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BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® AND THE HOXTON PARTNER WITH ARTISTS INSPIRED BY THEIR LOCAL CITIES FOR SAW THIS MADE THIS INSTALLATION SERIES

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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LONDON, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BOMBAY SAPPHIRE and The Hoxton will be coming together to bring an exciting addition to their neighbourhoods in Amsterdam, Barcelona, London, Paris, and Rome as part of the gin brand's Saw This Made This campaign. The Hoxton is a series of hotels that prides itself on supporting local communities, whether that be local food, local creatives, or the local streets and scenes that it calls home around the world. BOMBAY SAPPHIRE is a brand that celebrates creativity both inside the cocktail glass and beyond, and now the two have teamed up to unveil a special, locally flavoured art installation series. BOMBAY SAPPHIRE and the Hoxton will be championing new-gen artists in five European locations in the form of five unique pop-up art installations, with the aim of encouraging guests to discover the creative inspiration all around them.

Key Points: 
  • The Hoxton is a series of hotels that prides itself on supporting local communities, whether that be local food, local creatives, or the local streets and scenes that it calls home around the world.
  • BOMBAY SAPPHIRE is continuing its global mission, calling for everyone to be inspired in their local areas, engage their own creativity, and unlock their creative potential.
  • With BOMBAY SAPPHIRE gin's balanced flavour profile and versatility, it is the ideal canvas for cocktail creativity.
  • The world-renowned gin brand has partnered with the head bartenders at The Hoxton bars to create a series of Saw This, Made This limited-edition cocktails, taking inspiration from the local city.

Are low-traffic neighbourhoods greenwashing? Here's what the evidence says

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Friday, June 23, 2023
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Since the pandemic, a series of low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) have been installed across the UK.

Key Points: 
  • Since the pandemic, a series of low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) have been installed across the UK.
  • LTNs are designed to curtail car use in residential streets and promote active modes of travel such as walking, cycling and travelling by wheelchair.
  • They aim to create a more pleasant environment for pedestrians and cyclists by using cameras, planting boxes or bollards to restrict motor vehicle traffic.
  • Yet the existing evidence still offers a clearer understanding of how LTNs can positively impact various aspects of urban life.

Fewer cars, more active travel

    • This finding supports previous research commissioned by climate action charity, Possible, that examined traffic data from 46 LTNs across 11 London boroughs.
    • Between 2015 and 2019, rates of car ownership in outer London LTNs reduced by 6% relative to control areas.
    • Evidence on the shift to active travel prompted by LTNs is more limited.
    • However, a study funded by Transport for London on LTNs that pre-dated COVID in London’s Waltham Forest, found a 1-2 hour increase per person in weekly active travel compared to the control area.

What about the concerns?

    • Videos have surfaced online showing fire engines and ambulances unable to get past bollards or planting boxes.
    • However, the only published academic study on the topic, which examined the impact of LTNs on fire service emergency response times in Waltham Forest, found no negative effects.

Learning from Barcelona

    • In both Ealing (a district of west London) and Warrington (a town in northern England), councils removed LTNs after the objection of residents.
    • The “superblocks” initiative (city blocks where pedestrians and cyclists are prioritised over motorised vehicles) in Barcelona is a good example of such an approach.
    • Dr Jamie Furlong receives funding from TfL for a related project analysing behaviour change and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.