
Road closures could increase Church St traffic by 21%
Hackney Council is being urged to scrap a controversial road closure plan after admitting they underestimated the likely impact on Stoke Newington Church Street. Despite claiming publicly and in its consultation that closing Walford, Beatty, Brighton or Barbauld Roads would “at worst” displace an extra 564 vehicles to Church Street, Council officers have now come up with new data, which reveals the figure could be 2,080 extra vehicles (which equates to a 21.8% increase). Opp