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Edinburgh, Scotland
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The long-awaited Aberdeen Bus Gates statutory appeal will be heard today in the Court of Session. The hearing starts at 1030. A synopsis and live stream can be found here scotcourts.gov.uk/livestream…
The City of Edinburgh Council squandered almost £40,000 of taxpayers’ money on the now-removed Manse Road bus gate - an ill-conceived part of the £800k+ Corstorphine Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) that residents repeatedly said they did not want. 1/6
A polling expert rubbished the market research, confirming that it had failed to accurately reflect local opinion, gave a one-sided presentation of arguments, and its claims could not stand up to analysis. 5/6
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Extensive coverage in the rest of the media of the Times exclusive about Transport for London and Rachel Aldred's attempts to bury her study that found LTNs do not cut car use. Nothing, of course, from the Guardian's Peter Walker, the great cheerleader for LTNs.
thetimes.com/uk/london/artic…
mylondon.news/news/transport…
gbnews.com/politics/sadiq-kh…
dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09…
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
standard.co.uk/news/london/t…
southwarknews.co.uk/news/may…
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Yesterday's LTN victory by the West Dulwich residents well covered in today's media. Here's a selection:
thetimes.com/uk/transport/ar…
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06…
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ge…
standard.co.uk/news/london/w…
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My story here
Labour council ordered to remove ‘unlawful’ LTN in landmark case
thetimes.com/article/16d79f7…
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It appears that the LTN in West Dulwich was quashed for the same reason as the Manse Road Bus Gate in Edinburgh - it relocated traffic rather than reduce it.
Who woulda thunk it.
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Humiliation for Lambeth Council today as judge rules it must:
– Tear down the West Dulwich LTN which it implemented unlawfully by ignoring residents’ legitimate concerns
– Pay campaigners' court costs (£35k)
The judge also blocked Lambeth from appealing
Full story incoming
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BIG BREAKING NEWS: The judge in the West Dulwich case. Just announced judge has refused to allow Lambeth to appeal. Judgment still stands. LTN quashed with immediate effect. Council to pay up to £35k in legal costs.
Despite Council officials urging committee members to disregard 600 objections and make the entire LTN permanent, members pushed back against the recommendation and unraveled the Council’s false claims:
Members of the TRO Sub-Committee recognised what we have long known: the Council's handling of the trial LTN has been woefully inept, using misleading data to falsely portray support and justify an unwanted scheme.