As residents, we believe people-friendly streets will help us:
- Reduce pollution and make the air we breathe cleaner and healthier
- Make our streets safer by reducing through-traffic
- Support local businesses
- Cut down carbon emissions and fight climate change
Latest news
Petition to stop excessive traffic on Bath St and Peerless St
https://www.change.org/p/transport-for-london-help-reduce-traffic-on-bath-street-to-prevent-children-from-toxic-air-pollution Drivers are jumping queues along Old Street by cutting through Bath Street and Peerless Street, making the narrow streets dangerous and polluted particularly for the primary school children and patients of the children’s eye hospital. The council and TFL have been aware of this since works started on the former roundabout more than two…
Amwell to become our next “people-friendly streets” neighbourhood
Islington Council announced yesterday that Amwell will become the 5th area in the borough where measures to reduce through-traffic are rolled out. Works are set to start on October 5th and will include the installation of traffic filters at four streets.
People-friendly streets created near Clerkenwell Green
The first set of people-friendly streets have been created in our neighbourhood. Traffic filters have been installed at Sans Walk, Corporation Row and Aylesbury Street. These measures prevent motor vehicles from driving across the area, but still allow access for buses, emergency vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. Residents with cars are of course also still able…
Live Q&A with Council on 26th August
Islington Council will hold a life Q&A via Zoom to discuss the introduction of low-traffic neighbourhoods from 4-5pm on 26th August. Richard Watts, the leader of the Council, and Rowena Champion, the executive member for environment and transport, will be answering questions from residents about the ongoing roll-out of people-friendly streets in the borough. The…
Better Bunhill & Clerkenwell 