KEEP ISLINGTON MOVING
Say No to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs)
Fact Sheet
Key statistics supporting the case against LTNS
Islington Council has published reams of statistics to persuade us that LTNs are a good thing which should be extended across most of the borough. Most of this data is biased and much of it is misleading, or based on flawed monitoring processes, or just plain wrong. The PDF Fact Sheet in this section presents objective statistics to support each of the key arguments supporting the case against LTNs. It is based on extensive analysis using reputable sources which are referenced in the text.
Key Statistics Callouts
The rationale for LTNs is fundamentally flawed
LTNs, as their name suggests, were introduced primarily to reduce traffic - we were told that traffic volumes in Islington were far too high and were growing rapidly. But revised DfT data, on which LTN plans were based, now shows clearly that traffic volumes were steadily falling in Islington in the decade before LTN implementation - see chart below. Volumes fell more sharply during Covid, when the LTNs were introduced, but have now bounced back somewhat - but more so in LTNsthan in boroughs which did not go down the LTN route.
Critique of Barnsbury Statistics
Residents who managed to get in to the Barnsbury Partnership meeting at Bridgeman Road on 15 November 2022 (ultimately aborted) were given a Presentation by the Council on why Barnsbury should be turned into a "Liveable Neighbourhood" (actually this turns out to mean extending the Low Traffic Neighbourhood programme into Barnsbury). We have carried out a detailed analysis of this presentation, including various statistics included within it, and you can view the slides in our own presentation below. Following this is a slide from the deck showing our Overall Comments and Conclusions. The bottom line? There is no case for a Barnsbury LN/LTN!
Collated Feedback From Across The Seven Islington LTN Trials
We've now completed a detailed analysis of feedback from residents regarding Islington LTN trials to date. The first PDF below is a summary of the results of this analysis and the second sets out the detail supporting the summary. There are two very important conclusions:
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Most feedback was negative; the majority of residents judged the trail LTNs to have been ineffective at best and detrimental at worst across a wide range of criteria.
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In sharp contrast, the Council has consistently put a false positive spin on the trial results, which calls into question the integrity and transparency of the Council's consultation process.