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Councils should be open about challenging car use, says McAsh

Deniz Huseyin
19 February 2026
James McAsh: Say, ‘yes, we’re going to have fewer cars and we’re going to have less traffic’
James McAsh: Say, ‘yes, we’re going to have fewer cars and we’re going to have less traffic’

 

When installing School Streets be clear about your aim to make it harder for people to drive their cars, Southwark’s Cabinet Member for Clean Air, Streets & Waste James McAsh has told London boroughs. He told delegates at the School Streets South conference: “Say what you mean. Explain that you are going to reclaim the space for communities. Say, ‘yes, we’re going to have fewer cars and we’re going to have less traffic’. ”

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