Activities within the week
London Borough of Islington organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2007, taking into account the annual theme.
All week
1. A car free day event near Old Street to celebrate recent pedestrianisation of a market street
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.
New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Reduction of outside parking zones
Accessibilities
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Mobility management
Elaboration of educational materials
Further info
1. New paving, new cycle stands and improvements of shop fronts along Whitecross Street, EC1.
Car-free day
London Borough of Islington carries out a Car-Free Day 2007 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:
Whitecross Street and Banner Street in EC1 will both be closed to cars for a food festival and car free celebration.