 and nothing has changed.
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REDUCING THE ROAD NETWORK LEADS TO FEWER CAR JOURNEYS. INCLUDING MAIN ROADS .Pass it on.
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A reminder of things that cause pollution:. Engines. Things that don't:. Closing roads.Bus Stops.Zebra crossings.Cycle lanes
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Broadway market now open to people and no longer a car park. This is the first of many new spaces for people in Hackney. Time for #healthystreets
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Schools go back tomorrow. Hackney has taken a no nonsense approach to child welfare. 40 (forty) new #schoolstreets coming ASAP. Clear message: don't drive near schools.
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Built it. They came.
Scenes from this morning’s school run in Middleton Rd.I’m seeing more and more kids cycling to school since the @enjoyLDNfields low traffic neighbourhood has been in place.
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The new crossing of Balls Pond Road along CS1 is game changing. Allows families to easily ride across Hackney.
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We are campaigning to transform ALL roads in Hackney. The tracks on Green lanes are transformational.
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New cycle life is emerging on Green Lanes, #Hackney. Protected lanes giving young families a place to ride. This is how we tackle main roads.
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We're bitterly disappointed that, despite our best efforts, Hackney Council have signed off the decision to proceed with their Pembury Circus design. We've highlighted their design's flaws; how it does almost nothing to improve one of the borough's worst junctions for cyclists.1/
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Cycling on Lea Bridge Road used to be scary, dangerous and not for kids. A huge shout to those who have enabled this transfomation! @TfL @wfcouncil @hackneycouncil
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One of the leading opponents of traffic changes in Hackney is desperate to manipulate figures so as to strengthen her case. This cynical plan should be condemned.
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🚨 Hackney Council is about to greenlight a dangerous junction redesign at Pembury Circus. Their plans don't align with their own Vision Zero policy to eliminate traffic deaths. Worse, they KNOW a safer, more efficient design exists, and they're ignoring it. 1/.@SarahWoodberryD
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In the last 2 days there have been 2 serious collisions involving cyclists here in Hackney on main roads. The pace of change around main roads is too slow. We need more action
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Remembering Gao Gao today. One year on since she died as a result of being hit by speeding driver Martin Reilly on Whiston Road, Hackney. Rest in peace.
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This is the reality of unfiltered streets. Toxic, unsafe and unsustainable.
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This is how its done. Hackney's street cleaning team rocking it today. Big thanks from us. #GreenerHackney #Greenlanes
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@lucyinglis Well done Lucy. You're a star. May the god of dry cleaning be merciful on your coat. 😇.
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We have been asked a number of times by a Hackney Councillor how to turn right when using a protected lane. So we've made him a video. Feel free to share
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We have just had a report that the serious collision on Friday evening on Seven Sisters Road involved a cyclist and a bus. The rider has sustained critical injuries. We sincerely hope the rider pulls through. We also remind @TfL and @mayorofhackney 1/2.
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Harry Webb, a 27-year-old music student, was seriously injured in a collision on 10 September, and subsequently died of his injuries on a stretch of road where campaigners have repeatedly called for action after previous road collisions and near-misses.
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It seems there is still some debate about whether protected cycle tracks make it more likely for people to cycle with kids. Option A
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A plan to transform our borough & the way people move within it, outlining how we can achieve a #HealthySafeAccessible Hackney, benefiting everyone who lives, works and visits our borough. Hackney Cycling Campaign is excited to present the #HackneyVision: .
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📢 PROTEST RIDE.5:30pm, Wednesday 18 October.Meet on Mabley St, E9. There were two fatal collisions involving cyclists in Hackney last month. Please join a protest ride to demand action to ensure no further serious & fatal collisions occur on Whiston Rodd & Kenworthy Road.
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THIS IS HOW YOU DO A WIDTH RESTRICTION! Note lack of parking close to scheme. Good work Camden!
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This is inside a park in central London during an air pollution crisis. A PARK! @willnorman @MayorofLondon @TfL #airpollution
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We are grateful to everyone who joined us tonight. We would like to express our sincere condolences to the families of Harry and Gao Gao who also came to this protest. #VisionZero
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That this route is not safe enough. A cycleway should have been completed here years ago, and the delays in implementation are being paid for with the lives of Londoners. We call on @willnorman to make a statement this week.
