Modal filters have halved traffic, says Waltham Forest

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTT

Traffic in the Walthamstow village area in north-east London has more than halved on roads where modal filters have been installed, Waltham Forest council has reported.

Some roads have been closed to through traffic as part of the Mini Holland programme – a £27m grant awarded by former mayor Boris Johnson to make streets more cyclist and pedestrian friendly.

The council monitored 12 roads in Walthamstow village before and after the programme. It found that on some roads the fall in traffic had been dramatic, with a decrease of 97% recorded on Copeland Road and a 92% drop on Eden Road.

The council said: “While this comparison is only initial and does not represent all roads in the area, it does suggest that the overall volume of traffic in the Village area has been cut by about half, meeting one of the key objectives of the scheme. 

“We are currently undertaking a more detailed analysis of all the data we have collected, including the impact on the main road network. Over the next couple of months we will be putting more detailed information about traffic and cycle numbers online.”