Participating towns and cities

United KingdomLondon Borough of Islington, United Kingdom

Population:
170.000 inhabitants
Department:
Environment and Regeneration
Contact:
Jenny Daly
222 Upper Street
N1 1YA London London Borough of Islington
(++44) 020 7527 8328
London Borough of Islington already registered 7x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Participation 2006

Activities within the week Activities within the week

London Borough of Islington organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2006, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
The Council will be closing a number of on-street parking bays around Farringdon Station and have invited designers to create new spaces. A tour of the parking bays will be held and the best design will be chosen by public vote. The bays will all have a climate change theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

London Borough of Islington implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

Car-free day Car-free day

London Borough of Islington carries out a Car-Free Day 2006 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
On-street parking bays will be restricted, resulting in much lower parking capacity for cars.