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Islington

Let's crack on with it!

Let's crack on with it!

Eilidh from #inspiringsustainableislington highlights the clear benefits of green spaces and urges our authorities to get on with it.

By Guest Speaker 2 Sep 2021

Community event 8 August - report

Community event 8 August - report

Eilidh and Rachael report on the community event last weekend - a number of groups were out in Canonbury to encourage each of us to do our bit to combat the climate change. Low Traffic Barnsbury & St Mary's was there!

By Guest Speaker, Rachael Swynnerton 13 Aug 2021

🙌🏼 Active transport! 🙌🏼

🙌🏼 Active transport! 🙌🏼

As a doctor working at a busy North London Hospital I have started to notice a brilliant change as a result of Islington council'

By Guest Speaker 1 Aug 2021

Improved health with active travel

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

Clean local journeys = lower pollution

Clean local journeys = lower pollution

Walking and cycling for local journeys means lower pollution, shorter local journey times and a heavier wallet. Tash shares her experiences.

By Guest Speaker 22 May 2021

Mandate for LTNs

Issues

Mandate for LTNs

In this post, Nick encourages our Councillors to push ahead with the LTN roll-out following the clear democratic mandate provided by the elections on 6 May.

By Guest Speaker 21 May 2021

Deliver our LTNs!

Deliver our LTNs!

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.

By Guest Speaker 16 May 2021

Protect our health!

Protect our health!

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.

By Guest Speaker 6 Mar 2021

Why resident exemptions don't work

Why resident exemptions don't work

Tash explains why resident exemptions for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods work against the objective of the schemes.

By Guest Speaker 6 Mar 2021

What's all the fuss?

What's all the fuss?

In the UK, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) have become the subject of heated debate. So what are they, and why do we need them?

By Guest Speaker 21 Dec 2020

What does a healthy street look like ?

What does a healthy street look like ?

Our first Guest Speaker, Eilidh Murray, reports on how we can assess our streets - thanks to TfL and Lucy Saunders for the original analysis and Healthy Streets metrics.

By Guest Speaker 7 Dec 2020