Liveable Islington

Report: Beat the Street

Rather lost in all the flurry of excitement over the local election results last week, you may not be aware that the Beat the Street project came to an end.

By John Hartley 21 May 2022

Events

Spring family walk (Barnsbury and Cross Street)

Rachael of Islington Clean Air Parents has teamed up with David of Footways London to share the benefits of walking in Islington, with an i-spy game for children to enjoy.

By Rachael Swynnerton 20 May 2022

Get involved

Support the campaign

Before lockdown, our streets had been dysfunctional for decades. During COVID, we saw that with low traffic we could re-own and re-imagine our public realm.

By Multiple authors 14 May 2022

Newsletters

Newsletter 14 May 2022

Dear Neighbours So, we are finally past our local council elections! On the LTN front (admittedly a narrow focus given the many critical issues affecting

By Francisca Sepúlveda 14 May 2022

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

Get involved

Engagement & Design

Islington Council have designed and implemented eight Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) over the past 18 months.

By Richenda Walford 7 May 2022

We want action!

Local group urges action

For decades we have known that motor traffic badly affects the health and quality of life of local people. It is dangerous, polluting and noisy.

By Low Traffic Cloudesley Place 30 Apr 2022

Get informed

So what's the solution?

The one thing which unites opponents of LTNs is their total inability to suggest how they would tackle the issue of traffic on our roads;

By Guest Speaker 23 Apr 2022

Myth busted

"It's too dangerous."

In every survey this is always the number one reason given for why more people don't use bikes to get around: > It&

By Richenda Walford 22 Apr 2022

Issues

Are you *really* in control?

We've all heard that cars are getting smarter – GPS, computer-controlled engines, proximity cameras, collision warnings and soon, driverless vehicles. In fact, some vehicles

By John Hartley 22 Apr 2022

Neighbourhood

💚 It's hard to go back 💚

Dr R points out that once we experience real change for better quality of life, it's hard to go back to living with traffic thundering at our front door.

By Guest Speaker 20 Apr 2022

Get informed

We all subsidise rich people to drive big cars more

This year's Spring Budget statement from the Chancellor had the headline of a 5p reduction in fuel duty – because the price of fuel

By John Hartley 20 Apr 2022

Issues

Drive! Don't walk! 🤔

Towards the end of March, we had two days of very high pollution levels in London. The Government's only advice (from DEFRA) was:

By Mariana Patti 19 Apr 2022

Get informed

Addressing discrimination

We often hear about the benefits that Low Traffic Neighbourhoods #lowtrafficislington (aka People Friendly Streets) bring, such as cleaner air, safer roads, quieter greener neighbourhoods

By Kevin Fallon 19 Apr 2022

News

Scientists create new car for use in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

Professor Lez Carbonne and his team are developing a new type of car, one that will be able to pass though the filters around the new Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.

By Multiple authors 1 Apr 2022