Healthy Streets Scorecard London - 2021 Results

[JGD]

NewsShopper reports on South east London boroughs ranked on 'health' of streets. It also contains some observations on London LTN's pre-March 2020.

The Healthy Streets Scorecard London sets out data to reveal the impact of the capital’s roads according to nine indicators.

The scorecard is produced by a coalition of transport, health, road safety and environment organisations: London Living Streets, CPRE London, Sustrans in London, RoadPeace, London Cycling Campaign, Future Transport London, Possible and Wheels for Wellbeing.

Bexley and Bromley have been shown up as poor performers, ranking 30th and 27th out of London’s 33 boroughs with scores of 2.1 and 3.

Lewisham and Greenwich performed better, ranking mid-table in 17th and 18th, with scores of 4.6 and 4.2.

The criteria by which boroughs are judged are divided into four ‘outcome indicators’ and five ‘input indicators.’

The input indicators monitor to what extent boroughs are putting in place measures to dramatically improve air quality and road safety, boost active lifestyles and reduce carbon emissions.

The outcome indicators are the proportion of trips made by different forms of transport, the proportion of residents making at least five journeys by cycling or walking weekly, the number of road casualties and car ownership rates.

https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/1943 ... h-streets/

[stuart]

That's a very surprising result. One would have expected the reverse with Bromley's wide expanse of green wide leafy streets beyond Penge compared to the South Circular's lethal embrace of Lewisham surrounded by mostly narrow terrace properties with tiny/no front gardens.

While LTNs may bring relief to their areas - it isn't going to count for much borough wide. Or, at least, that's what I would have thought. Anybody taken a closer look at the figures?

Stuart