News on Rebuilding a Greener Hackney

Engagement periods extended

We’ve extended engagement periods on the trial low traffic neighbourhoods and School Streets we’ve introduced over the last year. This is so as many people as possible can have their say on whether they'd like to see them made permanent and so you can see how they work as we emerge from lockdown. It’s really important that you have your say - whether you walk, cycle, take public transport or use a car - so we can make sure all the views of Hackney’s diverse communities are heard. Have your say on this Commonplace page.

Traffic down after London Fields low traffic neighbourhood

An initial analysis of traffic counts around Hackney’s London Fields low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) shows early signs of traffic reduction, with traffic down both in the neighbourhood itself and on boundary main roads. Traffic inside London Fields LTN was down by an average of 44%, with traffic on boundary roads around the LTN also down by 21%, showing promising early indications of the ability of low traffic neighbourhoods to reduce traffic and support people to walk, shop and cycle locally.

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School Streets return

All Hackney School Streets have now restarted after children went back to school earlier this month. Cllr Mete Coban MBE, the Council's new Cabinet Member for Energy, Waste, Transport and Public Realm, joined kids at Randal Cremer Primary School to see their School Street in action.