Save Our Safer Streets - Tower Hamlets

Ted Maxwell is part of Save Our Safer Streets (@saveoursaferstreets.org), a group that is fighting plans by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (@towerhamletsnow.bsky.social) to remove pedestrian-friendly streets in the area. open.spotify.com/episode/2S4T...

Less than 24 hours after launching our campaign to defend the Bethnal Green LTNs at the Supreme Court. We have already raised an incredible £5,035. Thank you for your support! Please keep sharing 👇 www.crowdjustice.com/case/defendi...

The Supreme Court has granted Tower Hamlets Council permission to appeal the ruling that removing Bethnal Green's LTNs was unlawful. We are disappointed, but undeterred. We won at the Court of Appeal and we'll fight this too, but we need your support. www.crowdjustice.com/case/defendi...

The Court of Appeal’s ruling provides welcome clarity on the scope of London boroughs' legal duties to implement and retain schemes funded by TfL to implement the Mayor’s Transport Strategy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Court of Appeal's judgement stopping Tower Hamlets from ripping out safety infrastructure is good news for Londoners. It's good for road safety & reducing danger. It's good for air quality, good for health, and good for communities across the capital. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Excellent coverage from @airqualitynews.bsky.social of our Court of Appeal victory. airqualitynews.com/headlines/co...

The BBC covers our historic victory at the Court of Appeal: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

After 2+ years of legal battles, the Court of Appeal has ruled in our favour. Tower Hamlets cannot lawfully remove our safer streets. A huge precedent for London. Evening Standard covers the news here: www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

After 2+ years of legal battles, the Court of Appeal has ruled in our favour. Tower Hamlets cannot lawfully remove our safer streets. A huge precedent for London. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

The full Court of Appeal judgment is here: caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/202... Tower Hamlets cannot lawfully remove our LTN without Mayor of London's approval through a revised Local Implementation Plan. A massive win for community power and safer streets across London.✊

Court of Appeal just ruled Tower Hamlets DECISION to remove the Bethnal Green LTN is UNLAWFUL. Councils can't remove without going through proper process & getting Mayor of London's approval. This is a MASSIVE precedent for London. Years of work vindicated. #SaveOurSaferStreets #LTN

Great coverage of our appeal hearing here: www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

We're at the Court of Appeal today for our hearing! Huge thanks to all our supporters for helping us get this far - we wouldn't have made it here without you.

📣APPEAL HEARING CONFIRMED We are appealing the result of our judicial review at the Court of Appeal, Royal Courts of Justice on Weds 26 Nov. Please join us for a photocall at 8.30am at the pedestrian area near St Mary-Le-Strand. We'd love to see you there, DM if you're coming!

💚 Inspiring talk at Brick Lane Mosque from Dr. Rachel Bower @livingstreets.bsky.social on the health benefits of walking & cycling - including lowering blood sugar levels. Many said they want to cycle but several feel unsafe. This is why we need to protect our LTNs: they save lives.

🐴 Police horses calmly sharing the road with cars in the Bethnal Green LTN. This is what 'liveable streets' means - calm, safe and shared spaces where everyone can coexist. From children walking to school to mounted police patrols. This is what we're fighting to keep.

📉 Tower Hamlets falls to 10th place in Healthy Streets Scorecard after mayor's threats to 'rip out active travel schemes.' 😞 The good news? 'No LTNs, cycle tracks or School Streets removed' 😄 Our legal challenge is working! 💪 www.healthystreetsscorecard.london/results/your...

📉 Tower Hamlets falls to 10th place in Healthy Streets Scorecard after mayor's threats to 'rip out active travel schemes.' 😞 The good news? 'No LTNs, cycle tracks or School Streets removed' 😄 Our legal challenge is working! 💪 www.healthystreetsscorecard.london/results/your...

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in London reduce road traffic injuries: a controlled before-and-after analysis (2012–2024) injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/earl... So why does @lutfurrahman.bsky.social want to get rid of them? Does he want more injuries? @saveoursaferstreets.org

🚗 BREAKING: Largest study yet shows LTNs prevent 600+ road injuries across London, including 100 deaths/serious injuries - with no displacement to main roads. Evidence is clear: these schemes save lives. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

UPDATE: Our Court of Appeal hearing is set for 25-26 November 2025! 🚌 TfL are joining us as an 'interested party' in proceedings 💰 We have less than £6k left to reach our goal. Can you help us get over the line? www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-ou...

The Evening Standard covers our appeal victory. www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo... The Court will examine if mayor's consultation was fair & if he can legally ignore London's transport strategy. Please support our appeal here: www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-ou...

