Locals in leafy Bath have launched a crowd-funding drive to sue their Liberal Democrat council over a “deeply unpopular” Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) pushed through without “adequate” reasoning. Sydney Road was closed to through traffic in April as part of Bath and North East Somerset (Banes) Council’s “liveable neighbourhoods” programme – but before it can be made permanent, Bath residents are taking the authority to court. They argue that making the LTN full-time would push down safety, pushing traffic onto less safe boundary roads as drivers avoid the newly cordoned-off road. The fundrai…
