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People Friendly Streets benefit deprived sections of the community at least as much as they benefit wealthier sections.

People who don't understand how traffic works fear gridlock on main roads when LTNs are introduced. Both in theory and in practice, that is not what happens. LTNS are about reducing traffic, not just moving it somewhere else.

LTNs are a beacon of fairness in the transport world’s morass of inequity. Car ownership, fuel duty, car tax, costs of travelling, distribution of the vulnerable. As we researched all this we were reminded of the quotation: “to the one who has, more will be given”.

One of the many benefits of low traffic neighbourhoods is that they are good for our health. The number of reports and articles on this topic just goes on increasing – this post looks at a few of the recent ones.

Islington Council is in continual consultation with emergency services chiefs to make sure they are happy with implementation of People Friendly Streets. Evidence shows that response times improve as a result of these schemes.

Published 7 September 2020; updated 6 February 2021 Drivers often assume that all disabled people drive everywhere, but our survey shows this to be untrue – taking all disabilities into account, they are no more likely to use cars than the rest of us. For example, in our area only half

We attended the public meeting for Barnsbury ward partnership on Tuesday 15 December 2020 at 6pm via Zoom, and we know many of you did too. Here are our notes on the People Friendly Streets section.

The Council, the Mayor, the GovernmentIntroductionLow Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) are not a random whim of our Councillors. This administration was elected in 2018 on a manifesto that promised they would promote walking, cycling and the environment, to the extent that funding was available. In 2019 it was clear that the

We all want our local businesses to thrive - People Friendly Streets create high streets that are attractive places to walk, cycle and spend more leisure time.