The Times transport correspondent is alleging that the prime minister has vowed to “crack on” with road schemes designed to reduce the dominance of cars, despite a critical High Court ruling.
In an article published in the Times (today, Tuesday 2nd February 2021) he says, last night Boris Johnson said that the government would push ahead with the expansion of “low-traffic neighbourhoods” while Greater Manchester’s “cycling tsar” said opposition to the schemes was driven by a “negative minority” and many concerns were either “unfounded or proven to be surmountable”.
Dozens of permanent schemes are now in development after the award of £175 million from the government in November.
This includes wider pavements, new segregated cycle lanes and the closure of residential streets to through traffic.
It followed £250 million in May for temporary changes to roads during the pandemic.
TAXI LEAKS EXTRA BIT :
The times transport correspondence Graeme Paton, Who likes rugby league, cycling and real ale, says that polling shows twice as many people are in favour of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood than oppose them.... but again, has called to show any evidence of said polls, or say where they were carried out.
So then....what can we make of Shaun Bailey’s statements in the run up to the Mayoral election saying, if he gets elected he will remove most if not all of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood restrictions?
Do the Torys not confide in each other?
Do they not make sure they are on the same page?
Or is the above article (published in the Times) a load off old tosh and just more fake news?
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