2023 Media Release
HSScorecard Coalition 10 July 2023
As childhood obesity continues to plague London, a major coalition of campaigners gives awards to boroughs supporting active lifestyles The London Healthy Streets Coalition –
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Healthy Streets News, Issue 8
HSScorecard Coalition 3 February 2023
In this issue: 1. HSS writes to London councils for action on Bus Priority 2. Mapping Controlled Parking Zones 3. New LTNs planned 4. Borough
Mapping London Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes and where we’re at
HSScorecard Coalition 24 January 2023
When we published the 2022 Healthy Streets Scorecard results in July 2022 there was some good news of boroughs implementing & making permanent Low Traffic
Action Vision Zero join HS Scorecard coalition
HSScorecard Coalition 30 November 2022
Action Vision Zero, the campaign for safer, people-friendly streets and roads, has joined the London Boroughs Healthy Streets Scorecard (HSS) coalition. The HSS coalition is
Imperial College London’s LTN Air Quality study
HSScorecard Coalition 25 November 2022
Low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) reduce traffic and air pollution without displacing the problem to nearby streets, new research published in Transportation Research has shown. The
Bus priority indicator
HSScorecard Coalition 12 October 2022
Metric for Buses For the first time in July 2022, the Healthy Streets Scorecard published data on the proportion of the total length of bus
Trust for London’s Map of the Month
HSScorecard Coalition 29 September 2022
Trust for London, an independent charitable foundation that aims to tackle poverty and inequality in London, has re-produced the 2022 Healthy Streets Scorecard data in their September Map of the Month.
2022 Scorecard Media Release
HSScorecard Coalition 4 July 2022
New data reveals huge disparities in action to improve health of Londoners New Scorecard ranks how well boroughs are doing at creating healthier streets Concerns
Healthy Streets News, Issue 7
HSScorecard Coalition 14 April 2022
In this issue: 1. Resources for Local Elections 5 May 2022 – get campaigning now! 5th May social media assets CPRE London: take action on
Lorry standards to keep us safe
Guest Author 31 March 2022
Healthy Streets are streets with minimal road danger. That’s because a key barrier to more walking and cycling is fear of collisions. And the most
Havering, an in-depth look at their healthy streets perfomance
HSScorecard Coalition 15 March 2022
When we published our 2021 Scorecard, Havering languished near the bottom of the table in 32nd place out of 33 London local authorities, with only
Ten ways to improve our main roads
Alice Roberts 20 January 2022
We need urgent action to improve London’s main roads. Here’s what we need to do and why: London’s main roads lead towards, or run through,
Low Traffic Neighbourhood data update Media Release
HSScorecard Coalition 12 January 2022
“LTNs are just the start. Bus gates are now delivering Low Traffic High Streets too.” London’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods map updated January 2022 A Coalition
Healthy Streets News, Issue 6
HSScorecard Coalition 6 January 2022
In this issue: 1. Haringey Council’s Cabinet approves three new LTNs 2. Massive attitude change in favour of measures to reduce traffic on residential streets
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
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
Coalition commentary on 2021 Scorecard Results
HSScorecard Coalition 5 July 2021
The third annual Scorecard results – July 2021 The 2021 Healthy Streets Scorecard shows huge divergence in action among London boroughs on measures to improve
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
Benefits of Controlled Parking Zones
Alice Roberts 15 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.
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
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