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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Peter Walker

LTNs appear not to push traffic on to boundary roads, London study finds

A low-traffic neighbourhood in south London.
A low-traffic neighbourhood in south London. Photograph: Shakeyjon/Alamy

Low-traffic neighbourhoods significantly reduce the number of motor vehicles within their boundaries without appearing to push traffic on to roads around their edges, the most comprehensive study yet of such schemes in the UK has concluded.

The research, which was based on traffic count data before and after the installation of 46 so-called LTNs in London, found a reduction in motor traffic within the zones of 32.7% when measured as the median, and a 46.9% drop when calculated as the mean.

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