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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

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What the next generation needs us to do

In October, when the world’s leaders meet at COP26 in Glasgow, it will be the last chance for this generation to fix the climate

By Richenda Walford 25 Aug 2021

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Road incidents halved in LTNs

In light of the recent tragic death of paediatrician Dr Marta Krawiec who was killed in a horrific collision with a left turning lorry at

By Simon Izod 17 Aug 2021

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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

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🙌🏼 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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