London Sets Out to Eliminate Traffic Deaths by 2041
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London has reduced traffic deaths nearly 50 percent in the last decade, but Mayor Sadiq Khan isn't satisfied.
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New Traffic Signals in London Will Give Pedestrians the Green Light By Default
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The city of London is on a mission to make walking as convenient as possible, using smarter traffic signals that reduce wait times for pedestrians.
London’s Aldgate Square Goes From Stressful Traffic Circle to Great Public Space
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London has embarked on an ongoing quest to remake its busiest districts with high-quality public space, taking real estate that used to belong to cars and designing areas where people come first and drivers behave accordingly. The Aldgate project is the latest example.
Congestion Pricing and a Bus Turnaround: Two Great Policies That Go Great Together
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There's a symbiotic relationship between road pricing and better bus service. Congestion pricing can speed up buses and reverse the decade-plus decline in bus ridership in New York.
London Cycling Works: How Savvy Campaigning Got 180 Employers to Support Bike Lanes
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In 2014, there was an intense bikelash in London in reaction to groundbreaking, high-quality protected bike lanes in the city center. London CyclingWorks played a critical role in countering this pushback, gathering endorsements of the new bike infrastructure from a wide range of businesses in central London.
London Traffic Would Be At Least 20 Percent Slower Without Congestion Pricing
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The number of automobiles entering London’s center each day has plunged by 44 percent since the start of congestion charging, even as the total number of people entering grew 23 percent.