Get informed 25 August 2021 What the next generation needs us to do In October, when the world’s leaders meet at COP26 in Glasgow, it will be the last chance for this generation to fix the climate
Get informed 27 June 2021 Income fairness People Friendly Streets benefit deprived sections of the community at least as much as they benefit wealthier sections.
Issues 19 June 2021 Traffic counting in Barnsbury We think it's brilliant that the Council have implemented People Friendly Streets in St Peter's, Canonbury and Highbury. The residents there are now benefiting from
Featured Get informed 15 May 2021 FAQs about LTNs Here are some of the issues raised by LTNs. Click on the links to see the evidence that reveals the reality.
Get informed 10 May 2021 FAQ: traffic 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.
Neighbourhood 14 April 2021 My Squares Walk Like everyone else, when lockdown started I began going for daily walks. Even with the reduced traffic I still found some Barnsbury roads unpleasant to
Get informed 29 March 2021 FAQ: fairness 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”.
Get informed 6 March 2021 We must listen to people with disabilities Our group, #lowtrafficislington believes that Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) bring to our streets improvements that are beneficial to all, including people with disabilities. On our
Get informed 21 February 2021 FAQ: health 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.
Get involved 20 February 2021 Call to Action this weekend! It's the launch of #lowtrafficislington and the Green Heart!
Get informed 19 February 2021 FAQ: emergency service access 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.
Get informed 6 February 2021 FAQ: People Friendly Streets work for disabled residents 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
News 19 December 2020 LTN news round-up #3 Keeping you informed and amused with selected LTN news, locally and nationally.
Get informed 19 December 2020 Barnsbury Ward Meeting - PFS section - notes 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.
Get involved 14 December 2020 Public meeting for Barnsbury *tomorrow* 15 December 6pm The next public meeting for Barnsbury ward partnership will take place tomorrow, Tuesday 15 December 2020 at 6pm via Zoom. Click here to join the
