STOP PLANNED LTN ROAD CLOSURES IN BARNSBURY.
BARNSBURY’S VERY LIVEABLE LOW-TRAFFIC NEIGHBOURHOOD (LTN) STARTED IN THE 1970s AND IS STILL FIT FOR PURPOSE.
SAY YES TO SHARED STREETS WITH REAL TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS.
SAY NO TO BOUNDARY ROAD TRAFFIC JAMS & POLLUTION.
SAY YES TO A VIBRANT COMMUNITY & THRIVING BUSINESSES.
SAY NO TO A GHOST VILLAGE
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We are a broad group of concerned residents and small businesses from all corners of Barnsbury ward. We have seen the true negative impact of these council traffic schemes in seven wards so far, including Highbury, Canonbury, St Mary’s, which have all failed in practice. We have also seen the lack of meaningful engagement with residents of these wards who have real and legitimate concerns.
We want real consultation, not loaded questions, weighted surveys or one-way Zoom calls.
Lack of meaningful publicity across all corners of the ward means many Barnsbury residents and businesses are not even aware of impending changes, meetings or process.
Fuzzy data belies the true impact of LTN implementation upon residents, businesses and tradespeople.
Motorised transport is a legitimate requirement for many people. Driving is not a crime, do not treat it like one.
Not all journeys from A to B are ‘rat-runs’.
Not everyone can, or wants to, ride a bike.
Cyclists do need safe streets, but they do not need ALL streets.
LTNs DON’T WORK:
A FAILED EXPERIMENT IN URBAN PLANNING
LTNs increase journey times from A to B and divert traffic from residential to main or “boundary” roads, causing congestion black spots. Both effects mean:
Serious hardship for anyone who relies on cars, vans and buses
More pollution, not less
Major damage to the local economy
Those most affected are already the most disadvantaged: the old, the ill, the disabled and all those living on boundary roads, together with most small businesses such as tradespeople and shops.
LTNs were introduced by Boris Johnson in response to an “Active Travel” lobby as an experimental, emergency measure, without consultation, during Covid. Rishi Sunak has now stopped all government funding of LTNs and ordered a major review. LTNs have been widely criticised in mainstream and social media. But Islington Council still plan to implement LTNs across 70% of the borough. The politics are irrelevant to Keep Barnsbury Moving - we oppose any LTN scheme in Barnsbury because it’s clear that LTNs don’t work.
THE RECENT PROPOSALS FOR BARNSBURY.LAYCOCK ARE UNACCEPTABLE
JOIN THE FIGHT TO HAVE THEM WITHDRAWN
Following a seriously flawed engagement and consultation process the Council has now announced proposals for a “Barnsbury.Laycock Liveable Neighbourhood”
“Liveable Neighbourhood” is misleading - the proposal involves no less than 15 road closures of filters and is in fact the most draconian LTN so far
Choosing “Barnsbury.Laycock” as the LTN area is also ill-advised and dishonest.
The area is far too large - by far the biggest LTN so far
It means the Council can ignore the fact that Barnsbury is a long established Conservation Area which is already low traffic, relatively green, safe and enjoyed as it is by the majority of residents
It means Offord Road is not regarded as a boundary road so it can be closed off and its traffic displaced on to the unfortunate neighbouring Mackenzie Road.
The effect of the proposals will be to more or less make driving within or across the whole Barnsbury.Laycock area impractical and will cause chaos on the remaining main roads, including Copenhagen Street, Caledonian Road, Mackenzie Road, Upper Street and Liverpool Road.
We urge all residents to:
Study the proposals carefully at this Council website: https://www.letstalk.islington.gov.uk/barnsbury-laycock-liveable-neighbourhood
Respond by email, filling in the survey, participating in a Microsoft Teams event and registering for online workshops, via the Council website at: https://www.islington.gov.uk/roads/people-friendly-streets/liveable-neighbourhoods/barnsbury-laycock
And tell everyone you know to do the same!
Proposed Road Closures - click here for details on Council Website.
SAY NO TO LTN ROAD CLOSURES:
GIVE OUR LEAFLET TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW.
KEEP BARNSBURY FUNCTIONAL:
WE NEED PRACTICAL TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS, NOT TRAFFIC IDEOLOGIES.
Encourage Islington Council to re-allocate the LTN budget on real priorities for Barnsbury residents:
Address problem traffic areas in real terms, not with blanket ideology
Implement a considered network of one-way streets and restricted turning on problem corners
Introduce traffic lights on key pedestrian crossings
Design some real, safe bicycle lanes - not covid-era strips between parked cars
Implement critical maintenance
Repair broken footpaths, trim trees, clean streets, etc
Fix council estate heating
Address safety and security issues in existing local parks & children’s playgrounds
CONTACT US:
To simplify administration, we use the same email address as Keep Islington Moving (KIM):
admin@keepislingtonmoving.com
If you’d like to join the Keep Barnsbury Moving (KBM) and take an active part in our campaign, please visit the Contact page of the Keep Islington Moving (KIM) website and fill in the form there. This will automatically record all the details you feel comfortable about sharing with us and add you to the KIM mailing list.
KEEP BARNSBURY INDEPENDENT:
PROTECT THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WE ALL LOVE AND SUPPORT DAILY.
Islington Businesses have been impacted negatively: