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Crowd-funded legal bid launched to block Tower Hamlets mayor ripping out traffic-calming measures (www.standard.co.uk)

submitted 2 years ago by Mrkawfee@feddit.uk to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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You can support the legal challenge to stop Lutfur Rahman ripping out cycle lanes and pedestrian infrastructure by donating to the crowdfunder: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-our-safer-streets-in-tower-hamlets/?utm_campaign=claim_submission&utm_source=x

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[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What the actual fuck?

[–] theplanlessman@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm intrigued, which part of the story are you saying that about?

[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago

Sorry. I find it incredible that anyone would want to roll back the few modest advances towards a sensible, modern cycling and pedestrian infrastructure.

[–] Risk@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Most likely the attempt to depedestrianise an area.

[–] theplanlessman@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

That was my thought, but it could also have been aimed at the people fighting against the depedestrianisation.

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

It's insane that this guy was ever allowed back near the levers of power after being caught vote rigging.

What's to say he didn't just learn how not to get caught next time? 5 years was too short of a ban for dodgy Rahman

[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Interesting. Obviously safer streets are good and I generally support schemes like this (I cycle pretty much everywhere in London, and walk or take public transport when I don't cycle). But Rahman was elected on a platform that included reversing these measures. I'm not totally convinced that he should be prevented from doing so, even though I don't agree with him.

[–] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He wasn't solely elected on that. His manifesto contained dozens of incoherent contradictory promises. He's a populist and says whatever will get him elected. The fact is that local residents have repeatedly said they want the traffic calming measures to stay and Rahman who claims to be a "listening mayor" is doing the complete opposite. This is culture war posturing and nothing else.

[–] theplanlessman@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago

If the campaigners are right and what he's done is illegal then opinions don't really matter, he shouldn't be allowed to conitnue pushing this course of action.