Healthy Streets News, Issue 5
HSScorecard Coalition 21 October 2021
In this issue: 1. More School Streets in the pipeline in Wandsworth 2. Latest data shows Hackney has the highest proportion of adults cycling
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2021 Scorecard Media Release
HSScorecard Coalition 5 July 2021
Islington leads on Healthy Streets action says active travel coalition Latest Healthy Streets Scorecard shows huge divergence in action among London boroughs on measures to
Action needed to reduce traffic
Guest Author 28 January 2021
Unless you work for a car manufacturer or an oil company, why would you want to see more car use in cities? The comfort and
School Streets Interim Report Media Release
HSScorecard Coalition 11 November 2020
Number of healthy ‘School Streets’ has surged in London under “Streetspace” plan, with 383 installed and 68 more planned, according to Scorecard and Mums for
London’s main roads need action now
Alice Roberts 22 October 2020
10 ways to improve our main roads ‘Smoothing traffic flow’ has been at the heart of roads transport policy in London for, well, pretty much
Protected cycle track in Waltham Forest
HSScorecard Coalition 21 July 2020
Award-winning Enjoy Waltham Forest scheme makes it easier to travel by bike The Healthy Streets Scorecard results for 2019/2020 1 showed Waltham Forest came seventh
Barking & Dagenham expands CPZs for a safer, greener and fairer borough
HSScorecard Coalition 13 July 2020
Barking and Dagenham improves its Controlled Parking Zone coverage Barking and Dagenham is the London borough with the largest year-on-year improvement on this Healthy Streets
2020 Scorecard Media Release
HSScorecard Coalition 6 July 2020
Progress on making London’s streets healthy and safe far too slow to meet Mayor’s own targets, say transport campaigners as they launch a new website
A message from our coalition on the 2020 results
HSScorecard Coalition 6 July 2020
London Boroughs Healthy Streets Scorecard Coalition on the 2020 Scorecard Since we launched the first year’s Scorecard in July 2019, the coronavirus crisis has impacted
Covid-19 and Healthy Streets
Simon Munk 4 July 2020
Covid-19 crisis engulfs transport “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen”, said Lenin. And that is how it has
School Streets in Islington
HSScorecard Coalition 3 July 2020
Islington is leading the way, putting in traffic-free streets around schools Islington was the top-scoring borough for School Streets in this Healthy Streets Scorecard measure,
Enfield Council Controlled Parking
HSScorecard Coalition 3 July 2020
We asked Enfield Council what has prompted the borough to introduce more controlled parking Enfield Council was one of the Councils which improved its year-on-year
TfL STARS accreditation scheme in Bromley
HSScorecard Coalition 3 July 2020
Bromley Council With 60% of the maximum achievable points for this measure in the Healthy Streets Scorecard – the highest score of all London Councils
Hackney Cycling Campaign’s Vision for Hackney
Guest Author 28 June 2020
A plan developed by campaigners wanting to transform their borough and the way people move within it Hackney Cycling Campaign released our Vision for Hackney
Car ownership to car share
Guest Author 26 June 2020
What will it take to get more Londoners to shift from car ownership to car share? There are currently 2.6 million private cars registered in
Why we need Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, now!
Guest Author 24 June 2020
By Emma Griffin of London Living Streets We’ve known for decades that motor traffic has a serious impact on the health and quality of life
Freight consolidation
Guest Author 23 June 2020
Consolidating freight deliveries to reduce London’s congestion and air pollution The quantity of freight being transported to London homes and businesses is growing along with
Crossings and Junctions
Guest Author 21 June 2020
Why we need safer junctions and crossings In 2019, 146 people were killed on London’s roads, according to provisional figures from Transport for London (TfL).
Enabling young people to walk and cycle to school
Guest Author 20 June 2020
I first tried to cycle to school when I was fourteen – something I thought would be simple and easy. On my way, I realised
Lockdown street changes
Kylie ap Garth 19 June 2020
London boroughs and the changes to street design in response to COVID-19 As a result of Coronavirus there is now a necessity to move around
The health of your borough’s streets
Alice Roberts 18 June 2020
What are your borough’s ‘healthy streets’ targets? The Mayor develops the London-wide transport strategy and is responsible for Transport for London (TfL). The Mayor’s Transport
Streets into parks
Alice Roberts 16 June 2020
London has less than two thirds of the open green space it needs. Some boroughs are starting to tackle this by turning streets into parks
Saying goodbye to the household car: two families tell their story
Alice Roberts 15 June 2020
Adrian & Catherine and their two kids have recently given up their household car (Hackney) Adrian: “Our car was quite old and we found we
Benefits of Controlled Parking Zones
Alice Roberts 14 June 2020
Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) are key to reducing traffic and congestion and make it easier for residents and their visitors to park near their home.
Giving up the car
Alice Roberts 13 June 2020
Roughly half of London households live without a car. Will the other half be following soon? There are 2.66 million cars registered in London. The
Health impact of noise pollution
Alice Roberts 10 June 2020
The impacts that noise can have on health may not be obvious, but they can be significant. As the London Mayor says in his Environment
2019 Scorecard Media Release
HSScorecard Coalition 15 July 2019
Postcode lottery for walking and cycling and healthy streets, claim campaigners producing first ever “London Boroughs Healthy Streets Scorecard” New scorecard shows wide variation between