London hospital trust to pay £250k to install LTN for public health benefits
by Carlton Reid from Environment | The Guardian on (#5AFJG)
Guy's and St Thomas' charity will fund low-traffic neighbourhood to tackle air pollution and obesity in Lambeth and Southwark
- Tell us about your experiences of reducing traffic and creating green neighbourhoods
- I got it wrong. Since the changes it's become more vibrant': life in an LTN
The health and social benefits of reducing motor traffic are so substantial that a hospital charity is paying to install temporary low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) measures in a London borough.
Southwark council will be given 250,000 by the Guy's and St Thomas' Charitable Trust to install planters and removable bollards in three areas.
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