Simon Izod

Liveable Islington

Real action wins votes

Now the local elections are over, another hurdle for the council's People Friendly Streets programme has passed. The results show residents are overwhelmingly

By Simon Izod 13 May 2022

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Ditch the fossil fuels

The conflict in Ukraine has brought into sharper focus the reliance the European continent has on fossil fuels from Russia. Putin needs the money from

By Simon Izod 11 Mar 2022

We want action!

Act now, act fast

The People Friendly Streets programme is clearly working to improve air quality, reduce road danger, boost active lifestyles and reduce carbon emissions. We need the momentum to continue!

By Simon Izod 10 Mar 2022

Issues

Response from the heart

Dear Islington Tribune: In the last 18 months of campaigning for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, I've been careful not to respond directly to any of the letters previously published in these pages which are against these schemes.

By Simon Izod 25 Feb 2022

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"Prevent the east west cut through"

It's been over a year since the implementation of the last People Friendly Streets scheme in Highbury. It's great to hear

By Simon Izod 29 Jan 2022

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Road incidents halved in LTNs

In light of the recent tragic death of paediatrician Dr Marta Krawiec who was killed in a horrific collision with a left turning lorry at

By Simon Izod 17 Aug 2021

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Top marks for Healthy Streets!

Congratulations to Islington Council for claiming top spot on the Healthy Streets scorecard leader board [https://www.healthystreetsscorecard.london/], which ranks London boroughs based on

By Simon Izod 11 Jul 2021

Issues

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

By Multiple authors 19 Jun 2021

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Vote for impact

One of the things that recently has brought me a huge amount of pleasure is regularly seeing young people cycling on our streets. For many

By Simon Izod 19 Apr 2021

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Ambulance response times: myth busted !

Ambulance trusts confirm that there is no delay in response times as a result of LTNs.

By Simon Izod 6 Mar 2021

Neighbourhood

Shop Local: Nourished Communities

In our first Shop Local business spotlight, Simon speaks to Rollo, founder of Nourished Communities on Canonbury Lane.

By Simon Izod 19 Dec 2020

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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.

By Multiple authors 19 Dec 2020

Neighbourhood

A song in the air

Last week as I was walking along the newly implemented People Friendly Streets in Canonbury West, I saw a cat cross a road, which until

By Simon Izod 18 Dec 2020

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FAQ: consultation

The Council, the Mayor, the Government Introduction Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) are not a random whim of our Councillors. This administration was elected in 2018

By Multiple authors 17 Oct 2020

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People Friendly Streets will help wheelchair user enormously

Simon Izod meets Steven Powell to listen to his experiences of travelling the streets of Islington by wheelchair and what he thinks about the council's People Friendly Streets initiative.

By Simon Izod 12 Aug 2020