Sign for controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhood for walkers,runners and cyclists. No Through Route for Motor Vehicles at Westy/Orford Warrington, WA2

Open letter on LTNs, from Leader of the Council, Cllr Russ Bowden The creation of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods is supported, promoted and actively funded by the current government and they are something that we have given a lot of detailed thought to over recent years. Since 2018, when we undertook one of the largest listening exercises we’ve ever done to help form the Central 6 Regeneration Masterplan, we have been considering ways to address a key issue that has been consistently raised to us – there is too much traffic, going too quickly, along residential streets Health benefits of walking and cycling are well-known and widely acknowledged. They include better physical and mental health, lower rates of cancer, heart disease and stroke, and, ultimately, less overall pressure on health services. In some areas of the UK, local NHS Trusts are in fact paying for LTNs to be installed, as they are such a powerful tool for improving public health. Improving health is a major challenge for us in Warrington Broad consultation on the Central 6 Regeneration Masterplan saw concerns being raised from Westy, Orford & Latchford, including a petition - read more at https://www.warrington.gov.uk/news/low-traffic-neighbourhoods