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📢 Our LCC cargo bike has been stolen over night from Haggerston. 😡.Please keep an eye out for it as it is very distinctive - bright red with 'London Cycling Campaign' written all over it. Spread the word and make it too hot to handle. Theft has been reported to the Police.
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Add wands, get magic🪄.Some seriously relaxed cycling on Green Lanes.
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BEFORE & AFTER: Queensbridge Road.@hackneycouncil removed a white-paint cycle lane to put in two vehicular lanes. We should have had an upgraded, separated cycle track. Hackney Council need to answer what's more important: keeping cyclists safe or making car trips quicker?!
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The massive increase in families cycling during #covid shows it is excess car numbers suppressing cycling in the UK. We have a vision to make Hackney the best place to walk and cycle in the UK
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Check out a Hackney secondary school with a segregated cycle lane to the entrance. Look at ALL the bikes stored in the bike shed that kids have ridden to school on a wet Wednesday morning. Takeaway: build safe infrastructure so kids can travel to school safely & independently.
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Next Monday we're giving evidence to @hackneycouncil on the enormous health benefits of protected cycle lanes. #activetravel
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Critical Mass ride tonight from Southbank to Homerton to install a memorial ghost bike for Harry Webb. 🥀
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The speed of vehicles moving is noticeably slower. Turns out that central median was actually speeding vehicles up.
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If you haven't seen this yet, watch this masterclass explainer of where lawmaker's priorities should be.
'30,000 people are killed or seriously injured on our roads every year, less than 3 involving a cyclist'. Former Olympic cycling champion Chris Boardman spoke to #BBCBreakfast about Government plans to make causing death or serious injury by dangerous or careless cycling an
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Excellent new school street on Thornhill Road in Islington. Use of parking enforcement officers as on street guides is very effective. @RichardWatts01 @IslingtonBC
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If you're fed up seeing pedestrians treated like this, then support plans to cut rat runs. Go here and support the plans. DEADLINE 22nd NOV.
Drivers using rat-runs greatly worsen the environment for walking and cycling. Watch this family trying to cross a tiny side-road next to a nursery, playground and council housing. #liveableneighbourhoods #cleanair #ratrun
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It's 2020. This road has seen 4 fatal pedestrian collisions in 12 months. @TfL priorities:.Slower street ❌.Cycle tracks ❌.Improved pavements ❌.Super new smooth wide tarmac ✅
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Great to see thousands of people enjoying Hackney's fantastic streets. Calm, safer roads for all ages.
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Ladies and Gentlemen! Hot off the press. Low Traffic Neighbourhoods reduce air pollution on main roads as well as side streets.
'Low Traffic Neighbourhoods reduce air pollution within and around intervention areas' @audreydenazelle is now presenting data from the @imperialcollege study on assessing impacts of LTNs on air pollution and traffic flows #UrbanTransitions2022
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Liveable streets exist by design. Not luck. We can transform this world for the better with low traffic neighbourhoods.
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We're pleased that the decision (to proceed with Hackney Council's unsafe junction scheme) has been called-in, we hope that it will lead to the decision being reviewed by cabinet. We ask @hackneycouncil to refer jnct designs to @activetraveleng to assess & act on their feedback.
We're bitterly disappointed that, despite our best efforts, Hackney Council have signed off the decision to proceed with their Pembury Circus design. We've highlighted their design's flaws; how it does almost nothing to improve one of the borough's worst junctions for cyclists.1/
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Work on Green Lanes to start soon. Providing protected lanes from Manor House to Petherton Road. Then we can cycle and not share with TV watching drivers.
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In the second good news for a Monday night (1st = new £500k TfL funding allocation), @hackneycouncil Cabinet has approved the two new #LowTrafficNeighbourhood plans for #LondonFields & Hoxton. Great news and thanks @jonburkeUK @mayorofhackney @AnntoinetteBra1 @emmaplouviez 🚲🚶♀️.
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OK here we go! It's the call in meeting for the Pembury Junction decision. We are going to try and live tweet as we go tonight. This is a meeting to see if the scrutiny committee agree with us that the junction design has not been completed correctly
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Haringey: ripping out cycle lanes.Tower Hamlets: Abandoning liveable neighbourhoods after 1 day.Newham: Abandoning Low Traffic Neighbourhoods after 1 day. All with supposed #ClimateEmergency declared, spending £ks on making life easier for those in cars.
