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Nov 16, 2019 • 6 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
Inspired by Hugh Huddy @RNIB at #StreetTalks, I've been thinking about sound. Hugh pointed out that we mostly curate for sight. Our streets are designed to be enjoyed, navigated and celebrated through the eyes. Having studied sonic art, he challenged us to do the same for ears.
What are people's favourite street-based soundscapes? @RNIB @hollyjaneweir @Daisynmurphy @johnstreetdales @catherine_max @nickygavron
This is one of mine, from Comuna 13 in Medellin.
And another from #WorldCarFreeDay
Is motor vehicle dominance what’s preventing us from curating our soundscapes? How do those with visual impairments @RNIB @nickygavron experience these car-free spaces? Can they hear what is near / far and how people are moving through space? Is it easier to hear silent cyclists?
De Beauvoir shows the sound space that is created once through traffic is removed. Lots of opportunites for soundscape curation, helping everyone navigate their streets, and bringing in auditory joy!

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Oct 6, 2021
It's so disheartening when councils make decisions on LTNs based on popularity contests rather than whether they've met their policy outcomes.

Let's have a look at @EalingCouncil's own cabinet report on the results of the LTN and the "consultation" SurveyMonkey results
First up, LTN 08 Olive Road
Internal traffic down 70-86%
Traffic on boundary roads: no material change
Air quality: no material change
So the trial continues, right?

No, because 259 residents said they didn't want it, so it's getting scrapped today. 259.
LTN 20 West Ealing North
Internal traffic down 9%
Traffic on boundary roads: increase
Air quality: no material change
Not great results, can we change the layout to increase impact?

No, because 221 residents say they don't want it, so it's getting scrapped today. 221.
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Sep 21, 2020
[Mini-thread] Lots of chat about about LTNs and people with disabilities. Chapter 8 of this report from TfL provides some useful insights content.tfl.gov.uk/travel-in-lond…
- Walking (incl. wheeling) is the most commonly used mode of transport for disabled Londoners (8.10)
- The proportion of disabled Londoners who drive a car to get around London is 28%, compared to 45% for non-disabled Londoners. The proportion who use a car as passengers is identical between the two groups (81%).
- Disabled Londoners are less likely to hold any type of driving license than non-disabled (40% vs 68%)
- Disabled Londoners are less likely to have household access to a car than non-disabled Londoners: 52% of disabled Londoners live in car-free households vs 34% non-disabled
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Sep 12, 2020
Almost 3 months after this thread, time for an update
The @cityoflondon have been replacing the very temporary cones / barriers with wands. They’re quite bendy and don’t look amazing, but they feel a lot safer and they can’t just be picked up and moved. Here on Cannon Street Image
The default strategy across most roads has been to take a traffic lane out and replace it with a widened footway + protected cycle lane. Unconventional, but saves on civil works and makes driving pretty hellish. Wouldn’t necessarily replicate in higher-speed environments ImageImage
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Jun 21, 2020
THREAD: Did a tour of the pop-up #StreetSpaceLDN infrastructure in @cityoflondon yesterday. With all the construction & utilities work, it’s hard to separate Covid works from others, but here goes
We’ll start with these wonderful 15mph pedestrian prioritiy signs Image
Beech Street has been closed to non-electric vehicles, with complementary closures in the area forming the basis of a low traffic neighbourhood at the boundary with @IslingtonBC Image
Quite a lot of parking has been suspended to make it easier for pedestrians to spill into the carriageway on filtered streets Image
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Jun 3, 2020
THREAD: Inspiring to hear @Andybikes calling all of us all to break the silence and recognise that our built environment, including the active travel infrastructure we design, so often reinforces systemic racism
Cycling infrastructure directly serving the needs and commuting patterns of privileged communities while those from BAME backgrounds cannot go for a run or a walk. Projects which provide health and economic benefits which deprived communities do not benefit from
The heartbreak of seeing police using bikes from the PoliceOnBikes programme to outrun protestors, and hire bikes to loot shops or to create barricades. Of George Floyd being murdered on a painted bike lane
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Nov 25, 2019
Thread: multiple friends have now opened the Uber app to get a @JUMPbyUber to go to @hackneycouncil or @TowerHamletsNow, realised they can't park a bike there and gotten an @Uber instead. Is this the outcome we want?@jonburkeUK @mayorofhackney @MayorJohnBiggs 1/4
Dockless bikes can be a nightmare for pedestrians and it's fair that licenses only be granted if certain conditions are provided (maintenance, geofenced parking areas, data access, financial contribution) 2/4
However, detrimental impacts of private hire vehicles (PHVs) are so much greater: pollution cityam.com/1292973-2/, congestion (slowing down buses), collisions, unauthorised drivers, physical inactivity, yet they operate by default across all boroughs 3/4
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