low traffic neighbourhood
noun [ C ] UK (also low-traffic neighbourhood) uk/ˌləʊ ˌtræf.ɪk ˈneɪ.bə.hʊd/ us/ˌloʊ ˌtræf.ɪk ˈneɪ.bɚ.hʊd/ (abbreviation LTN)
（城市居民区内的）低车流量区域
an area where vehicles cannot travel on certain residential roads (= roads where people live), created in order to reduce the general level of traffic in that area
Councils across the UK have been introducing more low traffic neighbourhoods. 英国各地的当地政府都在推广建立低车流量区域。
Low-traffic neighbourhoods aim to make the character of residential streets more pleasant and safer for people to walk and cycle.
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- A low traffic neighbourhood is an area which is closed off to through-traffic – so you can drive to it but can’t drive through it.
- Quiet streets in low traffic neighbourhoods make it safer to transport young children on cargo bikes.
- For every low traffic neighbourhood there will be a high traffic one, unless there are viable alternatives to driving including safe cycle routes.