Recent complaints from a business in Highbury about new traffic filters have generated much heat and very little light. It is inevitable that changes which make streets safer and cleaner for local people by moderating through traffic may cause short-term concern to businesses worried about motorised deliveries. However, there is

Congratulations to Islington Council for claiming top spot on the Healthy Streets scorecard leader board, which ranks London boroughs based on the health of their streets. It is clear a lot of hard work has been done over the last year by both council officers and councillors and they deserve

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

Bearing in mind that Islington is the most densely populated Borough in England and that we have the lowest ratio of open space to built-up areas of any London Borough, it seems to me that Low Traffic Neighbourhoods offer us all an opportunity to enjoy cleaner air, less noise and

Dr R comments on the recent by-election results in Islington, and more broadly across London, which show that there is a clear mandate to deliver LTNs NOW.

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.

Dear Neighbours I hope you are all well. I'm delighted to draw your attention to a couple of events taking place during the course of this week: Cycle Islington AGM is on Wednesday 12 May 2021 at 7:30 pm with guest speaker Will Norman - DM them on twitter@

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”.

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

One of our key group members, Dr R, has been in the thick of it during Covid. She assesses why LTNs are essential to reduce air pollution and increase activity levels.

Thank you to those all those group members and neighbours who attended the two meetings highlighted below and provided careful and detailed notes. I'm reporting on the basis of those notes as I wasn't there - it was one of those days when you think you have a to-do list

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.

Health and wellbeing - let's get active!