It’s become quite fashionable to post images of congestion caused, not by too many cars, but by the LTN. This page will present date/time stamped photos of local streets at times when one might expect greatest congestion to occur: commuting, school runs, Saturday shopping. Now this isn’t to say that there is no congestion, just that it is nowhere near as bad as some suggest, AND hasn’t there always been jams around the triangle?
First of all, we must confess that it is not all good news. This next photo shows how the LTN has caused eeeeeeeeeeeenormous tail backs all the way to Cape Town:
Could local Tories be so fixated on what is going on in South Africa that they are out of touch with their own government’s flag ship policy? To such an extent that Grant Shapps, Transport Secretary warns against their ‘loud voices’. The lovely chap has just allocated a further £175m towards more active travel.
Congestion on the daily commute
Church Road after lockdown Friday 4 December 2020, 08:28Anerley Hill Monday 19 October 2020, 08:51:11Anerley Hill Tuesday 10 November 2020, 09:03:13South Norwood Hill Thursday 15 October 2020, 18:13:56Anerley Hill Friday 07 August 2020, 10:48:09South Norwood Hill Monday 05 October 2020, 18:19:02South Norwood Hill Monday 05 October 2020, 18:19:03
Congestion stopping shoppers getting to the triangle
Shape Better Streets Croydon & Bromley 