You have to be incredibly careful about imposing measures on local communities, Lambeth Councillor Tim Briggs said.
Im all for cycling and walking.
For me, its the way its being implemented that is the issue.
Several other London councils have since backtracked on their LTNs, and others have delayed or postponed their introduction.
Catch 22?
Londons borough councils face difficult choices.
To add to councils headaches is the complicated patchwork of Londons road web connection, and its governance.
Theres a road I know where one lane is managed by one authority and the other lane by another.
Obviously, both authorities have competing interests, so this leads to challenges around the overall strategic direction.
The bigger picture
Despite the negative headlines and council U-turns, Norman remains optimistic about the future.
Over the past five months, 92 LTNs have been delivered across the city.
The statistics support his argument.
But the reversal in public opinion has been staggering.
When work started on mini-Holland, 44 percent of residents were opposed.
Just 1.7 percent of residents would scrap the scheme now, according to council surveys.
However, the pandemic has produced some bold initiatives by cities trying to change this mentality.
The purpose of the street really matters.
Whether its built specifically to increase walking and biking or for on-street dining and leisure.
A lot of this is tied to peoples desire to get outside.
One of those ideas was connecting city streets to the citys park web link.
Despite withdrawing the scheme for the winter months, the city is planning to relaunch in spring.
We are now considering how we can relaunch this initiative.
Even with lower traffic volumes, the pandemic appears to have reinforced the bond between drivers and their cars.
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