London Transport in turn are increasing fares above inflation and planning the end of conductor-operated buses. And our local Council have increased legalised parking on pavements in Hackney, centralised library provision, introduced one-way streets with two lanes of car parking and no contraflow cycle lane in Stoke Newington, and pushed forward plans for a 250 space car park off Dalston Lane. 9.3 With car ownership and use rising, the need to close this widening gap between what is said and what is done has never been more urgent. What the Council is doing The Council has been introducing traffic calming measures, pedestrian refuges, improving footways and street lighting for a number of years. Time for pedestrians to cross has been made at key junctions.
Work is ongoing to reduce traffic accidents and make routes to school safer.
The Council ran strenuous campaigns against the M11 extension and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and will continue to seek measures to mitigate the problems that will come with these projects. The Council has fought hard for the East London Line extension and regularly liaises with LT and other rail and bus companies over transport provision in the borough. Hackney Council is the lead authority for the Central Sector of the London Cycle Network. New cycle routes are being installed and the Council has been co-operating with other boroughs to obtain more Government money to speed up the installation of these cycle routes. The Council's Strategic Policy Unit is reviewing the motor fleet.