The proposals for bus priority on Streatham Common North are fixing the wrong problems in the wrong places. - fewer crossings when we need more - even worse cycling infrastructure - nothing for the bottleneck junction with the A23

Life without the low traffic neighbourhood approach.

Liveable Streatham Wells@liveablewells.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Valley road. Today. Again.

Valley road. Today. Again.

Low traffic neighbourhoods in Hackney and Islington make it possible for me & thousands of others to travel sustainably with kids. It really is as simple as that.

Changes to Lambeth’s streets are in the news again. Here’s our view in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Evidence shows that LTNs improve people’s lives | Letters

Letters: Jon Bromwich and Heather Glass of Lambeth Living Streets, former Lambeth council leader Joan Twelves, Graham Clewes and Richard Aldwinckle of One Dulwich respond to an article about LTNs by J...

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Valley Road has been a sewer in recent months & it was only a matter of time before someone got hurt. I hope the kid gets better soon. We need the LTN reinstalled as a matter of urgency. Still no sign of when the A23 works are going to happen though… www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/03/resi...

Residents’ fury as child hospitalised in crash on Streatham’s ‘most dangerous road’

A 12 year old child was hospitalised with serious injuries on Thursday evening after being hit by a motorist on a pavement in Streatham. The boy – who was walking home from school on Valley R…

brixtonbuzz.com

Sobering piece on the appalling state of road danger on Valley Road. Something must be done. @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @clairekholland.bsky.social www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/03/resi...

Residents’ fury as child hospitalised in crash on Streatham’s ‘most dangerous road’

A 12 year old child was hospitalised with serious injuries on Thursday evening after being hit by a motorist on a pavement in Streatham. The boy – who was walking home from school on Valley R…

brixtonbuzz.com

This is so terrifying. Valley Road is becoming a worse death trap than the High Street Please bring back our LTN and stop this madness!

Liveable Streatham Wells@liveablewells.bsky.social · 2y ago

Please avoid Valley Road. Very sad to report that a child has been hit by a vehicle on Valley Road and the police have closed the road. Wishing the child a full and speedy recovery.

Please avoid Valley Road. Very sad to report that a child has been hit by a vehicle on Valley Road and the police have closed the road. Wishing the child a full and speedy recovery.

You heard it here first - it's the buses fault that there is traffic

Dan@afcdanno.bsky.social · 2y ago

As you can see the queue of traffic is due to the bus which is perfectly understandable, I drove down valley this morning at 0815 and it was absolutely fine.

Life in an ex-LTN. 8am.

A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times. "We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".

Looking good on Valley Road, just as nature intended. Believe it or not, this school has a 'school street' Any news on the next steps for Streatham Wells LTN or the years-delayed high road scheme? @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk

Here's how it started: the switch from streets being dominated by pedestrians, with cars as the guests / interlopers, to what we have now: streets for cars, pedestrians having to look out for themselves. It used to be different; it needs to be again.

Peter Norton@norton.bsky.social · 2y ago

“Americans did not choose car dependency. We didn’t vote for it, and it was not the winner in a free market competition. The real answer is complex, but a single turning point reveals an essential part of the story.” www.planetizen.com/features/132...

This is not just a London thing. Driving is most convenient for many We need: 1. pay as go you road pricing to make driving short trips in urban areas less convenient. 2. Amended vehicle tax to tax bigger and heavier vehicles more. 3. Lowered speed limits. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

London has a congestion charge – and traffic in gridlock. We need other ways to end the obsession with cars | Jonn Elledge

The charge was seen as draconian, but new thinking is now essential. Look to the cities trying a range of bold ideas, says author Jonn Elledge

theguardian.com

Happy new year! To kick off 2025 we bring inspiration from our friends in Copenhagen🇩🇰 Just look at this space reserved for family cargo bike parking. Truly a thing of beauty🌳 🚲 Come on Lambeth - we know you can do this too! #familycycling #cleanair #schoolrun @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social

Excellent (and seemingly pretty accurate) isochrone generator. How far can you cycle from Streatham in 15 / 30 / 45 minutes?

Camden Cyclists@camdencyclists.bsky.social · 2y ago

How far can you cycle from Camden Town in 15 minutes or 1/2hr? Nice OpenCycle base map showing cycle routes available. e-Bike option too. It is quite easy to create your own version; classic-maps.openrouteservice.org no registration or subscription req'd. Do quote post with your own location. :-)

Now to Streatham Wells LTN, that has been in the news. Also a downward trend. Lambeth - Streatham Green - Urban - By a boundary road (A23) N02 readings - automatic air pollution sensor (Jan 2010 - Jan 2025)

Here is a picture of the Social and Environmental Justice that can be achieved by ripping out LTNs! (Valley Rd is one of the roads that was previously filtered in the abandoned Streatham Wells LTN)

Liveable Streatham Wells@liveablewells.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy New Year from Valley Road

Happy New Year from Valley Road

Valley Road. The absolute state of it. We need an LTN back.

Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it transform the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better. The traffic got BETTER.

Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social unexpectedly opened their new #Streatham High Road bookshop late on Friday afternoon and immediately attracted plenty of customers, with queues forming at the tills within the first hour.

Cargo bike storage..its a real (and easily solvable) blocker to wider adoption of these amazing family workhorses More cargo bikes = fewer car trips = happier & healthier communities @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social lets fix this! #cargosleighbay #cargohanger #bikeparking @solveschoolrun.bsky.social

Yet another crash this afternoon at this ridiculously busy and dangerous mini roundabout

Does anyone know anything about these bikes? The price seems too good to be true... uk.fiido.com/products/fii...

Fiido T2 Longtail Cargo E-bike

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Here’s my starter pack for UK/EU people in Active Travel. As loads more keep coming I may need to update it so LMK if anyone’s missing. go.bsky.app/GYyLGPA

Hello bluesky! Looking forward to building a nicer and healthier place over here