Motor vehicle traffic all but disappeared during the first COVID-19 lockdowns in London. So, local officials rearranged their streets, and in many cases, closed roads to cars. Residents, especially families with school-aged kids, loved it. But now, many drivers — and some elected officials — want the roads opened up again to traffic. As reporter Russell Newlove explains, that’s not going to happen without a fight. He visits one London school where students managed to stop construction workers sent to dismantle their “School Street.”
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