Reform councillors eliminate all zero LTNs from the areas they control

Fresh on the back of sacking non-existent DEI employees, Reform-led councils have “fulfilled their pledge” to remove all LTNs, also known as Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, from the areas that they now control.

Zia Yusuf, Reform UK’s chair, said last week there would be a “large-scale reversal” of existing LTNs in the 10 areas across England where the party won control of the councils in local elections on 1 May.

However, once again, the only reason that none exist in their areas today is because there never was any in any of the councils concerned in the first place.

A Liberal Democrat sums it up:

Reform are utterly clueless about how to run a council. From councillors who won’t take up their seats to schemes that don’t exist, it’s clear that they don’t understand the needs of their communities.

Now they have some power, they need to learn how to Google things first.

For what it’s worth, LTNs are:

…traffic interventions that filter smaller, residential roads using either physical barriers like bollards and planters or numberplate-recognition cameras to prevent motor vehicles using them as through routes.

Which set out to improve safety, health and the environment they incorporate. The science shows that:

…LTNs cut traffic, clean the air and enable more walking and cycling. Crucially, despite the tone of the debates you might be hearing, LTNs are effective and popular, and they become more popular over time.