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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Grant

Tower Hamlets mayor accused of ‘culture war’ against low-traffic schemes

Brick Lane in Tower Hamlets
A consultation on removing traffic restrictions on Brick Lane in Tower Hamlets closes this weekend. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

Campaigners in east London have said the mayor of Tower Hamlets is engaged in a “culture war” against low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) as he consults for a second time in a year on the future of traffic reduction schemes.

The controversy in the borough – where Lutfur Rahman, promised in his manifesto to remove LTNs – came as neighbouring councils Hackney and Islington strengthened their commitment to the schemes.

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