London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the creation of five new Low Traffic Neighbourhoods which will be unveiled across the capital.
The Mayor of London has distributed £12.4million of funding to local authorities in Brent, Redbridge, Hackney, Lewisham and Croydon.
The money will be used to transform public spaces and deliver environmental improvements within popular boroughs. The LTNs will be installed over the next three years, taking up to 28,000 square metres of public space.
Brent Councilhas been given £3.1million to improve Neasden Town Centre which is surrounded by heavily trafficked roads.
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Brent, Redbridge, Hackney, Lewisham and Croydon will use the funding to create LTNs
PAThe council plans to use the funding to invest in green spaces and improve crossings at the eastern road junctions to make them safer and more accessible for pedestrians.
Meanwhile, Redbridge has been given £3million to improve Ilford Arrival which will benefit from five interventions to better connect Ilford Town Centre with the Roding Valley.
These include a bridge and pocket park to cross the River Roding and a pedestrian and cycling route that connects the area.
A further £3million has been allocated to Connecting Hoxton in Hackney which will use the funding to improve local services and facilities and improve East-West connections across Hoxton.
Room for Rivers, A Place for People was handed a further £2.5million to update the existing Riverdale Sculpture Park.
In Croydon, £814,000 will be used to improve the town centre by planting more trees and updating the lighting on the high street.
Jules Pipe, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service, said: “These projects aim to give Londoners of all backgrounds a greater role in shaping how their city grows and deliver better public spaces to live, work and play.”
Meanwhile, the Mayor of Lewisham, Brenda Dacres, explained that the finding will “drastically improve” public spaces.
She added: “With match funding from Lewisham Council of around £1m, the project will include co-designed public art with the local community, new play equipment and park facilities alongside restoring the river Ravensbourne within the park to increase biodiversity.
“We know how well loved our parks are across the borough, so are delighted to be able to deliver a space our residents deserve as well as have a positive environmental impact on the local area.”
Elsewhere Jason Perry, Executive Mayor of Croydon stated that the funding is a “welcome boost”.
He commented: “We look forward to working with the GLA, Surrey Street market traders and other community partners to deliver this project as part of the wider regeneration of the town centre, creating a vibrant and welcoming place to live, work and visit.”
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GETTYLow traffic neighbourhoods are an area-wide traffic management scheme aimed at reducing or removing through traffic from residential areas, put in place using restriction signs or physical measures such as planters or bollards.