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Pavements – what are they good for?

The Islington Tribune letters page has recently hosted a lively debate about the pavements in Barnsbury/Laycock. People are  questioning why we are so often

By Richenda Walford, Guest Speaker 5 Mar 2023

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Letters

Letters to our two local papers: The Islington Gazette and The Islington Tribune.

By John Hartley 4 Feb 2023

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2023 in Barnsbury Laycock

2022 is now behind us and we are looking forward.... Happy New Year!

By John Hartley 1 Jan 2023

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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

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Engagement & Design

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

By Richenda Walford 7 May 2022

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Barnsbury LTN discussed at Full Council Meeting

At last week's Full Council Meeting John Hartley asked a question for our group: > Barnsbury suffers from some horrendous traffic. Many vehicles

By Richenda Walford 9 Mar 2022

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Islington: achieving climate change goals

Eilidh of #inspiringsustainableislington explains what Islington is doing to achieve its goals for positive climate change.

By Guest Speaker 5 Mar 2022