🔔 UPDATE! The Court of Appeal has granted permission for us to challenge Tower Hamlets LTN removal! Three judges will consider if the consultation was fair & if the mayor can legally ignore London's transport strategy. We need £20k for our appeal: www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-ou...

Claims about LTNs delaying emergency services are often made without evidence. It's important to hear directly from those responsible for emergency response, such as the London Fire Commissioner, that this isn't true.

A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people. Sound efficient? HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social

We welcome the appointment of government envoys to oversee Tower Hamlets council until 2028. We need your help to protect our safer, healthier streets from costly and reckless decision-making. Support our campaign here: opencollective.com/save-our-saf...

London hits record 101 hours stuck in traffic per year, costing the capital £3.85bn. This is why we need safer streets that give people real alternatives to driving. In Bethnal Green, LTNs have helped more people walk & cycle without worsening congestion. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

“At the moment we have a very consistent, non-evidence-based, negative narrative to stop any change. It is stopping people wanting to put their heads up & do difficult things. It needs people with courage to stand up & say: ‘This isn’t in the public interest.”— @chrisboardman.bsky.social. Well said.

I asked the Mayor at MQT for an oral update on the High Court ruling on the decision-making process over the removal of LTNs in Tower Hamlets, and the potential implications for delivery of the Mayor's Transport Strategy targets. youtu.be/er29GcSVQss

Sad news from Bethnal Green but inspiring to see the community rally round to continue the fight. Remember, this is a procedural ruling on whether the Mayor has the power to remove NOT a ruling on the schemes themselves. The evidence mounts to show how effective LTN’s are.

Yesterday I wrote about the high court victory for Tower Hamlets mayor versus the LTN campaigners - they were protecting 3 popular LTNs where children play and older people now sit out and chat. They lost that fight to the rights of drivers. This is the reality of that context.

📢 Thanks to amazing supporters, we've raised £7,000 since yesterday to fund our legal appeal for safer Bethnal Green streets! If you haven't yet donated, even small amounts make a difference www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-ou...

The Mayor could have and still can avoid this mess by using his GLA Act 1999 powers to issue directions or directly take over powers from Tower Hamlets to stop Mayor Lutfur Rahman from taking this extreme step of removing Bethnal Green's Healthy Streets measures. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

📢 Disappointing court news today, but the fight for safer streets continues! With support from schools, GPs, Met Police & TfL, our legal team advises there are grounds for appeal. Can you help us raise £30k? www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-ou...

New research by wearepossible & IWGB shows most food delivery workers feel regularly at risk on London's roads. 80% of those cycling prefer protected lanes & quiet routes. That's why we're campaigning for safer streets in Bethnal Green & Shoreditch🌱 Full report: www.wearepossible.org/our-reports/...

Three #Haringey LTNs set to continue after major fall in traffic 🚲🚶‍♀️ 🛴 ✅ Traffic cut by 50% ✅ 80k fewer vehicles counted per day ✅ Road collisions fall on average 34% Cabinet will consider the reports on 10 December. Find out more: new.haringey.gov.uk/news/2024120...

🌟 This #GivingTuesday2024, support our campaign for safer streets! We're a grassroots group fighting the council to protect people-friendly spaces around Bethnal Green and Shoreditch. Help us build an inclusive movement for better streets. Donate here: opencollective.com/save-our-saf...

An informative look at community action & holding local authorities to account via the courts on podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s... Well explained from both Jane @saveoursaferstreets.org & Ricardo from Leigh Day

💥London’s cycling boom continues💥 📈New data shows bike journeys in the capital are up 26% since 2019 to 1.33m every day 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🥳💚💚 We’ll keep work with boroughs to make more streets safer and enable even more Londoners to get around on 2 (or 3) wheels 🚲🙂🚲

Hear how residents raised £75k to challenge Tower Hamlets plans to scrap safer streets in Bethnal Green. Latest episode of Streets Ahead podcast where we discuss the High Court challenge. Listen now #saferstreets #activetravel shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...

Lutfur Rahman wants to spend £2.5 million removing cycle lanes in Bethnal Green but back in 2013 he was an advocate for cycle safety and called for "the carnage to stop". What changed? 🤔 #Saveoursaferstreets

At a time when there isn’t much public £ around, this makes even more sense. @saveoursaferstreets.org

Cycling rates in London rose by a quarter over the past five years ➡️ www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/cyc... Cycling in London continues to increase in popularity, having jumped by over a quarter in the past five years.