Conservatives attack Labour for ‘wasting public money’ in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

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Labour put an LTN scheme into Mr Prince’s old ward in Barkingside before the last election. The two LTN schemes were then shut down just a month later after residents hit back against the plans.

However, Mr Prince said the schemes had been introduced in London “without doing proper consultation” with residents, which had led to issues.

He said the schemes had “no consideration” for vulnerable road users such as the disabled.

Keith Prince, Conservative GLA member said: “[Labour] were saying ‘oh this is it, this is the game-changer, this means Prince will lose the election now’.

“Then all of a sudden it turned out they had put it in but hadn’t done a proper consultation.”

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“It doesn’t matter if it comes from the local council or it comes from the Government.

“That is public money that has been absolutely wasted because of their rush and greed to grab the money on the table without doing proper consultation with residents.

“I’m not against LTN’s, I’m not against any kind of road quieting, traffic management.

“But I am against enforcing things on people without proper consultation and no consideration to the blue light services, people with disabilities and residents. It’s outrageous.”

Labour councillors from the two wards in Redbridge, which lost the LTN schemes, later came out in opposition to it.

The councillors later said that due to “vocal opposition” from residents, the council should “abort the trial”.

They added LTN schemes should “not proceed” and called for the plans to be scrapped on a “permanent basis”.

At the time of the announcement, Redbridge Council said Low Traffic Neighborhoods would make streets “quieter, greener, healthier and more relaxing”.

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