Schemes

The densely populated London Borough of Islington has very limited green space and an expanding population.

This proposal seeks to thread a route through the north of the borough, linking together some of the finest parks in Islington. Starting at Highbury Corner, the council is working in partnership with Transport for London to investigate if the interchange can be improved, including for walkers and cyclists.  Access to the arboretum in the green space in the centre of the gyratory will be investigated as part of the project. The route will then pass through Highbury Fields and on to Drayton Park before making use of the concourse around the Emirates Stadium. It will then enter Gillespie Park, a delightful linear park with an established nature reserve and tremendous views of the new Emirates Stadium. Further on, the proposal considers a new ramp that would link walkers and cyclists to Station Place at the Finsbury Park interchange, while the path continues into the park itself.  This main route would be accompanied by a link west from Highbury Fields into Caledonian Park.

This useful network will link into existing and planned cycling and walking schemes, making journeys easier for local people, students at the London Metropolitan University and the many thousands of visitors to the new Arsenal Football Club stadium.

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22.06.09
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How will the local community benefit?

A selection of comments received from the pledges:

"This project wil greatly improve the area around where I work and I look forward to healthier lunch breaks walking in this area."

"I live in Haringey and cycle to Islington where i work. There is a lot to be improved! please do something!"

"This sounds like an exellent project. It would be great for myself and my daughter to go places on our bikes that are not always full of cars and to see all the lovely parks that Islington has to offer."

“I am a local sculptor/designer and I relish public art installations.  If I can help in any way do let me know” 

"This will totally revolutionise the area and make it fully integrated into the community. I fully support this and it will make a real difference"