Rosemary Coleman, of Greencroft Gardens, said the "ludicrous" changes were causing gridlock on surrounding residential streets. "Even indoors, I can smell the fumes," she said. Councillor Oliver Cooper said the scrapping of the pedestrian lane is a "huge relief", branding the scheme a "madcap experiment". Since autumn, one lane of Finchley Road has been closed for pedestrians and another reserved for buses, leaving only one lane for traffic. - Credit: Oliver Cooper The data Camden Council said pollution had fallen across the borough by a quarter in 2020, with reductions in both Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and particle pollution. But in Finchley Road, it has started to creep back up this year.