Simon Calvert
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Brentford Fan and London cyclist. Likes democracy not planters. Loves proper infrastructure. Blocks halfwits, mutes the disingenuous & liars.
Ealing, London
Joined January 2011
@prj45 Your graph is a bit misleading Paul. The annual mean concentrations do not tell the full story. No2 rose to unprecedented levels during the LTN period. The removal of the LTN saw a drop to 1st lockdown levels until the Deans/Montague LTN was installed.
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Is this the barmiest LTN yet? The detour required after the closure of a single road in Islington's new Mildmay LTN is set to result in: - More than a million extra miles being driven each year - 400,000 kg of extra CO2 being released Yet the council labelled it as "green" đź§µ
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Well done to our fantastic team who handed an updated petition into @Heidi_Labour on International White Cane Day following @LordPeterHendy unacceptable response to Lord Snapes & Lord Holmes concerns raised in @UKHouseofLords debate on Bus Services (No2) Bill on 13th October 2025
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Even LTN activist Dr Rachel Aldred couldn't find a way to support the false claim that LTNs reduce car use. So after ÂŁ82k of funding, TfL pulled the plug & buried her research. Five years of pointless suffering on LTN sacrificial roads based on the hunch that LTNs reduce car use.
Outside the LTN the congestion backs up in other residential roads and see see fully congested main roads … @JourneysPlaces @PGCommunity mislead residents here and call our roads quiet. Roads in the East Bowes Ward take twice the amount of cars Fox lane ever did …. Berkshire
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The claim "LTNs reduce car use" was used by councils to justify concentrating traffic on community roads, generating hundreds of ÂŁmillions in fines and increasing property prices on affluent high car ownership roads. TfL buried the study that showed this claim to be false. For
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A council claiming LTNs reduce car use, knowingly increased traffic congestion, vehicle miles & toxic emissions on the road where a child died due to air pollution exposure. Research showing their claim to be false, was then defunded & buried by TfL. https://t.co/NglIUnRHSW
Just like that it was over; a life cut short. 7yrs later a crt found Els death was avoidable; I broke it to her siblings in a child friendly way. July 2020, Lewisham Borough put an LTN next to our rd & my son this time was in danger of a cardiac arrest. What will the future hold?
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Sadiq Khan’s officials suppressed taxpayer-funded research that showed LTNs do not reduce car use TfL chose not to publish the study after it found the traffic relocation schemes helped increase cycling but failed to encourage people to use their cars less or walk more 🧵
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Big Times exclusive which shows that TfL supressed a report which showed that LTNs don't cut car use. The Times has seen damming emails between TfL and Rachel Aldred's Unit at Westminster University which did the report. https://t.co/Y3Eh3eQG7Y
thetimes.com
Sadiq Khan and his mayoral officials have spent years saying low-traffic neighbourhoods deter motorists
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Newsflash: I'm one of just 5 MPs who has been selected to lead an adjournment debate this week Anyone knowledgeable on "access to abiraterone" please email me with suggestions for my speech! CC @ProstateUK @ProstatePioneer @PCR_News SPREAD THE WORD and tune in tomorrow 7pm
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https://t.co/60m3uAt68L long time since we started this petition but numbers still growing People sign because they are so frustrated that @LBHF not listening to them. When the petition reached 3K @ChelFulhamBen tried to disparage it, now numbers are over 12.5k. Keep signing
change.org
STOP THE TRAFFIC CAMERA EXCLUSION ZONE SPREADING ACROSS FULHAM WITHOUT CONSULTATION
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Delighted to announce that we have won the case against Lambeth Council with regards to the LTN. Please press release attached. We know some will be disappointed but as a community we believe in clean air for all not a select few. https://t.co/9DsI81Usf3
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@Boenau đź‘€ "LTNs are ineffective and unpopular, and they don't become more popular over time." Perhaps the biggest criticism of LTNs is that they push traffic elsewhere and this is backed up by data showing traffic increases on the majority of boundary roads. https://t.co/L9ZAv4olky
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Routing cycle lanes through the pavement at bus stops has to stop. Floating bus stops are not safe or accessible for blind people. Access has to be from the kerbside, direct from the pavement without having to cross a cycle lane first. This is at Elephant & Castle in London.
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Routing cycle lanes through the pavement at bus stops has to stop. Floating bus stops are not safe or accessible for blind people. Access has to be from the kerbside, direct from the pavement without having to cross a cycle lane first. This is at Elephant & Castle in London.
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A powerful piece where people speak out against Bristol East LTN, particularly as they are voices rarely heard Barton Hill, part of the LTN, is one of the poorest parts of the UKÂ where 55% of children live below the breadline It's also one of the most ethnically diverse in the
dailymail.co.uk
EXCLUSIVE: Locals in Barton Hill, east Bristol, fear the Green Party council's 'race wall' is a ploy to keep them away from their posh neighbours.
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LTNs Low Traffic Neighbourhoods Democracy in Bristol died on Thursday 13th March at 3am https://t.co/32biEuo4jf
itv.com
Council, police and contractors arrived at approximately 3am to finish off the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood scheme. | ITV News West Country
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LTNs Low Traffic Neighbourhoods Shall keep posting this story as it demonstrates that the 10% will stop at nothing to impose their tyranny. Bristol uses cover of darkness to set up low-traffic neighbourhood Source: The Times https://t.co/WUuv76itYQ Shared via the Google App
thetimes.com
The East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood had been delayed by protests, so council workmen started at 3am with the protection of police officers
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Routing cycle lanes on the pavement at bus stops has to stop. Floating bus stops / bus stop bypasses are not safe or accessible for blind people. Access has to be from the kerbside without having to cross or step into a cycle lane first. This is in Camden close to St Pancras Int.
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This is what LTNs do. Destroy the air quality around social housing and our schools.
3:40 this afternoon & it looks & smells just like yesterday on Dalston Lane. @carowoodley @AnntoinetteBra1 @carolewilliams @SarahWoodberryD @ZoeGarbett @madeinbolivia @JoeWalkerUK Can you imagine living in this residential rd or having a child at this nursery or school?
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Breaking News Excellent article from Andrew Ellson of the Times on research showing that of 90 LTNs locals opposed them in 87% of cases:Â https://t.co/yM9YcU8oNc.
thetimes.com
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This article is spot on. A similar attitude by the council is evident in Ealing too. This 'Greater good' attitude needs to stop. Phoney consultation & pretending to listen is rife, not to mention misappropriation of funds to those who 'shout the loudest'.
lbc.co.uk
A public meeting that ends with councillors in tears and staff needing “wellbeing” leave should be a wake-up call for local democracy.
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