The first update in ages on the BLCS Liveable Neighbourhood has been posted by @islington-council.bsky.social. Not much info but it seems that they are "exploring new approaches". We don't know what this means yet. www.letstalk.islington.gov.uk/barnsbury-la...

Here's the website for Low Traffic Hackney. It provides info on all of Hackney's LTNs, why we need them and how to support nicer, safer streets. www.lowtraffichackney.org

New study: LTNs reduce casualties at junctions between minor and boundary roads by 14%. So, LTNs don't just make internal roads safer, they also make junctions with boundary roads safer, with no negative impacts on other boundary road junctions. 💚💚💚 findingspress.org/article/1434...

Disgraceful, dishonest and disinfromation - not a suprise for Trump, but deeply worrying. Please share widely. @barnsburylaycockcs.bsky.social @letsgetcracking.bsky.social @zero-hour.bsky.social @mumsforlungs.bsky.social

Maybe this is why some are concerned about the possibility of new traffic restrictions in the area, while it seems nobody wants to lose the existing Barnsbury road closures and restrictions.

"There is nothing left to debate: Low Traffic Neighbourhoods work." 💚 www.standard.co.uk/comment/ltns...

New study of 113 London LTNs: LTNs cut deaths and injuries by more than a third. No displacement of casualties to boundary roads. 💚 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Update on Cally Road Liveable Neighbourhood plans. "Pavements and walking space are the main priority". callylabourcouncillors.org.uk/2025/06/23/c...

Healthier, Safer, Greener, Fairer - A better Barnsbury & Laycock for all. www.barnsburylaycock.uk/healthier-sa...

@islington-council.bsky.social is consulting on proposals for greener, healthier and more welcoming streets in the Annette Road area. Have your say here: www.letstalk.islington.gov.uk/annette-road...

Is the Barnsbury Ward fun day in your diary? Saturday 31 May 2025 (this weekend) 11am - 4pm St Andrew’s Church, Thornhill Square Please come along and let our councillors know how important the Barnsbury & Laycock Liveable Neighbourhood is to you.

This Saturday, there's a chance to tell our councillors in person how keen you are to see our Liveable Neighbourhood move forward. Saturday, 31 May 2025 11am - 4pm St Andrew’s Church, Thornhill Square Barnsbury Ward Partnership fun day (coffee, lunch, children’s activities, etc.) See you there!

History nerd alert: zoomable post-war aerial photo of our area. The Cally road running left-right. historicengland.org.uk/images-books...

Benefits of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods: safer, greener, fairer, healthier. 💚💚💚

20 mph saves lives. 💚💚💚

More encouraging road safety news. 💚💚💚 Back in 2013, Islington was the first London borough to implement borough-wide 20 mph speed limits.

Low-traffic neighbourhoods are "popular, effective and here to stay" says @theguardian.com. "The evidence base for the effectiveness and popularity of low-traffic neighbourhoods continues to grow." 💚💚💚 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bik lanes are good for business. "Four decades’ worth of research proves that making streets friendlier for bikes — and sidewalks friendlier for pedestrians — is actually good for business." 💚💚💚 www.businessinsider.com/bike-lanes-g...

Encouraging to see the growth of walking in England 💚💚💚

Did you know that there is a Peregrine Falcon living in the Metropolitan University tower on Holloway Road? It's on the edge of the Laycock ward. And they have a webcam! 💚 🦅https://hml.londonmet.ac.uk/live/34

Subscribers wanted! Join us in supporting the proposed new Liveable Neighbourhood. We're looking for local heroes to sign up at our website. www.barnsburylaycock.uk/healthier-sa... 💚 💚 💚

Letter in this week's @islingtontrib.bsky.social

Calling local citizen scientists! Over the next 4 days, 25-28 April, why not join the #CityNatureChallenge? It's a 'bioblitz' where take people a close look at their city and track what they see: plants, bugs, birds in the neighbourhood. 💚🦋🌿 www.inaturalist.org/projects/cit...

Happy Easter weekend to all in Barnsbury & Laycock, whether you celebrate it or not! ☀️💚💚💚

And Relax. You are now entering one of the oldest LTNs in London, De Beauvoir, Hackney, protected from through traffic by bollards since 1974. London needs more LTN's

Subscribers wanted! Join us in supporting the proposed Barnsbury and Laycock #LiveableNeighbourhood. We're looking for local heroes to sign up at our website. www.barnsburylaycock.uk/healthier-sa... 💚 💚 💚

Join us in supporting the long-anticipated Barnsbury and Laycock #LiveableNeighbourhood. More information at www.barnsburylaycock.uk/healthier-sa...

Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam in 1981 and today

We're looking forward to it.

According to @islington-council.bsky.social, some time this year we can expect publication of the final designs and a formal public consultation. Hoping that won't be too long now... 💚

Good to see confirmation from the London Fire Commissioner that they do not find LTNs are affecting emergency attendance times. 💚💚💚

Spring is in the air in our neighbourhood. 💚 💚 💚

Happy to be here! Please follow us for news and things related to the proposed Barnsbury & Laycock Liveable Neighbourhood. 💚

We've analysed the responses to @islington-council.bsky.social's interactive map for the Barnsbury & Laycock #LiveableNeighbourhood. Respondents are overwhelmingly in favour of improvements to make our streets safer, greener, healthier, fairer. 💚 letstalk.islington.gov.uk/barnsbury-la...