Hackney council is planning to ban vehicles from three-quarters of the borough's roads in an expansion of low traffic neighbourhoods.
The council says it hopes all motorised traffic in the borough will "transition" to low emission or electric vehicles in the futureHackney council is planning to ban vehicles from three-quarters of the borough's roads in an expansion of low traffic neighbourhoods .
Transport for London funding has been secured for the proposals, but public consultations still need to be held.Hackney is now aiming to introduce more bike hangars, electric vehicle charging points, car sharing and dockless bikes as part of proposals in the area. Nearly 50 school streets in Hackney are already closed to motorised traffic at the start and end of the school day.Campaigners have previously fought against the expansion of LTNs in the borough, which they say "exacerbate" problems on neighbouring roads
In a statement, a spokesperson said: "We would like to see all motorised traffic transition to low emission vehicles or electric vehicles."Mete Coban, Hackney council's cabinet member for environment and transport, said the authority was "doing everything we can to build a greener, healthier Hackney" so that "nearly all of Hackney will be low traffic".
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