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"I took these photos/video at the junction of Queensbridge Road southbound & Whiston Rd. These perfectly show how poorly designed the junction is since recent changes by @hackneycouncil. It is now a two lane road instead of the previous design of a bike lane & one car lane. 1/3
Before & after: Queensbridge Road junction with Whiston Rd, where @hackneycouncil removed a white-paint cycle lane. Now cyclists can't safely get to the ASL (bike box). Instead of creating a safe protected lane the council has increased road danger for vulnerable road users. 😠
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This comment by a leading member of the 'horrendous Hackney roads' campaign is quite remarkable. This person stood for election against measures to reduce traffic and denies the very real data on Londoners dying.
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After 9 years, @feryaldemirci is handing over the baton of transport. We would like to thank her for an amazing legacy for Hackney. School streets, play streets, protected cycle lanes, pedestrianised areas and the most progressive transport policy in UK
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Should a flagship scheme for Hackney be some paint & Advanced Stop Lines for cyclists?!.Every arm of this junction should provide safe protection for cyclists' movements. This same right turn will be just as dangerous with Hackney's redesign. We need a Vision Zero approach.
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Remember we can't afford cycle lanes because @tfl are busy making it cheaper to drive into central London. Woeful stuff @MayorofLondon.
Congestion charge to end at 6pm from next February, @SadiqKhan decides.(This will deprive crisis-hit TfL of £60m-£70m a year in income. ).
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Human Streets in Hackney. Although the main carrigeway will re-open to motor vehicles, the transformation of Queensbridge Road gives us all a glimpse of how cities can change for the better. Thank you @hackneycouncil @TfL.
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The option: People-friendly vs. over-run by lorries, cars parked on the footpath & no space for people. Keep #BroadwayMarket permanently car-free @mayorofhackney & @jonburkeUK.Please sign @HackneyLivingSt's petition:
@mayorofhackney & @jonburkeUK Please make Broadway Market permanently car-free with similar measures across Hackney - Sign the Petition! via .@UKChange.
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This is massive news! Hackney aiming for a 15% traffic reduction in just 4 years 🚗📉.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are helping reduce traffic and improve air quality. Our aim is to go even further by reducing traffic by 15% by 2026. Here is why:.
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Out and about across #Hackney today. So many people being active. Making use of low traffic streets, better crossings and our amazing parks.
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Low traffic neighbourhoods gives young people freedom.
There’s something special about seeing teenagers able to travel independently by bike- relaxed and chatting. These are from the past week in Hackney.
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This vision includes 32 liveable neighbourhoods. Building on decades of work by the council, including over 100 street filters - this plan will transform Hackney.
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Hackney Council's disappointing plans for Pembury Junction (pictured) will not provide safe cycling and will not lead to more people choosing to cycle through Hackney Central. We deserve & need a safe, modern junction design. Read more: Then take action.
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@RossLydall Our hearts go out to Gao Gao's family and friends. Her husband's and sister's victim statements speak powerfully to the immense loss and pain they and their family now live with.
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Every time a street is re-designed without protected cycle lanes, we condemn local kids to not riding for another decade. Do it well, once.
Save "Go Dutch", say no to 9 Elms & send a message to City Hall - no more rubbish schemes for cycling.
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If we want to to tackle #Airpollution then reducing motor vehicles is a key element. Modal filters like these are vital and @hackneycouncil leads the way. #CleanAirDay
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Whilst cycle tracks may be far from peoples minds right now, @hackneycouncil have plans to transform Green Lanes N4. Say yes and ask for wider tracks and better junctions: our response here DEADLINE FRIDAY
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If you think it's bike lanes that are to blame for bus delays, you're not really thinking.
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We have taken a lot of criticism recently for supporting more Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. But yet again, there is clear evidence that they save lives. This sits alongside data showing traffic reductions and increases in walking and cycling.
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Reminder: we can't have a bike lane on Balls Pond Road further West because they will hold up buses. 4 years, still waiting @ClaudiaWebbe @IslingtonBC #deedsnotwords
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It is incredible how quickly @hackneycouncil can find enforcement for a pedal cycle, but not pavements like this which have been reported many many times!
