Despite a loud opposing minority, low-traffic neighbourhoods are increasingly popular

YouGov poll found positive views on LTNs are three times higher than negative onesThey are not purely, or even mainly, about cycling, but the row about low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs), - where some residential streets are closed to through motor traffic - epitomises broader attitudes in the UK towards safer, more human-friendly streets.And amid the daily froth of sometimes entirely false stories about LTNs closing roads, or slowing emergency service response times, one thing is often forgotten: these schemes tend to be very popular. Continue reading...