A mum criticizes a low-traffic neighbourhood scheme after an ambulance was unable to reach a home during a baby's seizure. The scheme, implemented as part of an Active Neighbourhood project, is facing calls for removal due to concerns about its impact on businesses, disabled people, taxis, and emergency services.
A mum has slammed a low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) scheme after an ambulance was blocked from reaching a home during a baby's seizure . In August, nine junctions on the Hartley estate in Withington were fitted with plant filters as part of a six-month trial for an Active Neighbourhood project to improve road safety and encourage walking and cycling.
However, Manchester City Council is facing growing calls to remove the controversial scheme due to claims it ignores businesses, disabled people, taxis and working people who require vehicular access - as well as increasing response times for emergency services. Charli Panter, 34, witnessed the impact of this when an ambulance, blocked on the opposite side of a filter, was unable to park outside her home on Arnfield Road when her 10-month-old daughter, Nola, began to have a seizur
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