@WillProchaska @metecoban92 @Hackneycyclist @HackneyLivingSt @hackney_cycling @jonburkeUK Hi there, this is causing an obstruction on the pavement so it would need to be removed and parked somewhere safe. This can be on your own private property or somewhere designated for bicycles.
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The celebration of #quietways in London does no one any favours. They are poor in branding and execution. It's why we are concentrating on filters and protected lanes.
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We've heard reports of another serious collision involving a cyclist in Homerton this morning. This ahead of a Protest Ride in a week's time calling for #SaferStreets. Just heart breaking.
@hackney_cycling HGV v cyclist collision on homerton high st nr coopersale this morning just before 8, I suspect this didn’t end well. Broken hearted.
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Injured cyclist slams council's £19m redesign of Pembury junction. HCC has deep concerns over the sub par redesign of Pembury Circus, which raises serious questions about Hackney Council's commitment to safety and the principles of Vision Zero.
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Check out the new version. Just listen to the difference. Thanks to @mum_on_bike for the videos. @StokeyLTN.
People can relax now when walking or cycling. They are prioritised over motor traffic. Everyone I spoke to here was enthusiastic about the traffic reduction and said the area had transformed for the better. 2/2.Great work @hackneycouncil
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Brilliant morning opening Wick Road protected cycle tracks. Made possible by @london_cycling and @hackneycouncil working together.
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Cycling is an incredibly resilient transport option. Give people the right conditions and it thrives.
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Quick site visit to @hackneydownsltn today. The @MeristemDesign team hard at work creating these beautiful and heavy filters. Weigh about 2 tonnes when fully loaded. The trees are Himalayan Birch.
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HCC want #VisionZero on Hackney roads and an end to acceptance of traffic-related fatalities & serious injuries. Road deaths and injuries are preventable. We call for action from @hackneycouncil, councillors, @metecoban92 & @tfl. Join us on our Protest Ride 👇. #SaferStreetsNow
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Remember everyone, it is cycle infrastructure that is worsening the pedestrian environment and causing pollution.
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You wait all week for a new filter, then 2 come along on the same day! @hackneycouncil smashing it out of the park right now.
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We are distressed to hear that a 36 year old woman has been killed on Whiston Road. We extend our condolences to the woman's family and friends. This follows another serious collision on Kenworthy Road last week.
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A new #LowTrafficNeighbourhood for Canonbury East - if you travel west from Hackney on Q2 it's going to get much quieter. HT @JamesNonchalant
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Downham Road: another Hackney failure. Unbelievably @hackneycouncil's decision report failed to include HCC's official response:. "We maintain. that a scheme on Downham Road that does not provide a safe cycle route will not contribute to model shift. @SarahWoodberryD .1/
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Massive news!!.Bus only Church Street making a big step on the path to Low Traffic Hackney. Action on roads is action on climate.
I’m delighted to announce that Church Street will be closed to through traffic in the daytime to help reimagine Stoke Newington. Tackling the climate crisis starts local, and working together with our communities, we will rebuild a greener Hackney. ➡️
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Of course @TfL could start the congestion charge again. .
Tfl: 80% of TfL’s income coming from fares and commercial revenue, this has had a devastating impact on the organisation’s finances. TfL remains in discussion with Government about support to ensure the transport network can play its full part in restarting London’s economy.
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We also bumped into our favourite @TfL bus driver @PatrickLawson4 who is an all round hero! 🚲🚍
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Cyclists have been raising this junction as an issue for years. This is a good addition to de Beauvoir LTN as it is due to celebrate its 50th anniversary next year.
Work starting in mid-January to improve the busy cycle crossing Northchurch + Southgate road as per TFL roadworks register @hackney_cycling @MacLondon
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Green Lanes cycle lanes are starting to take shape. Wands installed in due course. This is great to see.
Cycle lanes on the Clissold Park section of Green Lanes being implemented this week. Flexible bollards (wands) are part of the upcoming work.
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When people say cycling infrastructure is expensive; it's worth noting this single bypass cost more than the 10 year cycling budget of a city with 8million people.
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