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Authoritative data on transport and policy questions, drawn directly from government and operator sources.

London Bridge Traffic

Traffic volumes on every Thames road bridge from Hampton Court to Tower Bridge, before and after Hammersmith Bridge closed to motor traffic in April 2019. Includes a separate Putney air quality view that tracks NO₂ at the kerbside, the diffusion-tube on the high street, and background sites in Putney and Barnes, with markers for the interventions that plausibly changed it (TfL bus upgrades 2013 and 2023, the 2017 Low Emission Bus Zone, ULEZ Central / Inner / London-wide).

Sources
DfT Road Traffic Statistics (AADF, 2000 to 2024); TfL Thames Screenline (FOI 4078 2425, FOI 3707 2425); London Air Quality Network (King's College London and Imperial), annual statistics 2010 to 2026; Wandsworth Council Annual Air Quality Status Reports (2021 and 2024).
Live data
LAQN annual statistics are pulled directly from the King's College API and refreshed daily. DfT AADF is checked daily; new years import as soon as they publish (usually June).
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Bridge traffic index showing Chiswick+Putney+Kew+Wandsworth+Hammersmith vs Battersea+Albert+Chelsea from 2008 to 2024
Putney Air Quality NO2 chart with BUSES and ULEZ markers, showing kerbside levels dropping from 110 in 2015 to about 32 in 2026
Cyclist casualties chart showing London cycling deaths and miles cycled from 1993 to 2025

Pedal Cyclist Casualties

Pedal cyclist deaths and serious injuries in Great Britain and London from 1927 to 2025, tracked alongside estimated cycling miles. Lets you read the casualty rate per billion miles as well as the raw counts, so a long-run trend can be separated from a short-run spike in cycling activity. Headline 2025 figures are annualised from January-October data.

Sources
DfT STATS19 (RAS0101, RAS0102, RAS0402); DfT Road Traffic Estimates (TRA0403); TfL cycling data.
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