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Liverpool Road petition
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Liverpool Road petition

Reduce traffic on Liverpool Road, Islington. 189 have signed. Let's get to 200! Lucy Facer [https://www.barnsburylaycock.uk/author/lucy/] started this
By Lucy Facer 1 Aug 2021
Pavement safety: facts not myths
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Pavement safety: facts not myths

A sense of weary déjà vu gripped me as I read Ruth Rosenthal's recent letter in the Islington Tribune. The letter suggests that
By Kevin Fallon 25 Jul 2021
Newsletter 24 July 2021
Newsletters

Newsletter 24 July 2021

Dear Neighbours Well, that was a lovely hot and sunny interlude last week! 😎 Thank goodness we have our cool and soggy English weather back, because
By Francisca Sepúlveda 24 Jul 2021
Keep counting
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Keep counting

A few weeks ago, we set off on a traffic-counting mission on Offord Road. We were shocked to find that Offord Road carries three quarters
By John Hartley 20 Jul 2021
Islington Forest for Change
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Islington Forest for Change

Dear Neighbours We heard about the amazing Islington Forest for Change project from Islington Clean Air Parents [https://islingtoncleanairparents.wordpress.com] (ICAP) and just had
By Francisca Sepúlveda 19 Jul 2021
Clean air must be our highest priority
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Clean air must be our highest priority

It was son’s birthday recently. We looked through his baby photos and I remembered the overwhelming urge I had to protect him from the
By Rachael Swynnerton 14 Jul 2021
"Prioritise buses" on main roads
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"Prioritise buses" on main roads

While I strongly support LTNs I do also have great sympathy for people who live on main roads, and always have done. Major thoroughfares have
By John Hartley 13 Jul 2021
Improved health with active travel
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Improved health with active travel

The latest TFL evidence shows a large increase in the number of journeys being taken by bicycle in London. This is great news for the
By Guest Speaker 13 Jul 2021
Less heat, more light
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Less heat, more light

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
By Kevin Fallon 12 Jul 2021
Hemingford Arms
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Hemingford Arms

Two perspectives on a neighbourhood firm fave.
By Mariana Patti, John Hartley 12 Jul 2021
Top marks for Healthy Streets!
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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
Income fairness
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Income fairness

People Friendly Streets benefit deprived sections of the community at least as much as they benefit wealthier sections.
By Chris Procter, Richenda Walford 27 Jun 2021
Cycling routes
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Cycling routes

Last summer, one of my work colleagues organised a team cycling day (with cocktails/mocktails) when the first lockdown lifted. As you can imagine, there
By Francisca Sepúlveda 19 Jun 2021
Traffic counting in Barnsbury
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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
What is a successful city street?
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What is a successful city street?

Islington has seen great change during the current pandemic, with offices, shops, restaurants and other businesses forced to close, and many of us working from
By Kevin Fallon 22 May 2021

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